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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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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Magic Poster Greeting Cards, .
An Assorted Selection of 10 Attractive Magic Poster Greetings Cards: Pack 1:
(Portrayer Publishers, 2004).
Ten historical magicians' promotional posters, reproduced for the first time ever as ten attractive, colourful greeting cards. Individually wrapped in cellophane, and each with its own white envelope. Each card measures 6 inches x 4 inches, and has a plain interior, for your own message for any occasion. The selection includes: 4 X Harry Kellar, 2 X Howard Thurston, 1 X Newmann Spirit Mysteries, 1 X Hardeen, 1 X Kar-mi and 1 X Harry Blackstone Sr. Highly collectable. Greeting Cards. Fine, in cellophane wrappers. pp. Order No. NSBK-F7654
Keywords: B001F2XY6Y, magic, poster, posters, magic posters, magician, magician's, magicians, magic poster, magic posters, greetings, greeting card, greeting cards, greeting, historic, history, historical, magics, magically, card, cards, posters, poster, vaudeville, old time, show, shows, Kellar, Harry Kellar, Houdini, Hardeen, Thurston, Howard Thurston, Karmi, Kar mi, Kar-mi, Newmann, spirit, mysteries, master magician, master, spirits, spirit, seances, old time, leisure, entertainment, mystery, maskelyne, devant, david devant, conjuring, conjurors, conjure, conjurings, history of magic, magical history, magic school, stage, drama, entertain, ephemera, collector, collecting, collectors, collected, history, hobbies, hobby, images, art, representations, representation, vintage, 19th century, nineteenth century, Harry Blackstone, Blackstone, senior, junior, victorian, 20th century, twentieth century, modern, imagery, images, pictures, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, magic cards, magiccards, art, artwork, Christmas gifts
Price £9.99.
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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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Shewell-Cooper, W. E.
The Royal Gardeners: King George VI and His Queen
(Cassell & Cooper, 1952).
With five colour plates and forty-eight pages of half-tone illustrations. Hardback. Good in torn/ worn/soiled dustwrapper. xiii + 66pp. Order No. NSBK-A5670
Keywords: B0000CIDVJ, royalty, monarchs, kings, queens, George VI, gardeners, garden, horticulture, gardens, flowers, horticulturalists, twentieth century, leisure, Windsors
Price £8.00.
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Rogers, Jean Scott.
Stage by Stage: the Making of the Theatre Museum
(HMSO, 1985).
Paperback. Very good. xvi + 72pp. Order No. NSBK-A7098
Keywords: 011290419X, theatres, theatre, theater, drama, dramatic, stage, The Theatre Museum, actors, actresses, acting, Britain, British, England, English, performances, history, leisure, entertainment
Price £6.00.
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Mangan, J. A. and Park, Roberta J., eds.
From 'Fair Sex' to Feminism: Sport and the Socialization of Women in the Industrial and Post-Industrial Eras
(Frank Cass, 1987).
Hardback. With newspaper article / letter pasted to endpapers, otherwise very good in slightly faded, slightly creased dustwrapper. 312pp. Order No. NSBK-C15609
Keywords: 9780714632889, women, sports, sport, history, feminism, biology, leisure, entertainment
Price £28.95.
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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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Roberts, Elizabeth.
A Woman's Place: an Oral History of Working-Class Women, 1890-1940
(Blackwell, reissue, 1985).
Paperback. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. vii + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-C4152
Keywords: 0631147543, oral history, Elizabeth Roberts, Lancaster, Barrow, Preston, working class, working classes, family, marriage, work, leisure, motherhood, mothers, neighbourhood, North West, Northern, England, British, Britain, English, Victorian, nineteenth century, twentieth century, Edwardian
Price £13.99.
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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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