Showmen, the Voice of the Travelling Fair People
by Festing, Sally
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1907730184
- ISBN 13
- 9781907730184
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Wakefield, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Lincolnshire: Shaun Tyas, 2013. Book. Fine. Paperback. New Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A fine, new copy. 192pp +section of 60 colour photographs. Fairgrounds and the travelling showmen who run them are the subjects of this book. it is composed of interviews with the show people, exploring their philosophy and way of life, their troubles and joys, aspirations and even their rich heritage of language. The 23 chapters include subjects such as women's place, education, problems with planning, foreign travel, the showmen's guild, and the life of children in thier communities. There are family trees of the families studied, a glossary of showman's language, and an index, and a glorious section of sixty high quality colour photographs..
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- Bookseller
- Rickaro Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 060795
- Title
- Showmen, the Voice of the Travelling Fair People
- Author
- Festing, Sally
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- New Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1907730184
- ISBN 13
- 9781907730184
- Publisher
- Shaun Tyas
- Place of Publication
- Lincolnshire
- Date Published
- 2013
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Travellers Fairs Fairgrounds Interviews Personal Tales Social History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History; Biographies and Family Histories;
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