Ottley, Lucy J.
A Preliminary Manual of Home Nursing:
(John Ambulance Association, 1959).
First illustrated edition. Small tear to title page. Paperback. Red / grey covers soiled and a little creased, else a good copy. 83pp. Order No. NSBK-A7269
Keywords: St. John Ambulance Association, first aid, health, social history, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, sickness, injured, injuries, caring for the sick, patients, advice books, nursing, nurses, care, 1950s, post war, post-war, bed-making, patients, diseases, treatments, bandaging
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Chinn, Carl.
They Worked All Their Lives: Women of the Urban Poor in England, 1880-1939
(MUP, 1988).
Hardback. With a newspaper review pasted to front endpapers, otherwise very good in faded dustwrapper. xi + 187pp. Order No. NSBK-A15085
Keywords: 9780719024368, urban poor, poverty, Carl Chinn, working class, women's history, social history, British, English, England, Britain, Birmingham, Midlands, charity, mothers, motherhood, Reports, women's work, trade unions, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, twentieth century, self-help, community, communities, debt, Clementina Black, working women
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Wilson, Andrew, ed.
The Modern Physician: Being a Complete Guide to the Attainment and Preservation of Health
(Caxton Publishing, 1913).
Volume IV ONLY of five. Frontispiece portrait lacks tissue paper covering. Hardbacks. Original green / gilt cloth a little marked and rubbed, with wear to edges, otherwise a good solid copy. Single volume only, Vol 4. viii + 296pp. Order No. NSBK-A7370
Keywords: B000881XCI, social history, Edwardian health, twentieth century, medical, medicine, medical history, Dr Andrew Wilson, Britain, British, England, English, physicians, physician, welfare, organs, circulation, treatments, symptoms, ailments, diseases, women, men, children, doctors, illnesses, hygiene, fevers, vaccinations, drugs, exercise, exercising, exercises
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Howe, P.P.
The Life of William Hazlitt:
(Hamish Hamilton, new edition, 1947).
Hardback. Spine faded, otherwise very good. xxvi + 433pp. Order No. NSBK-A4755
Keywords: B0006XOXBS, Regency, Georgian, England, English, Britain, British, social commentary, journalism, journalists, history, William Hazlitt, nineteenth century, William Godwin, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Blackwood's Magazine, The Edinburgh Review, essays, essayists, essayist, Charles Lamb, Robert Southey, Henry Crabb Robinson
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Butler, Josephine E.
Some Thoughts on the Present Aspect of the Crusade: Against the State Regulation Of Vice
(Portrayer, 2002 reprint of 1874 text).
No 1 in the Open Archive Occasional Series. Booklet. New booklet, fine. 12pp. Order No. NSBK-C6304
Keywords: B001C3VNMS, Josephine E. Butler, education, social history, women, women's history, Victorian, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, equality, gender roles, working women, women workers, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade, prostitution, prostitutes, State Regulation of Vice, Contagious Diseases Act, social purity, Liverpool, Open Archive Occasional Series, new title, booklet
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Hodgkins, J. R.
Over the Hills to Glory: Radicalism in Banburyshire, 1832-1945
(Clifton Press, 1978).
Hardback. Very good in faded, slightly soiled dustwrapper. 217pp. Order No. NSBK-A3047
Keywords: 0906516013, radicalism, radicals, Banbury, Banburyshire, Co-operative, Chartists, Banbury Chartists, Banbury Weaver's Union, Bliss Tweed Mills, Chipping Norton, Northern Aluminium Works, Britain, England, British, English, history, social history, Chartism
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Punch and Judy Poster, Reproduction of a Rare 1880 Image.
The True Story of Punch and Judy: Royal Polytechnic. New Entertainment by Damer Cape. Humourous, Musical, Pictorial, Tragical, Comical. New Views by A. Mayhew & J. Green. New Music, by Edouard Frewin & Alfred Lee. New songs by Damer Cape & New Effects by the Institution. Twice Daily
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007 reproduction of 1880 poster).
A reproduction of an attractive poster which promoted a Punch and Judy show at the Royal Polytechnic, Westminster, London, England in 1880. PAPER: A3 sized = 297mm x 420mm or 11.7 inches x 16.5 inches. IMAGE: 250mm x 400mm or 10 inches x 16 inches [approx]. 100 GMS matte poster paper, coated and treated. In full glossy colour: brownish-red, white and black. The online image is lessened in quality for speedy loading and watermarked to deter image theft. Fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-A13093
Keywords: Victorian, Punch and Judy, Punch & Judy, entertainment, leisure, posters, poster, reproductions, Portrayer Publishers, nineteenth century, London, 19th century, Britain, British, England, English, social history, magic, Punch and Judy shows, ventriloquists, ventriloquism, theatre, English theatre, music halls, puppets, puppetry, hand puppets, Damer Cape, Edouard Frewin, Alfred Lee
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Enamel Reproduction Suffragette Badge, Clover Design.
N.U.W.S.S. Badge. Clover Design: Modern Replica:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2004).
Women's Suffrage: high quality modern reproduction enamel badge. (Hard enamel-type finish, no epoxy sealing). Size: 25mm (1 inch) diameter, circular shape. Brass back and gold-plated safety-pin with safe locking ring to rear. This badge is a modern replica of an original of the period, featuring the words " Women's Suffrage" and cast in green, white and a pearlised translucent deep ruby red. Presented inside a small poly-bag. Badge. New, fine - wrapped in polythene wrapper. pp. Order No. NSBK-C8168
Keywords: B0032Q2DHC, Votes For Women, suffrage, woman suffrage, pin, button, badges, pin back, pinback, pins, suffragette, suffragettes, suffragettes' badges, suffragist, suffragists, women, women's history, woman history, women history, social history, Britain, British, England, English, enamel, enamels, jewellery, jewelry, clovers, NUWSS, N.U.W.S.S, emblems, National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies, Christmas gifts, Portrayer Publishers, suffragette ephemera
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Mackenzie, Norman and Jeanne, eds.
The Diary of Beatrice Webb: Volume Two, 1892-1905: All the Good Things of Life
(Virago, 1983).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in dustwrapper. xv + 376pp. Order No. NSBK-C6087
Keywords: 0860682102, Beatrice Webb, Sidney Webb, the Webbs, social reform, Edwardian, Victorian, LSE, London School of Economics, poor, poverty, trade unionism, local government, state, women's history, woman, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, diaries, diary, Virago
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Edwards, Elizabeth.
Women in Teacher Training Colleges, 1900 - 1960: a Culture of Femininity
(Routledge, 2001).
Hardback. Very good. ix + 208pp. Order No. NSBK-C15080
Keywords: 9780415214759, women, history, women's, teachers, training, colleges, education, college, teacher, woman, female, femininity, social history, Homerton College, Avery Hill College, Bishop Otter College, class, women students, student, trainers, trainer, pupils, staff, feminine, feminism, feminist, feminists, principal, principals, sexuality, 20th century, twentieth century, Britain, British, England, English, June Purvis, Elizabeth Edwards, teaching, teach, schools, school, schooling, curriculum, curricular, study, studying, higher education, adult education
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