The Arabbers of Baltimore by Roland L. Freeman [Signed on the half-title page.]
Tidewater Publishers, 1989. First edition in wrappers. Quarto 29cm, 176pp., illustrated in b&w. LIKE NEW.
"Arabbing" (a~ab-bing) is a folk term peculiar to Baltimore, Maryland, for the selling of goods from horse-drawn wagons, pushcarts, trucks and corner stands by hawkers of street vendors. It derives from "arab" or "street arab", colloquial words for a peddler. The term is most often applied to the selling of produce from horse-drawn wagons. This book is a photo essay celebrating the culture by photographer Robert Freeman.
