Firth, Gary.
Victorian Yorkshire at Play: A Pictorial History of Yorkshire Sport and Pastimes
(Hendon Publishing, 1989).
Paperback. Good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A10610
Keywords: 0860671259, Yorkshire, Victorian, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, history, amusements, sport, leisure, pastimes, holidays, theatres, playhouses, sports
Price £5.00.
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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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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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Horn, Pamela.
The Victorian Country Child:
(Kineton/The Roundwood Press, 1974).
Hardback. Covers slightly soiled, marginal pencil annotation not affecting legbility, otherwise very good. xvi + 244pp. Order No. NSBK-C11001
Keywords: 0900093307, women, woman, gender, 1920s, twentieth century, 20th, Britain, British, England, English, history, fashion, Great War, social elite, middle class, wives, daughters, women and work, women's work, leisure, maternal, mothers, motherhood, mortality, countryside, professions, Victorian
Price £9.00.
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Wohlcke, Anne.
The 'Perpetual Fair': Gender, Disorder and Urban Amusement in Eighteenth-century London
(MUP, 2014).
Gender in History Series. Hardback. Very good+. x + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-C15578
Keywords: 9780719090912, entertainment, urban, amusement, gender, morality, immorality, history, leisure, London, fairs, eighteenth century, 18th, Empire, imperialism
Price £40.00.
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Sackett, Terence.
British Life a Century Ago: Images from the Francis Frith Collection
(Frith Book Co, rpt, 2001).
Paperback. Very good. 137pp. Order No. NSBK-A13972
Keywords: 1859372139, Francis Firth collection, photography, photograph, images, image, pictures, social history, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, work, shops, recreation, leisure, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, Edwardian
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English Tourist Board, Planning and Research Services Branch.
Scarborough District Tourism Study:
(English Tourist Board, 1981).
With statistical diagrams. Ringbound booklet. Ex library with minimal library stamps and stickers, otherwise good. 59pp. Order No. NSBK-A8355
Keywords: Scarborough, tourists, Yorkshire, tourism, history, coast, Yorkshire coast, leisure, holidays, holiday, social history, Britain, British, England, English, towns, English Tourist Board
Price £6.00.
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Anon, .
The Journal of the National Playing Fields Association:
(Nat Play Fields Assoc., Jan. 1933).
Includes an editorial entitled, "The Right Use of Leisure". Paperback. Covers browned, otherwise very good. xiii + 104pp. Order No. NSBK-A3053
Keywords: leisure, playing fields, green fields, sport, recreation, recreation ground, space, National Playing Fields Association, sports, history
Price £2.50.
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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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Hindley, Charles.
The Book of Ready-Made Speeches:
(George Routledge, rpt, n.d).
Late Victorian. Contains speeches on special subjects including: naval, military, ecclesiastical, parliamentary, sporting, weddings, birthdays, education, fine arts, railway, electioneering. Hardback. Original red boards darkened & spine worn, 3 pages slightly torn, otherwise good though lacking fly leaf. 191pp. Order No. NSBK-A3155
Keywords: Victorian, speeches, speechmaking, railway, education, ecclesiastical, naval, military, leisure and entertainment, birthday, wedding, parliamentary, Britain, England, British, English, history, oration, etiquette, advice books
Price £9.00.
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