All the original Romany books can still be bought second-hand – provided you are determined and, for some volumes, have patience. Many were reprinted in some quantity and reprints with or without dust-jackets can be fairly easily found. The first and early editions, especially those complete with dust-jackets are the most difficult to find, and are often expensive.
There is a detailed article about collecting the books in the January 2002 edition of Book & Magazine Collector Magazine.
The Society holds a small stock of most Romany books for sale. These are sold at events or can be obtained by contacting the society (see details on the Contacts page)
Illustrations of most of the books, both in original and reprint bindings are given below – if you click the images most will enlarge in a pop-up window. You can view them all as a slide show if you just click on one and wait.
The illustrations are arranged in these groups:
- The four Epworth Press books by Romany
- The six University of London Press books by Romany
- The Out with Romany Calendars and the School Readers:
- Books by Romany’s son, Glyn Evens:
- Biographies and tributes
The four Epworth Press books by Romany
A Romany in the Fields – 1929 plus reprints
A Romany in the Fields 1929. First edition with Evens using the nickname ‘the Tramp’ pre-dating his later ‘Romany of the BBC’
A Romany in the Fields 1929. Decorative binding
Detail of 1929 binding
Dust-jacket in the 1940s
Paperback edition 1958 (Koala book no.7)
Hardback 1958 – matching paperback
A Romany and Raq – 1930 plus reprints
A Romany and Raq, 1930, first dust-jacket
First binding, 1930
Jacket from 1936
Dust-jacket 1940s
Paperback edition 1958 (Koala book no.4)
Hardback 1958 – matching paperback
Large Print Reprint 2003
Audio Book 2003
A Romany in the Country – 1932 plus reprints
A Romany in the Country – First dustjacket 1932 (by ‘The Tramp’)
Later 1930s dustjacket (now by ‘Romany of the BBC’)
Dustjacket 1940s
Large Print Reprint 2002
Audio Book 2002
A Romany on the Trail – 1934 plus reprints
A Romany on the Trail – 1934 First Dustjacket
1940s dustjacket
1950s dustjacket, matching the other 1950s editions above
The six University of London Press books by Romany (some later reprinted by the Children’s Book Club)
Out with Romany – 1937
Out with Romany 1937 First dustjacket
First binding
Out with Romany Again – 1938
Out with Romany Again 1938 First dustjacket
First binding details
Original and wartime economy editions compared.
Out with Romany Once More – 1940
Out with Romany Once More, 1940 First dustjacket
First binding
Original, wartime economy and Children’s Book Club 1943 editions compared
Out with Romany By the Sea – 1941
Out with Romany by the Sea, 1941 First dustjacket
First binding
Out with Romany by Meadow and Stream – 1942
Out with Romany by Meadow and Stream, 1942. First dustjacket
First binding
Out with Romany by Moor and Dale -1944
Out with Romany by Moor and Dale, 1944 First dusjacket
First binding
The Out with Romany Calendars and the School Readers
The Out with Romany Calendar (University of London Press) [1940-42]
Out with Romany Calendar 1941
Out with Romany Calendar 1943
Walks with Romany (E J Arnold ‘Broadcast Echoes’ No 25) [1940]
Walks with Romany (E J Arnold ‘Broadcast Echoes’ No 25)
Reprint 2014
The Romany Readers (University of London Press) 1946-1951
Hotchi the Hedgehog
Smut the Hare
Flash the Fox
Spook the Barn Owl
Pete and Prue the Partridges
Nick the Weasel
Billy the Squirrel
Sleek the Otter
Books by Romany’s son, Glyn Evens
Romany Muriel and Doris (by ‘Raq’) (University of London Press) – 1939
Romany, Muriel and Doris (as told by Raq) 1939 GK Evens’ first Romany Book. First dustjacket
First binding
Romany Turns Detective (University of London Press) – 1949
Romany Turns Detective, 1949. G K Evens’ second Romany Book. First dustjacket
First binding
Romany on the Farm (Epworth Press) – 1952
Romany on the Farm, 1952. GK Evens’s third Romany book. First dustjacket
Romany’s Caravan Returns (Epworth Press) – 1953
Romany’s Caravan Returns, 1953, GK Evens’ fourth Romany book. First dustjacket
Biographies and tributes
Through the Years with Romany (University of London Press) – 1946
Through the Years with Romany, 1946, by Eunice Evens, Romany’s wife. First dustjacket
Spirit of Romany (St Hughes Press) – 1949
The Spirit of Romany, 1949, by H L Gee, St Hughes Press
Romany Returns, 1995 (by Guy Loveridge) (Douglas Loveridge Publications)
Romany Returns, 1995 – a biographical account by Guy Loveridge (Douglas Loveridge Publications)
A Romany in Cumberland 1999 (VHS video) (Border TV/Arena Broadcast) Striding Edge
A Romany in Cumberland, 1999 – a video by Border TV/Arena Broadcast, available from Striding Edge VHS