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Total number of records: 361

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Books and printed items243
Archives117
Art items1

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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections361
Brotherton Collection348

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romanies62
nomads15
civil and political rights13
legal decisions12
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folklore8
folk literature7
ballads, english5
ballads, scottish5

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England10
Spain7
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Wales3
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Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)10
Yates, Dora Esther (1879-1974)8
Acton, T A7
Gypsy and Folk-Lore Club (London)6
Sampson, John (1862-1931)6
Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)6
Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-17735
Child, Francis James (1825-1896)5
Kittredge, George Lyman (1860-1941)5
Yates, Dora Esther5

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A book of the Basques

Gallop, Rodney (1901-1948)

1930

Maps on lining-papers. Gypsies: pp. 58, 59-60, 189, 258; Cagots: pp. 58-9.

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Books, periodicals and reports

1600-1993

Fiction and non-fiction books, guides, periodicals/journals and published reports with reference to Gypsies,Travellers and Roma. Also included are a number of documents that were historically catalogu...

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The book of vagabonds and beggars

Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873); Thomas, David Biron

1932

"The German text now printed is from the British museum copy of the 1529 edition."--p. xiv. German text and English translation on opposite pages. "The Liber vagatorum; bibliography": p. 19-36; "Sel...

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The book of vagabonds and beggars

Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873); Thomas, David Biron

1932

"The German text now printed is from the British museum copy of the 1529 edition."--p. xiv. German text and English translation on opposite pages. "The Liber vagatorum; bibliography": p. 19-36; "Sel...

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The book of a thousand poems

MacBain, Jeannie Murray

[1942]

Introduction signed: J. Murray MacBain.

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The book of Sandy Stewart

Stewart, Sandy (1920-); Leitch, Roger

1988

Bibliography: p120. - Includes index.

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The child's book of verse (Book 2)

Yardley, M D; Bright, Elizabeth

[1931]

Includes index.

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Rare books : a miscellany

Weissman, Stephen; Tempest, Kathryn; Ximenes Rare Books, Inc

[1990?]

Cover title.

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Book and magazine collector (no.86, May 1991)

Description based on: No. 25 (Apr. 1986).

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Seago (Edward), "Caravan." [Book]

1937

[95]. 29 x 23 cm. London, Collins, 1937. Drawings of “different kinds of ‘wandering folk’ ” with commentary, and some quoted verses. Much on Gypsy life and superstition. With a glossary.

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