Capper, W. Bently, ed.
Licensed Houses and Their Management: A Practical Work for Hotel-Keepers, Innkeepers, Licensed Victuallers, Wine and Spirit Merchants, Off-Licence Holders, Club Secretaries, Club Stewards, Caterers, etc
(Caxton Publishing, revised, rpt, 1949).
In 3 volumes. Hardback. Corners rubbed & boards slightly marked, otherwise good. x + 250; vi + 271; vi + 322pp. Order No. NSBK-A3913
Keywords: B000HIEYG6, drink, alcohol, licensing, licensed, inn, off-licence, spirit merchant, club, pub, pubs, public houses, bars, leisure, entertainment, history, Britain, British, England, English
Price £22.00.
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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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Caunter, C. F.
The History and Development of Light Cars:
(HMSO, 1957).
Hardback. Cloth darkened. Ex library with minimal library markings. A good+ copy. viii + 120pp. Order No. NSBK-A14234
Keywords: B001AGA1RA, light cars, history, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, automobiles, leisure, tricars, cyclecars, minicars, minis, small cars, driving, engines, car design
Price £17.00.
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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
Price £9.00.
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Vamplew, Wray.
Pay Up and Play the Game: Professional Sport in Britain, 1875 - 1914
(CUP, 1988).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xix + 394pp. Order No. NSBK-A15201
Keywords: 9780521355971, leisure, sport, sporting, professional sport, history, cricket, football, soccer, recreation, Victorian, Edwardian
Price £25.00.
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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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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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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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Magic Poster Greeting Cards, .
Magic Poster Greeting Cards: Pack 2: Assorted Pack of 13 Historic Magic Posters Reproduced as Greetings Cards
(Portrayer Publishers, 2005).
The images are printed in vibrant lithographic colours by Portrayer Publishers. 13 greetings cards, individually wrapped in cellophane, and each with its own envelope. Each card measures 6 inches x 4 inches, and has a plain interior, for your own message for any occasion. The selection includes: from top left, moving left to right: Alexander: Crystal Seer; Thurston: The Great Magician; Forrest & Company: Man Of Many Mysteries; Houdini: King Of Cards; Newmann The Great: Show Of Wonders; David Devant: Bubbles; Maskelyne & Cookes: Mysteries. From bottom left, moving left to right: Thurston: World's Famous Magician; Thurston: Kellar's Successor; Kellar: Levitation; Kellar: Portrait; Kellar: Imps, Fairies Landscape Orientation; Hardeen, Brother Of Houdini: The Lyric Theatre Showbill. Highly collectable. (Please note that the sample electronic image, unlike the cards themselves, is watermarked with a Portrayer Publishers insignia and reduced in quality, to prevent image theft). Brand new, fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-F10730
Keywords: magic, poster, posters, magic posters, magician, magicians, magic poster, magic posters, greetings, greeting card, greeting cards, historic, history, historical, magics, magically, card, cards, posters, poster, old time, show, shows, Kellar, Harry Kellar, Houdini, Hardeen, Thurston, Howard Thurston, Newmann, spirit, mysteries, master magician, master, spirits, spirit, seances, leisure, entertainment, mystery, Maskelyne, Devant, David Devant, conjuring, conjurors, conjure, conjurings, history of magic, magical history, magic school, stage, drama, ephemera, collector, collecting, collectors, collected, history, hobbies, hobby, images, art, representations, representation, vintage, 19th century, nineteenth century,Victorian, 20th century, twentieth century, modern, imagery, images, pictures, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, magic cards, magiccards, art, artwork
Price £11.99.
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Down, Michael.
Archie: A Biography of A. C. MacLaren
(George Allen and Unwin, 1981).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled, slightly dented dustwrapper. xii + 193pp. Order No. NSBK-A5841
Keywords: 0047960566, biography, biographies, biographical, life history, life histories, Archie C. McLaren, cricket, cricketers, cricketing, sport, sportsmen, sportsman, A. C. MacLaren, Golden Age, entertainment, leisure, sporting heroes, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £5.00.
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