(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (Romany) Gipsy Petulengro. Romany Recipes and Remedies

Red cloth lettered in blue. First Edition. NY: E.P. Dutton, 1936.

An incredible written record of Romany health advice and recipes, as well as a chapter on how to identify common scams run by gypsies. Because the Romany people avoided Western doctors and medecine, they relied heavily on wisdom passed down through generations of nomadic families. Herein are remedies for ailments from menstrual cramps to consumption, deafness, dropsy, insomnia, etc. recipes for various beers and tonics appear next to an appendix of herbs, barks, flowers and roots with healing qualities. 

A fascinating record in near fine condition. Scarce.

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