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1	The 13 clocks more books like this by James Thurber With the help of his magical protector, Golux, Prince Zorn performs impossible tasks to win the hand of Princess Saralina. see all copies from $4.28! new only from $9.08! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Adam of the Road more books like this by Elizabeth Janet Gray Set in 13th-century England, this is the story of 11-year-old Adam, the son of Roger the Minstrel. While traveling with his father, Adam first loses his dog, Nick, to kidnappers. Then, as he frantically searches for Nick, Adam becomes separated from his father. Desperate, Adam travels through England visiting fairs and marketplaces in search of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Ballad of Sir Dinadan more books like this by Gerald Morris Now reissued, this fifth adventure in Morris' popular series follows young Dinadan, who stumbles into the court of King Arthur, meets knights Sir Kai and Sir Bedivere, and soon joins them on a perilous quest. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
4	Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs ... more books like this by Thomas Percy, Henry B. Wheatlye see all copies from $8.00! new only from $33.59! \| first editions
5	Demons of Disorder: Early Blackface Minstrels and Their World more books like this by Dale Cockrell, Don B Wilmeth (Editor) Carnival, charivari, mumming plays, peasant festivals, and even early versions of the Santa Claus myth - all of these forms of entertainment influenced and shaped blackface minstrelsy in the first half of the nineteenth century. In his fascinating study Demons of Disorder, musicologist Dale Cockrell studies issues of race and class by analysing ... see all copies from $14.29! new only from $24.18! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Minstrel's Melody more books like this by Eleanora E Tate In 1904, 12 year old Orphelia Bruce runs away from her small town of Calico Creek Missouri, to pursue her dream of a singing career. She stows away on a traveling minstrel show and ends up seeing the World's Fair. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.57! \| signed copies
7	The War Minstrels more books like this by Karen Haber Empath Kayla John Reed and the starship Falstaff are looking for the Mindstar, a legendary source of infinite power. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Minstrel's Fire more books like this by Anne Harrell The Minstrel's Rough, the largest uncut diamond in the world and the most mysterious. Juliana Fall inherited its splendor -- and its hidden legacy of danger. Their lives would be changed forever, for the priceless diamond had captured their souls -- from the glittering concert halls of Europe to the shadowy back rooms of Washington, D.C. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	Global Minstrels: Voices of World Music more books like this by Elijah Wald "Global Minstrels: The World of World Music" introduces today's leading performers from around the world. From urban nightclubbers dancing to salsa to suburbanites relaxing with Cuban and Brazilian melodies, to the host of pop and rock stars who have added international flavors to their music, "world" sounds have become part of the basic fabric of ... see all copies from $13.16! new only from $24.72! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Minstrel and the Dragon Pup more books like this by Rosemary Sutcliff One fine spring day, a down-at-heel minstrel is walking along the seashore, when he comes across a beautiful egg. To help it hatch, he plays a special tune on his harp. The shell cracks open and out comes the oddest little creature the minstrel has ever seen: a dragon pup, no bigger than a kitten. The minstrel takes the little creature, now named ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $95.05! \| first editions
11	Commodore Perry's Minstrel Show more books like this by Richard Wiley "Commodore Perry's Minstrel Show is world-class historical fiction. It takes us to a place, mid-nineteenth-century Japan, that's long ago and far away, and makes it contemporary and intimately familiar. It's a wryly told tale, full of wonders and surprises, written with grace and authority. Richard Wiley is one of the few American novelists with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Register of Royal and Baronial Domestic Minstrels 1272-1327 more books like this by Constance Bullock-Davies Entries drawn from 13th and 14th century manuscripts provide details of minstrels' hours of work, rates and methods of pay, status in hall, yardage and colour of twice-yearly outfits and even the colour and cost of horses provided; thus making it possible to reconstruct something of their lives. see all copies from $13.80! new only from $19.30! \| first editions
13	Provence, from Minstrels to the Machine more books like this by Ford Madox Ford, Biala (Illustrator) Ford lived in the south of France, near Toulon, during his last years, and often wrote about the area, most notably in PROVENCE, written four years before his death. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
14	"Gentlemen, be seated!" : A parade of the American minstrels more books like this by Dailey Paskman see all copies from $4.20! first editions
15	Pearl in the Egg: A Tale of the Thirteenth Century more books like this by Dorothy Van Woerkom Upon joining a troupe of minstrels who roam the countryside of 13th-century England, young Pearl discovers how much she loves to sing. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16	Minstrels Playing: Music in Early English Religious Drama II more books like this by Richard Rastall Richard Rastall's two books on music in early English religious drama complement each other. 'Heaven Singing' provides an overview of the evidence for music in the plays, and defines the place, nature and cultural contexts of music in the drama; 'Minstrels Playing'is a discussion of the evidence for every play in that repertory and is therefore ... see all copies from $25.74! new only from $141.95! \| SVS
17 view cover	Ukrainian Minstrels: And the Blind Shall Sing more books like this by Natalie Kononenko Among the many intriguing characteristics of the Ukrainian folk tradition is the fact that Ukrainian epics were sung by a special type of minstrel -- the blind mendicant. These minstrels were organized into professional guilds that set standards for training and performance and provided the singers with protection and support throughout their ... see all copies from $24.72! new only from $37.20! \| SVS
18	The Minstrel's Melody (the American Girl History Mysteries) by Unknown see all copies from $1.99!
19	Russian Minstrels: A History of the Skomorokhi more books like this by Russell Zguta see all copies from $15.00! first editions
20 view cover	The Minstrel's Tale more books like this by Berit I Haahr When betrothed to a repulsive old man, thirteen-year-old Judith runs away, assumes the identity of a young boy, and hopes to join the King's Minstrels in fourteenth-century England. see all copies from $1.99!
21	The story of minstrelsy. more books like this by Edmondstoune Duncan see all copies from $19.62! first editions
22 view cover	Minstrels & Angels: Carvings of Musicians in Medieval English Churches more books like this by Jeremy Montagu, Gwen Montagu, C R Nicewonger (Photographer) A comprehensive survey of medieval carvings of musicians in churches and cathedrals spanning the entire length and breadth of England, Minstrels & Angels is illustrated with over 120 photographs from the C. R. & Harriet Nicewonger archive. see all copies from $41.19! new only from $41.19!
23	Minstrels and Masters: the Triumph of Polyphony [Volume 3] by Romain Goldron see all copies from $3.50!
24	Minstrels of the Dawn: The Folk-Protest Singer as a Cultural Hero more books like this by Jerome L. Rodnitzky see all copies from $6.47! first editions
25 view cover	Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma more books like this by Larry David Smith Smith explores Pete Townshend's artistic struggle between his own creative impulses and those of the commercial public. Faced with a modern version of the minstrel's dilemma, Townshend, early in his career, ignored his creative instincts to satisfy commercial agendas. After his success, he slowly withdrew to resolve his conflict between creativity ... see all copies from $69.72! new only from $69.72!

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