The Possession of Joel Delaney by Ramona Stewart

First UK edition, first printing published 1971 by Andre Deutsch.
Book: Fine, publisher's blue cloth with gilt stamped titles, a superb square, fresh copy. Sharp corners, no wear to spine tips or edges, titles are bright and fresh, pages are flush and tightly bound with no inscriptions.
Jacket: Vg, light edge-ware, the very lightest rubbing to the spine tips and hinge corners, some light toning to the whiter areas. Unclipped price of £1.80 net.

*Novel set in Manhattan concerning possession and witchcraft, specifically 'espiritismo', a form of witchcraft practiced in Spanish Harlem.
It has been compared much to 'Rosemary's Baby' and 'The Exorcist' both of which came out the following year. The film adaptation of 'Delaney' (starring Shirley MacLaine) and indeed the book have been wholly overshadowed by the afore mentioned titles, it is now almost forgotten but is of much merit.

*This UK first printing is rather scarce.