Rowntree, B. Seebohm, ed.
Betting and Gambling: a National Evil
(Macmillan, 2nd edition, sixpenny edition, 1906).
Paperback. Wear to spine.Foxing to covers & front cover partly detached. A couple of internal pgs slightly torn, (not affecting text's legibility), otherwise a good working copy. 132pp. Order No. NSBK-A13344
Keywords: B000OIIMHG, gambling, betting, bets, Rowntree, Rowntrees, B. Seebohm Rowntree, history, hobbies, leisure, Edwardian, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, women gamblers, male gamblers, sport, sports, York, stock exchange, crime, gamblers, citizenship, street betting, ethics, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £25.00.
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Sharp, Evelyn.
Rebel Women:
(Portrayer, 2003 facsimile of the 1st edit. of 1910).
A special edition of this highly sought-after work of suffragette fiction, in smart bespoke binding. Walnut finish boards with blue & green head and tail bands. Coloured endpapers. A series of descriptive sketches about the suffragette movement. Hardback. Fine condition. 135pp. Order No. NSBK-C6498
Keywords: 0954476107, suffragettes, suffrage, women's history, Rebel Women, Edwardian, New Woman, Votes for Women, Evelyn Sharp, Britain, British, England, English, enfranchisement, woman suffrage, woman, women writers, fiction, social protest, political women, politics, collector's editions, literature, twentieth century, 20th century, Portrayer, Portrayer's, Portrayer Publishers, fictional, writing, stories, sketches
Price £15.50.
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Preston, Robert.
Days at the Coast:
(Richard Stenlake, 1994).
Richly illustrated with black and white photographs. Paperback. Good+. 100pp. Order No. NSBK-A12656
Keywords: 1872074421, coast, seaside, resorts, coastal, photographs, photography, Edwardian, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, twentieth century, 20th
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Petavel, J. W.
Administrative Efficiency and What it Might Give Us: Reduced Military Expenditure with Increased Army Reserves, and the Solution of the Problems of the Unemployed, of Rehousing, and of Technical Education
(Swan Sonnenschein, 1906).
The Towns of the Future and Self-Supporting Armies. Hardback. Pages browned and a little brittle with age. First page detached. Ex-library with usual lib stamps, in library binding. Good. 58pp. Order No. NSBK-A13365
Keywords: B0006F9FZU, Edwardian, army, army reserves, militarism, military expenditure, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, unemployment, unemployed, rehousing, housing, technical education, administrative efficiency, conscription, social reform, houses, military, labour, land, towns, town planning
Price £28.00.
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Dix, Bernard and Williams, Stephen.
Serving the Public: Building the Union: The History of the National Union of Public Employees. Volume 1: The Forerunners 1889-1928
(Lawrence and Wishart, 1987).
Paperback. Near fine. 238pp. Order No. NSBK-A13411
Keywords: 0853156468, Britain, British, England, English, NUPE, Union, Trade Unions, streets, wages, public health, New Unionism, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Victorian, Edwardian, municipal, urban, MEA, First World War, World war 1, Great War, labour, work, jobs, women workers, National Union of Public Employees, labor
Price £10.00.
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Yonge, Charlotte.
The Prince and the Page: A Story of the Last Crusade
(Macmillan and Co, 1908).
Hardback. Red boards slightly soiled; corners worn and spine faded; slightly splitting internally at spine, otherwise good. x + 259pp. Order No. NSBK-C6066
Keywords: B000HC4R5K, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Charlotte M. Yonge, writing for children, children's books, child, women writers, women's history, Victorian, Edwardian, prince, page, literature, literary, story, stories, novels, novelists, fiction, crusade
Price £8.00.
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Anderson, Mosa.
Henry Joseph Wilson: Fighter for Freedom, 1833 - 1914
(James Clarke, 1953).
Foreword by Lord Pethick-Lawrence. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library markings. A little wear to edges, otherwise very good. 86pp. Order No. NSBK-A13638
Keywords: B000W6QBW8, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, biographies, biography, Henry Joseph Wilson, Josephine Butler, reformers, social reform, Holmfirth, social welfare, Ireland, Opium Commission, Home Rule, Contagious Diseases Acts, Lord Pethick-Lawrence, politics, political, Victorian, Edwardian, 19th century, nineteenth century
Price £14.00.
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Keating, Peter, ed.
Into Unknown England, 1866-1913: Selections from the Social Explorers
(Fontana, 1976).
Paperback. Very good. 320pp. Order No. NSBK-A284
Keywords: B01FIXWHZ4, 0006336299, Britain, British, slums, slum, England, English, history, social explorer, Charles Booth, George R. Sims, London, philanthropy, B. S. Rowntree, nineteenth century, Edwardian, Andrew Mearns, 0719006511
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Swaisland, Cecillie.
Servants and Gentlewomen to the Golden Land: The Emigration of Single Women from Britain to Southern Africa, 1820 - 1939
(Berg, 1993).
Paperback. Very good. xii + 186pp. Order No. NSBK-A13388
Keywords: 0854968709, emigration, emigrants, single women, spinsters, South Africa, Boer War, Anglo-African War, South African, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Edwardian, 19th century, nineteenth century, colonies, Empire, imperialiam, colonialism
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Enamel Reproduction Suffragette Badge, WSPU Intertwined Insignia.
Women's Social and Political Union, Modern Replica Badge: Intertwined Insignia in White Green and Gold
(Portrayer Publishers, 2004).
High quality modern reproduction enamel badge (with epoxy seal). Collectable modern replica of a suffragette badge (originally produced by the WSPU, the Women's Social and Political Union). The letters of the WSPU are intertwined in a lime green blend on a cream background with gold rim. Size: 25mm (1 inch) diameter: Circular shape, vibrant colours. Gold back and safety pin to rear for easy affixing to garments. Presented inside a small poly-bag. Badge. Fine, new. pp. Order No. NSBK-C8508
Keywords: B0032Q2DJA, Christmas gifts, jewellery, jewelry, woman suffrage, the button badge, pin back, pinbacks, pins, suffragette era, suffragettes, women, women's history, woman, woman's history, history, social history, Britain, British history, England, English history, WSPU, Women's Social and Political Union, enamel badges, suffragette jewellery, suffragette jewelry, Edwardian, brooch, brooches, Portrayer Publishers, suffragette ephemera
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