Hollis, Wyndham, ed.
Mr Punch's Progress and Other Observations: A Salute to the Star of the Show by the Punch and Judy College of Professors
(Monkey Puzzle, 1987).
Very scarce. Booklet. Very good. 24pp. Order No. NSBK-F8544
Keywords: B001VIXIHW, Punch and Judy, Punch, Judy, shows, Punch and Judy Shows, Toby, Mr Punch, seaside, entertainment, history, Professor Glyn Edwards, Professor John Styles, Professor Rod Burnett, street entertainment, Professor Caz Frost, Professor Jingles, resorts, show, puppets, puppetry, hand puppets, glove puppets, wooden puppets, wood puppets, Swazzle, showman, humour, children's entertainment, booths, booth, seafront, bottler, British, England, English, Britain, heritage, nostalgia, seaside entertainment, booklet
Price £17.00.
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Adair, Ian.
Conjuring as a Craft:
(David and Charles, 1970).
Hardback. Very good in slightly stained, slightly soiled dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A8971
Keywords: 0715347977, magic, magicians, craft, conjuring, conjurors, entertainment, illusion, sleight of hand, sleight, sleights, illusions, props, patter, magician, tricks, magic tricks, Ian Adair, magic trick, hobby, hobbies, magic shows, magic cards, stage magic, stage magic, decks, deck, vanishing tricks, 1970s, seventies
Price £4.00.
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John, Angela V.
Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life, 1862 - 1952
(Routledge, 1995).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xiv + 283pp. Order No. NSBK-A14587
Keywords: 9780415061124, Elizabeth Robins, acting, theatre, stage, women' s suffrage, suffragettes, Edwardian, women's emancipation, actresses, actress, Ibsen, novelists, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, USA, America, American, entertainment
Price £13.50.
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Buxton, Anthony.
Fisherman Naturalist:
(Collins, 1946).
Hardback. Boards stained at base and top spine end, otherwise good in heavily soiled incomplete dw. 190pp. Order No. NSBK-A4478
Keywords: B0007K89Z6, fishing, fisherman, anglers, fishermen, fisherman, entertainment, leisure, sport, nature, naturalist, rural, country, countryside, Hampshire, Scotland, Norway, animals, wildlife
Price £5.00.
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Mundy, John.
The British Musical Film:
(Manchester UP, 2007).
Paperback. Very good. viii + 276pp. Order No. NSBK-A14795
Keywords: 9780719063213, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, musical, pictures, films, musicals, cinema, music, popular culture, leisure, entertainment
Price £9.00.
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Cox, Jack.
Take a Cold Tub, Sir!: The Story of the Boy's Own Paper
(Lutterworth Press, 1982).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A5386
Keywords: 0718825055, Boy's Own Paper, boys', boys, boy, childhood, children, magazine, magazines, media, reading, Victorian, nineteenth century, gender, masculinity, Britain, British, England, English, Religious Tract Society, Jack Cox, editors, G. A. Hutchinson, A. L. Haydon, G. R. Pocklington, illustrations, comics, entertainment, leisure
Price £8.00.
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John, Angela V.
Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life
(Tempus, rpt, 2007).
Paperback. Very good+. 384pp. Order No. NSBK-D15438
Keywords: 9780752440286, Elizabeth Robins, acting, theatre, stage, women' s suffrage, suffragettes, Edwardian, women's emancipation, actresses, actress, Ibsen, novelists, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, USA, America, American, entertainment, biography
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Bass Ratcliff and Gretton Limited, .
Excursion to Scarborough: Friday July 24th, 1914
(Bass Museum, reprint, 1977).
A charming booklet. On the very eve of the First World War, this detailed guide prepares Bass employees and their families for their day excursion to Scarborough by train. Illustrated. Booklet. Fine. 40pp. Order No. NSBK-A6872
Keywords: B000IZA06Q, Scarborough, seaside, holidays, outings, Britain, British, England, English, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, towns, spa towns, working classes, working class, excursions, working class excursions, leisure, entertainment, recreation, train journeys, trains, railways, days out, day out, days-out, day-out, tramways, amusements, Bass, industrial workers, Bass Ratcliff and Gretton Limited, Ratcliff, Gretton, stations, twentieth century, World War I, Great War, First World War, pre-war, Bass Museum, Bass outings, booklet
Price £12.00.
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Stapleton, Michael.
The Sadler's Wells Opera: A Pictorial Record
(A and C. Black, 1954).
With ninety-five photographs. Hardback. Good+ in rather torn dustwrapper. 66pp. Order No. NSBK-A11783
Keywords: B0000CJ0IY, opera, Sadler's Wells, dancing, singing, theatre, entertainment, leisure, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, singers, Sadler's Wells Opera Company
Price £9.00.
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Anderson, Madge.
The Heroes of the Puppet Stage:
(Jonathan Cape, 1924).
With illustrations by the author. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps. Some soiling / streaking to cloth, a little cracking internally at spine, otherwise a good solid working copy. vi + 420pp. Order No. NSBK-A14241
Keywords: B00088FF4A, puppets, Punch, Mr Punch, puppetry, history, stage, theatre, puppet shows, marionettes, Punch and Judy, leisure, entertainment
Price £28.00.
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