Hardwick, J. M. D.
Emigrant in Motley: The Journey of Charles and Ellen Kean in Quest of a Theatrical Fortune in Australia and America, as Told in Their Hitherto Unpublished Letters
(Rockcliff, 1954).
Hardback. Cloth faded and marked (slightly grubby), internally good. 260pp. Order No. NSBK-A3912
Keywords: B0000CJ0TP, Charles Kean, Ellen Kean, letters, stage, theatre, drama, theatrical, actress, actor, America, United States, Australia, emigration, emigrant, Victorian, nineteenth century, history
Price £5.00.
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Adair, Ian.
Conjuring as a Craft:
(David and Charles, 1970).
Hardback. Very good in slightly stained, slightly soiled dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A8971
Keywords: 0715347977, magic, magicians, craft, conjuring, conjurors, entertainment, illusion, sleight of hand, sleight, sleights, illusions, props, patter, magician, tricks, magic tricks, Ian Adair, magic trick, hobby, hobbies, magic shows, magic cards, stage magic, stage magic, decks, deck, vanishing tricks, 1970s, seventies
Price £4.00.
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Tomalin, Claire.
Mrs Jordan's Profession: The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King
(Penguin, rpt., 1995).
Paperback. Spine creased, otherwise very good. xx + 422pp. Order No. NSBK-C10026
Keywords: 0140159231, actresses, actress, actors, drama, theatres, theatrical, Mrs Jordan, women's history, plays, stage, William IV, Dora Jordan, eighteenth, nineteenth, century, courts, royalty, monarchs, monarchy, kings, Britain, British, England, English, biography, biographies, woman, biographical, lives, life history, life histories
Price £3.99.
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Guinness, Alec.
My Name Escapes Me: The Diary of a Retiring Actor
(Hamish Hamilton, 1996).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise good in slightly creased dustwrapper. x + 214pp. Order No. NSBK-A9009
Keywords: 0241136679, actors, acor, Alec Guiness, autobiography, life, life history, lives, life histories, theatre, stage, twentieth century, Britain, British, history, England, English
Price £6.00.
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Kemp, T.C.
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre: The Playhouse and the Man
(Cornish Brothers Limited, 1944).
Witha foreword by Sir Barry Jackson. Hardback. Covers soiled, otherwise good+. viii + 151pp. Order No. NSBK-A13474
Keywords: B0000EEHHR, Birmingham, Repertory Theatre, theatres, stage, plays, drama, literature, literary, actors, actresses, playwrights, writers, dramatic, theatrical
Price £11.00.
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Gilbert, W. Stephen.
Fight and Kick and Bite: The Life and Work of Dennis Potter
(Hodder & Stoughton, 1995).
Illustrated with black and white photographs. Hardback. Near fine in dustwrapper. xvi + 382pp. Order No. NSBK-A10136
Keywords: 0340640472, Dennis Potter, life, lives, playwrights, stage, theatres, literature, twentieth century, 20th, dramatists, writers, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £5.00.
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Bird, Anthony.
Roads and Vehicles:
(Arrow Books, rpt., 1973).
Paperback. Pages a little browned and spine creased, otherwise good. ix + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-A7530
Keywords: 0099078104, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th, 18th, roads, transport, hansom cabs, broughams, Victorias, Tiburys, omnibuses, gigs, traps, curricles, mail coaches, stage coaches, steam coaches, railways, horses, archaeology, pony and trap
Price £4.00.
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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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Booth, Michael R.
Prefaces to English Nineteenth-Century Theatre:
(MUP, rpt, 1980).
Paperback. Very good. xii + 231pp. Order No. NSBK-A4993
Keywords: 0719008239, prefaces, drama, dramatic, theatre, stage, acting, actors, actresses, nineteenth century, Victorian, history, plays, tragedy, theatrical, comedy, comedies, farces, pantomimes, burlesques, extravaganzas, thesp, thespian, thespians
Price £7.49.
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Noble, Peter.
British Theatre:
(British Yearbooks, 1946?).
Foreword by Laurence Olivier. Hardback. Corners rubbed, otherwise very good. 388pp. Order No. NSBK-A3887
Keywords: B0006D9566, theatre, stage, drama, dramatic, history, Britain, British, England, English, theater, blackout, twentieth century,
Price £8.00.
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