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The Gypsies
by Jan Yoors
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1967. First edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 9.5" by 6". None. The uncommon first edition of this vivid and personal account of gypsy life by Jan Yoors. The first edition of this work, an uncommon volume. A vivid and beautiful memoir of life among gypsies by Jan Yoors, Belgian-American artist, photographer and painter who decided to live with a Rom kumpania he encountered on the outskirts of Antwerp at the age of twelve. Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. Ex library copy with dust wrapper in brodart taped to front board. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally with light bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, tape marks to rear board, tape to front board from front fly leaf. Dust wrapper taped to front board by a previous owner, very smart. Library shelf number to spine of dust wrapper. Minor loss to front free endpaper. Library shelf inscription to front free endpaper, usual library stamps to leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Internally, firmly bound. Light minor spotting to fore edge, not affecting pages that remain bright and clean. Good
Reviews
On Feb 10 2012, Grg said:
This was a delicious book to read. It submerges you in a life far from your own reality.Getting to know another type of life, other customs, habits, thoughts....I truly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a little bit of history in a novel.
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Details
- Seller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 858A16
- Title
- The Gypsies
- Author
- Jan Yoors
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Size
- 9.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- first ditions gypsies jan yoors gypsies
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
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