gipsy petulengro (24 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Cloth. Zustand: Fair. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. 5th or later Edition. 1938 (1935) 7th edition. 47pp. Fair/Fair. Brown cloth boards with some rubbing/bumping to edges/spine, a little soiling, minor mottling. Contents fair with some soiling/creasing, a few small pen marks. Owner's inscription and notes to ffep. DW quite worn with some loss and soiling. Xavier Petulengro (1878-1950), usually known as Gipsy Petulengro, was a British Romanichal, often known as King of the Gypsies. In the 1930s he regularly appeared on BBC Radio and began writing articles on gypsy food and lore for 'The Listener'. He also established a mail order business 'Petulengro's Herbal Products', and wrote 5 on Romany related subjects, including this volume of gypsy remedies and recipes.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1936, second printing ,book, binding and text all in very good condition, green cloth binding with gilt title on front and spine cover, spine cover faded, binding tight and square, text clean and unmarked name sticker of PO on past down fep, frontis Photograph of Gipsy Petulengro illustrated with drawing by author.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 60 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. 1948. Third edition. 288 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over pictorial cloth covered boards. Black and white illustrations by author. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with some small tears, chipping and creasing. Some rubbing and marking to surfaces. Spine noticeably sunned.

Zustand: Good. 1935. First Edition. 276 pages. Cream dust jacket with red lettering over brown cloth. B&W frontispiece. Clean pages. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with scuffing and marking to boards. Unclipped dust jacket. Moderate wear, tear and loss to edges and corners, with tanning to spine. Minor staining and soiling to DJ.

Hardcover book. Spine damaged, bottom part of the spine missing, edges worn, cover somewhat discolored, minor foxing on the first and last pages, contents else clean - a very acceptable copy. Please see description or ask for photos.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 94 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 72 pages. 8.30x5.30x0.40 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Good. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1947. 9th edition. 12mo Paperback. 47pp. Good book. Foxed. Previous owner's name penned to the front inside cover. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front inside cover. This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (natural medicine, herbs, new age) Inquire if you need further information.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 294 pages. 8.50x5.51x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:

Zustand: Good. 1938. 7th Edition. 47 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth. Flat signed by Author. Pages are moderately tanned at the edges, with notable foxing. Occasional thumb marks to pages edges. Binding has remained firm. Boards have slight shelf wear with bumping to corners. Spine ends are a little crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Prominent forward lean to text block. Boards are slightly bowed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Black & white sketches by Author and photo portrait frontis (illustrator). 2nd Edition. 277pp.Bound in Publisher's grey cloth with black titles to spine and device to upper cover.Original bookseller's ticket to lower front paste-down otherwise no marks or inscriptions. A very clean copy.

Hard Cover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. 318pp. 1st edition 1938. Remains of W. H. Smith lending library label to front pastedown. Spine slightly skewed. A decent copy. (h9).

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Second edition hardback in the Devereaux Books series, 1937, with unclipped jacket. In overall good-to-very good used condition with minor signs of age, handling and storage - dust jacket tanned and nicked to spine and edges (now protected); boards clean and crisp. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions - ownership signature small and neat to front endpaper; foxing to page-ends and prelims but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Zustand: Fair. 1935. First Published. 276 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Red cloth with decorations. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Flat signed by author to title page with letter from author inserted to front free endpaper. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Newspaper clippings to some pages. Pencil inscription to half-title page. Water staining to first few pages, text remains unaffected. Binding remains firm. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition.

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. An interesting first edition of this collection of Romany folk medicine and domestic lore, complete with the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original red cloth binding.First edition.Complete with the original clipped dust wrapper.A collection of traditional Romany folk remedies, household cures, herbal lore, and practical recipes. An interesting record of the vernacular medical and domestic knowledge drawn from Romany culture and oral tradition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Previous owner's contemporary pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper, smart. Clipped. Slight edge wear to extremities resulting in one or two very small closed tears, chips and creases. Slight fading to spine, with very slight soiling to wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges cracked in places, but firm. Pages bright and clean with light scattered spotting, heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good Indeed. book.

1936, New York, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., pp277, black and white photographic frontispiece, claret spine over red boards in dustwrapper. Petulengro was educated in England, and here writes about his life in Romania, England and America; he wrote several books about fortune telling, herbalism and Gypsy practices. Dustwrapper chipped around the edges, otherwise very good.