petulengro xavier (3 Ergebnisse)

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 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.

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).