Prothero, Iorwerth.
Artisans & Politics in Early Nineteenth Century London: John Gast and his Times
(Dawson & Son, 1979).
Prothero follows John Gast and his radical colleagues through the shipwrights' strikes of 1802 and 1825; the apprenticeship campaign of 1812-14, the Cato Street Conspiracy, the Queen Caroline Affair, repeal of the Combination Laws, co-operation, National Union of Working Classes etc. Hardback. Very good in faded, slightly worn dustwrapper. xi + 418pp. Order No. NSBK-A471
Keywords: 0712908269, London, nineteenth century, artisan, politics, John Gast, radical, shipwright's strikes, strike, protest, popular protest, Queen Caroline, apprentice, Combination laws, co-operation, Cato Street conspiracy, National Union of Working Classes, class, working class, working-class, Britain, British, England, English, history, cooperation
Price £6.99.
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Greve, John; Page, Dilys & Greve, Stella.
Homelessness in London:
(Scottish Academic Press, 1971).
Paperback. Covers slightly soiled, otherwise very good, ex-library. xix + 303pp. Order No. NSBK-A3723
Keywords: 0701118067, homeless, homelessness, sociology, history, twentieth century, London, housing, homes, metropolis, social services, England, Britain, English, British
Price £8.00.
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Fuller, Ken.
Radical Aristocrats: London Busworkers from the 1880s to the 1980s
(Lawrence and Wishart, 1985).
Paperback. Spine faded, otherwise good+. 256pp. Order No. NSBK-A13451
Keywords: 0853156492, buses, transport, vehicles, London, twentieth century, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, unions, trade unions, trade unionism, trade unionists, collective action
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Atkinson, Diane.
The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London, 1906 - 1914
(Museum of London, 1992).
This book, which is out-of-print and now seldom seen, examines the merchandising and image-building skills of the suffragettes, who turned fashion and consumerism to political advantage. Supporters could buy jewellery, bicycles, teasets, cigarettes, soap, chocolate and birthday cakes bearing suffragette colours, slogans and insignia. This publication is the exhibition catalogue of "The Purple, White and Green: Suffragettes in London, 1906 - 1914" held at the Museum of London in 1992 - 3 and curated by the author. Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise good. 136pp. Order No. NSBK-C9463
Keywords: 0904818535, London, suffragette, suffragettes, woman suffrage, women's suffrage, Edwardian, purple, white and green, Votes for Women, consumerism, merchandise, merchandising, products, shopping, fashion, social history, insignia, political, women's rights, politics, posters, badges, banners, Museum of London, catalogue, exhibition catalogue, exhibitions, London
Price £24.00.
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McKenny, Helen G.
A City Road Diary, 1885-1888: the Record of Three Years in Victorian London
(WMHS, 1978).
Edited by Alfred Binney and John A. Vickers. Paperback. A little light brown spotting / soiling to covers, otherwise very good. viii + 111pp. Order No. NSBK-A3503
Keywords: 0950555916, Helen G. McKenny, Methodism, Victorian London, diary, Methodist, Wesleyan, mission, poor, poverty
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Allen, Rick.
The Moving Pageant: Literary Sourcebook on London Street Life, 1700 - 1914
(Routledge, 1998).
Hardback. Very good. xiv + 249pp. Order No. NSBK-A13392
Keywords: 0415153077, London, 19th century, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, street life, streets, urban, 18th century, eighteenth century, poverty, novels, literature, literary, history, street-ballads, metropolis, Rick Allen
Price £25.00.
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Munby, D. L..
Inland Transport Statistics Great Britain, 1900-1970: Volume 1 Railways Public Road Passenger Transport London's Transport
(Clarendon Press, 1978).
Edited and completed by A. H. Watson. Hardback. Internally excellent in slightly worn and rubbed dustwrapper, torn at the edges. xii + 693pp. Order No. NSBK-A15469
Keywords: 0198284098, British, Britain, England, English, railways, railway, rails, trains,train, transport, transpotation, London
Price £48.00.
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Collins, Desmond; Macdonald, Jean; et al.
Archaeology of the London Area: Current Knowledge and Problems
(London & Middx.Archaeol.Soc., 1976).
Special Paper No 1. Paperback. Ex library with minimal library markings, covers worn at edges, otherwise good+. 67pp. Order No. NSBK-A13885
Keywords: 0903290146, London, Middlesex, Archaeological, archaeology, history, London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, Britain, British, England, English, United Kingdom, UK, archaeological excavations
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Andrew, Donna T. & McGowen, Randall.
The Perreaus and Mrs Rudd: Forgery and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century London
(California UP, 2001).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xii + 346pp. Order No. NSBK-A4285
Keywords: 0520220625, eighteenth century, crime, criminals, criminal, England, English, Britain, British, history, London, forgery, deceit, Perreaus, Mrs Rudd, James Adair, Daniel Perreau, Robert Perreau, justice, trials, litigation, forgery trials, law, courts, Margaret Caroline Rudd, women, scandal, gender
Price £10.00.
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Head, F. B.
Stokers and Pokers: or the London and North Western Railway, The Electric Telegraph, and The Railway Clearing-House
(David and Charles, second edition, rpt, 1968).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps, otherwise very good and bright in dustwrapper. 208pp. Order No. NSBK-A14369
Keywords: B000SNG51M, transport, railways, railway, London, electric telegraph, North Western Railway, trains, history, Crewe, locomotives, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century
Price £16.00.
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