The Scholar Gypsy: The Quest for a Family Secret
Sampson, Anthony.
| Publication Date | 1997 |
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| ISBN | 0719557089 |
| Publisher | John Murray, |
| Binding | Hardback |
| Condition | Very good copy in like dust jacket |
| SKU | 27248 |
| Notes | Sunned to fore-edges of dust jacket else very clean, bright and neat. |
Description
Hardback. First edition. 229pp. Small selection of black and white plates. Writer Anthony Sampson delves into his family past to learn about his grandfather the linguist John Sampson. John Sampson spent decades compiling a Romani dictionary, The Dialect of the Gypsies of Wales, but also embraced the life of the Romany himself. The illustrations include some by Augustus John who was part of the same circle.
