Grellmann, Heinrich Moritz Gottlieb

Dissertation on the Gipsies, Being an Historical Enquiry, Concerning the Manner of Life, Economy, Customs and Conditions of These People in Europe, and Their Origin

London: G. Bigg, 1787. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Item #43492

First edition in English. 4to. [8], xix, 255pp., [1]- errata. Without half-title. Half modern brown calf with red leather gilt title label over marbled boards. Heavily rubbed and worn marbled boards, with some restoration, light foxing to endpapers, sporadic foxing, with neat repairs to edges of title page. Translated from the German by Matthew Raper. One of the early scientific studies of gypsies, first proving that their origin was the Indian subcontinent. A nice clean copy of this significant book.

Price (CAD): $1,350.00