Jadoo. The astounding story of one man's search into the mysteries of black magic in the Orient. by John Keel - 1958

book's binding is clean, square & tight. Internals are clean. Unclipped wrapper has an 8mm tear at the front along the top and smaller ones at each flap fold. There is a 8 cm crease on the front near the flap. A lima bean size chip is on top of reverse very near to spine cap. A water stain is at interior of spine tail. Plus wear at hinges, folds and spine caps. Spine doesn't appear to be faded.
Inv. # 63796 J* bds 11/2023

W. H. Allen, 1958. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

8 West 40 Street, New York: Julian Messner, Publisher, 1957. Blue marbled boards, navy stamped spine titles, lt. shelf wear. Pages very good, clean. Dj moderate edge wear, rub at back; unclipped 3.95, protected in new, clear sleeve. Classic hazy violet jacket art w/image of a young slender John Keel handling a powerful constrictor in Bombay. Very attractive. Here is the truth behind the Indian rope trick, living burials, x-ray vision, two-headed snakes and other "supernatural" phenomena; and here, too, is magic w/o a logical explanation that will intrigue even the most skeptical of men. From the Upper Nile to the lower Ganges and the Roof of the World in Tibet, John Keel traveled in search of Jadoo - the black magic of the Orient. Everywhere he went he hunted down the mystcs, lamas, jadoo-wallas, and fakirs, befriending them and ferreting out their secrets. 249 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.