Poison-Damsels and other essays in folklore and anthropology

London: privately printed for Chas. J. Sawyer, Ltd., Grafton House, 1952. First edition, large 8vo, pp. [8] & 319, [1]; title page printed in red and black; a very good copy in original red cloth; spine a little dull, light spotting on the first two leaves, all else very good, sound, and clean. Without the dust jacket. In addition to the essay for which the book is named, are three other works: The Tale of Two Thieves, Sacred Prostitution, and Betel-Chewing. "The present volume of folklore and anthropological studies covers a wide field of esoteric research into the curious, the bizarre and the mysterious.