The Serpent And The Rainbow, Davis, Wade. Published by Stoddart, Toronto, 1986. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 297pp. with annotated bibliography and index. Quarter purple cloth over mauve boards, silver spine titles. Very light toning and small black dot to outer bottom edge and otherwise both volume and unclipped dustjacket are in fine condition. A Harvard Scientist’s Astonishing Journey into the Secret Society of Haitian Voodoo Zombis and Magic.
Wade Davis is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 2000 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has written 18 books.
