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Book Condition: Used Very Good
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

United States
About Item: Bright salmon wraps with text and decoration to front wrap. Organized into several sections: Essai d'Une Definition de la Mentalite Haitienne, Croyances Concernant le Corps et l'Ame, La Toilette Mortuaire, La Veillee, L'Enterrement, La Neuvaine, Le Deuil, Le Cimetiere et Son Symbolisme, and Les Guedes, Dieux des Morts. (English translation: Test of a Definition of Haitian Mentality, Beliefs concerning the body and soul, the mortuary toilet, the eve of the burial, the new year, the mourning, the cemetery and its symbolism, the [Guedes], Gods of the Dead.) French text throughout. Light spotting and creasing to wraps (see image). 173 pp. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches.
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