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Total number of records: 46

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Brotherton Collection46
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections46

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romanies3
operas1
tramps1

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Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)11
Dibdin, Thomas10
Reeve, William (1757-1815)5
Braham, John (1774-1856)4
Corri, Domenico (1746-1825)4
Corri, Domenico3
Dibdin, Charles (1745-1814)3
Bannister, John2
Bannister, John (1760-1836)2
Fisin, James (1755-1847)2

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Report of the Departmental Committee on Vagrancy in Scotland

Scotland. Committee on Vagrancy; Great Britain. Department of Health for Scotland

1936

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The dialect of the English gypsies

Smart, Bath Charles; Crofton, Henry Thomas (1848-)

1875

The first edition (the work of Bath C. Smart) appeared as an Appendix to the Transactions of the Philological Society, 1862-3.

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Catalogue of the Romany collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967); Brotherton Library

1962

On spine: Leeds University Romany catalogue.

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A rum lot

Fraser, Angus M

offprint from: 100 years of Gypsy studies, Matt T. Salo, editor.

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The gipsies : a comick opera in two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in the Haymarket

Dibdin, Charles (1745-1814); Favart M (1710-1792)

1778

Libretto only, by Charles Dibdin; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 1660-1900, 1952: v. 3, p. 255.

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Original pieces relative to the trial and execution of Mr. John Calas : merchant at Toulouse, who was broke on the wheel in that city,... for the supposed murder of his eldest son, ... With a preface, and remarks on the whole, by M. de Voltaire

Voltaire (1694-1778)

1762

Parallel French and English titlepages and parallel French and English texts. With a half-title. References to Elizabeth Canning: p. 74-83. Reproduction of original from the British Library.

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Fairs, circuses and music halls

Disher, M Willson

1942

With A note on fairs by C. Henry Warren.

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Kate Kearney : the favourite Irish air

Davy, John (1763-1824); Owenson, Miss

[18--]

Final page blank.

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I have a little heart : a ballad

Gray, George composer

[18--]

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Trotting along the road : a musical fable, sung by Mr. Munden... in the new popular opera Family quarrels

Reeve, William (1757-1815); Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)

[1802]

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The Yorkshire man : the favourite comic song... in the popular new opera of Family Quarrels

Reeve, William (1757-1815); Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)

[1802?]

Printed on one side only.

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The exciseman : a favorite song sung... by Mr. Bannister ... in his new entertainment called Bannister's budget

Reeve, William (1757-1815); Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841); Bannister, John (1760-1836)

[1807?]

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