Warner, Marina.
Joan of Arc: The Image of Female Heroism
(Weidenfeld & Nicholson, rpt, 1983).
Paperback. Covers creased, corners of rear pages browned and waterstained, otherwise a good working copy. 346pp. Order No. NSBK-C9990
Keywords: medieval, mediaeval, middle ages, Joan of Arc, heroines, French, France, prophets, harlots, martyrs, Catholic, Catholicism, women, woman, women's history, Rouen, fifteenth century, national, mascots
Price £6.00.
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Wojtczak, Helena.
Mary Raleigh Richardson: The Suffragette Arsonist Who Slashed the Rokeby Venus
(Hastings Press, 2025).
Signed by the author. This first book-length biography of the militant suffragette Mary Raleigh Richardson reveals for the first time her true identity, ancestry, childhood and education, as well as her surprising - and exciting - international travels before she became embroiled in the suffrage struggle. During her time as a militant Mary was arrested nine times. Prepared to die for the cause, she adopted the hunger strike each time she was imprisoned, and was forcibly fed countless times. Her hunger strike medal boasted more bars than that of any other suffragette - something of which she remained proud for the rest of her life. Her most infamous deed was to use a cheap meat cleaver to inflict several gashes into Velasquez's Rokeby Venus, a world-famous and priceless painting. In a lesser-known and yet equally sensational attack she burned down a historic mansion near Hampton Court. During the war she continued to work for the vote, allying herself with both Sylvia Pankhurst's ELFS and the United Suffragists. Having joined the Labour Party she twice stood for Parliament, and in 1933 was briefly a member of Mosley's British Union of Fascists. Finding it did not align with her values she returned to socialism for the rest of her life. In retirement she penned Laugh a Defiance, a memoir of her suffrage days. The work is essential reading for suffrage scholars and those keen to explore the lives of the individual personalities within the militant movement. Paperback. Fine. 320pp. Order No. NSBK-C15912
Keywords: 9781904109600, signed by the author, suffragettes, Votes for Women, biography, biographies, social history, women's history, Mary Raleigh Richardson, hunger strikes, militancy,suffragette, Canada, Canadian politics, arson, militant
Price £18.00.
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Alden, Carella.
From Early American Paintbrushes: Colony to New Nation
(Parents' Magazine Press, 1971).
Illustrated. Based on the production from Yankee Paintbrushes, presented in the art Entertainment series for young people at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hardback. Covers soiled, otherwise good. 64pp. Order No. NSBK-A10076
Keywords: 0819304778, colony, colonies, American, USA, United States, US, painters, paintings, art, artists, colony, colonies
Price £3.00.
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Hall, Nicholas.
Clematis: And Other Climbing Plants
(Aura Books, 1996).
Practical Advice on Growing Clematis and Other Flowering Plants. Step by Step Garden Guides. Paperback. Small sticker mark to front cover, otherwise a very good, clean, bright copy. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-J12232
Keywords: 0947793178, clematis, horticulture, horticulturalists, plants, gardens, gardening, flowers, growing, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Faulks, Sebastian.
The Fatal Englishman: Three Short Lives
(Vintage, 1997).
Paperback. Covers slightly worn, otherwise good. xiv + 314pp. Order No. NSBK-A10174
Keywords: 0099518015, English, England, Englishman, Englishmen, Sebastian Faulks, literature, Christopher Wood, Richard Hillary, Jeremy Wolfenden
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Baker, Michael H.
Railways to the Coast: Britain's Seaside Lines Past and Present
(Patrick Stephens Limited, 1990).
Hardback. Very good in slightly edgeworn dustwrapper. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A12053
Keywords: 1852600586, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, transport, trains, railways, rail, seaside, coasts, coastal, lines, tracks
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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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Pack of 10 Suffragette Greetings Cards, .
Votes for Women: Wanted Everywhere
(Portrayer Publishers, 2009).
Pack of 10 greetings cards (all featuring the same design). Card measurements are 6 inches high by 4 inches wide and each card is complete with cellophane wrapper and envelope. Blank interiors for your own message or for any occasion. The image is taken from an attractive suffragette poster advertising "Votes for Women", the Pethick-Lawrence edited newspaper, founded in October 1907. The colours are green, grey, purple and white and the image depicts a suffragette in contemporary dress standing in a field and holding aloft a copy of the newspaper. Brand new, fine. pp. Order No. NSBK-C14450
Keywords: suffrage, suffragette, suffragist, women's rights, Votes for Women, women and politics, women's politics, politics, Britain, British, England, English, history, greeting card, greeting cards, cards, suffragette images, suffragettes, propaganda, envelopes, suffrage imagery, card, picture, pictures, cartoons, art, artist, artists, suffragette art, art, arts, artistry, illustration, illustrations, twentieth century, 20th century, twentieth centuries, portrayer, portrayer publishers, suffragette greetings cards, greetings card, Christmas gifts, suffragette ephemera, new
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Sislian, Jack, ed.
Representative Sadleriana: Sir Michael Sadler (1861-1943) on English, French, German and American Schools and Society - A Perennial Reader for Academics and the General Public
(Nova Science, 2004).
Hardback. Light soiling to boards, otherwise very good, bright. xiv + 311pp. Order No. NSBK-A13404
Keywords: 1590339894, schools, schooling, education, educational, teachers, teaching, pupils, students, English, British, Britain, England, French, France, German, America, USA, Germany, American, Sir Michael Sadler, history, comparative education, training
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Tobias, J. J.
Nineteenth-Century Crime: Prevention and Punishment
(David and Charles, 1972).
Paperback. Very good. 183pp. Order No. NSBK-A13927
Keywords: 0715357093, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, crime, criminals, law and order, police, policing, punishment
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