Adams, Carol; Bartley, P; Lown, J.; Loxton C.
Under Control: Life in a Nineteenth-Century Silk Factory
(CUP, rpt, 1985).
Paperback. Covers slightly yellowed, otherwise very good. 44pp. Order No. NSBK-C15108
Keywords: B004IGIH2K, silk industry, silk workers, history, factory, factories, nineteenth century, 19th century, Victorian, women workers
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Magic Poster Greeting Cards, .
Magic Poster Greeting Cards: Pack 2: Assorted Pack of 13 Historic Magic Posters Reproduced as Greetings Cards
(Portrayer Publishers, 2005).
The images are printed in vibrant lithographic colours by Portrayer Publishers. 13 greetings cards, individually wrapped in cellophane, and each with its own envelope. Each card measures 6 inches x 4 inches, and has a plain interior, for your own message for any occasion. The selection includes: from top left, moving left to right: Alexander: Crystal Seer; Thurston: The Great Magician; Forrest & Company: Man Of Many Mysteries; Houdini: King Of Cards; Newmann The Great: Show Of Wonders; David Devant: Bubbles; Maskelyne & Cookes: Mysteries. From bottom left, moving left to right: Thurston: World's Famous Magician; Thurston: Kellar's Successor; Kellar: Levitation; Kellar: Portrait; Kellar: Imps, Fairies Landscape Orientation; Hardeen, Brother Of Houdini: The Lyric Theatre Showbill. Highly collectable. (Please note that the sample electronic image, unlike the cards themselves, is watermarked with a Portrayer Publishers insignia and reduced in quality, to prevent image theft). Brand new, fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-F10730
Keywords: magic, poster, posters, magic posters, magician, magicians, magic poster, magic posters, greetings, greeting card, greeting cards, historic, history, historical, magics, magically, card, cards, posters, poster, old time, show, shows, Kellar, Harry Kellar, Houdini, Hardeen, Thurston, Howard Thurston, Newmann, spirit, mysteries, master magician, master, spirits, spirit, seances, leisure, entertainment, mystery, Maskelyne, Devant, David Devant, conjuring, conjurors, conjure, conjurings, history of magic, magical history, magic school, stage, drama, ephemera, collector, collecting, collectors, collected, history, hobbies, hobby, images, art, representations, representation, vintage, 19th century, nineteenth century,Victorian, 20th century, twentieth century, modern, imagery, images, pictures, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, magic cards, magiccards, art, artwork
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James, Louis.
Fiction for the Working Man, 1830 - 50: A Study of the Literature Produced for the Working Classes in Early Victorian Urban England
(Penguin, rpt, 1974).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise good. xviii + 261pp. Order No. NSBK-A8755
Keywords: 014060037X, fiction, class, working class, working classes, nineteenth century, 19th century, workers, working men, social history, class consciousness, reading habits, reading matter, Britain, British, England, English, popular literature, Victorian, popular fiction, publishing, popular culture, history, urbanisation
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Hanagan, Michael P.
Nascent Proletarians: Class-Formation in Post-Revolutionary France
(Basil Blackwell, 1989).
A study of the area around Saint-Etienne, the "Stephanois" region. Adopts a conception of class formation broad enough to include migration, fertility behaviour & household employment patterns, as well as political ideology. Hardback. Very good in sunned dustwrapper. x + 243pp. Order No. NSBK-A278
Keywords: 1557860416, France, French, French Revolution, class, French history, 19th century, nineteenth century
Price £4.00.
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Malone, Carolyn.
Women's Bodies and Dangerous Trades in England, 1880-1914:
(Royal Historical Society, 2003).
Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xi + 169pp. Order No. NSBK-C13167
Keywords: 0861932641, women's bodies, body, sexuality, femininity, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, social history, work, industry, reproduction, dangerous trades, white lead, pottery trade, potteries, medicine, medical, health, pregnancy, working conditions, sexual difference, infant mortality, foetal protection
Price £32.00.
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Wedin, Carolyn.
Inheritors of the Spirit: Mary White Ovington and the Founding of the NAACP
(John Wiley & Sons, 1998).
Foreword by David Levering Lewis. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xv + 367pp. Order No. NSBK-C10243
Keywords: 0471168386, American, USA, United States, USA, Civil Rights Movement, civil rights, black history, Mary White Ovingham, NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, feminism, feminists, race, racism, slavery, class
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Trudgill, Eric.
Madonnas and Magdalens: The Origins and Development of Victorian Sexual Attitudes
(William Heinemann, 1976).
Hardback. Good+ in slightly edgeworn dustwrapper. xii + 336pp. Order No. NSBK-C8045
Keywords: 0434794627, Eric Trudgill, madonna, magdalens, Victorian, nineteenth, 19th, sex, sexuality, century, attitudes, history of ideas, prudery, prostitution, prostitutes, hookers, loose women, sex workers, sexual hypocrisy, Britain, british, England, English, history, women's history, woman, gender, angels, whores, double standard
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Robertson, John M.
The Eight Hours Question:
(Swan Sonnenschein, 2nd edition, 1899).
Hardback. Red boards darkened / soiled, spine ends and corners worn, ex library with usual library markings - otherwise a good solid copy. xii + 150pp. Order No. NSBK-A14441
Keywords: B00087AGQ8, working hours, pay, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, working conditions, economy, industry, eight hours, factory, factories, mines, railways, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, reform
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Wheeler, Barry, ed.
Spare the Rod: Journal of a Victorian Schoolmaster in Dorset, 1863 - 64
(Winterbourne Press, 1988).
Booklet. Spine faded, covers lightly soiled, otherwise good. 36pp. Order No. NSBK-A13308
Keywords: 0950828947, Dorset, Victorian, 19th, century, nineteenth, history, schools, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, education, 1860s, journals, teachers, diaries, booklet
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Leach, William.
True Love and Perfect Union: The Feminist Reform of Sex and Society
(Wesleyan UP, 2nd edit., 1989).
Paperback. Very good+. xxiv + 449pp. Order No. NSBK-C13255
Keywords: 9780819562272, women's history, woman, women, women's studies, female, females, feminine, gender, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, feminism, feminist
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