Lillington, Kenneth, ed.
For Better For Worse: an Anthology of Courtship and Marriage
(Angus & Robertson, 1979).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. 157pp. Order No. NSBK-C3428
Keywords: 0207958262, courtship, marriage, social history, anthology, poems, prose, engagement, betrothal, literature, extracts, marital relations, weddings
Price £6.00.
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Suffragette Poster, .
The Cat and Mouse Act: Passed by the Liberal Government
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007).
Reproduction British suffragette poster. "The Liberal Cat. Electors Vote Against Him. Keep the Liberal Out!" Image shows a fierce cat holding a WSPU suffragette in his mouth. Printed on premium paper (300 GSM gloss art). Size of the paper is 450mm x 320mm and image is approx 435mm x 305mm. Poster. Brand new, fine. pp. Order No. NSBK-C12966
Keywords: B001F15OMW, suffragettes, suffragette, Cat and Mouse Act, Liberal Government, liberals, liberal, parliament, woman suffrage, women's suffrage, politics, Portrayer Publishers, suffragette imagery, images, posters, poster, WSPU, women's social and political union, campaign, hunger strikes, hunger strike, prints, print, suffragette posters, new design
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Pearson, R.A.
The Guardian Book of the Welfare State:
(Wildwood House, 1988).
Hardback. Very good in slightly edge-worn dustwrapper. xiv + 267pp. Order No. NSBK-A7656
Keywords: 0704530848, 20th, twentieth century, welfare state, social history, social welfare, poor, poverty, Britain, British, England, English, twentieth century, debates, housing, education, health, social security, health, post-war, post war
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John, Angela V.
The Actors' Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others
(Parthian, 2015).
Hardback. Fine in dustwrapper. xvi + 205pp. Order No. NSBK-D15434
Keywords: 9781910409947, Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Sheen, Port Talbot, history, acting, drama, actors, Wales, Welsh, dramatic, social history
Price £22.00.
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Kaye, Michael.
Child Welfare Outside the School:
(Oliver and Boyd, 1937).
Hardback. Some brown soiling to cloth and rubbing to edges, otherwise good. viii + 245pp. Order No. NSBK-A13584
Keywords: B00112B870, inter-war, inter war, child welfare, social welfare, home, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, housing, family, poverty, social history, health, employment, unemployment, leisure, delinquency, slums, slum, fitness, children
Price £11.99.
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Stodart, M.A.
Every Day Duties: in Letters to a Young Lady
(Photocopy only of R.B. Seeley edition, 1840).
Hardback. Library photocopy only, not an original. In good, sturdy, maroon library binding, a little scuffed at the back. xiii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A13755
Keywords: B0008CKDZC, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, femininity, feminine, advice books, prayer, women's history, religion, private sphere, domesticity, politeness, manners, home, Sabbath, household, servants, social history, etiquette, religious
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Glass, D.V.
Numbering the People: the Eighteenth-Century Population Controversy and the Development of Census and Vital Statistics in Britain
(Saxon House, 1973).
Hardback. Blue cloth faded and lightly soiled, page edges lightly soiled, otherwise good. 205pp. Order No. NSBK-A1757
Keywords: 0347002005, population, social history, controversy, eighteenth century, demography, census, eighteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, mortality, fertility, births, deaths
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Barnett, Henrietta.
Canon Barnett: His Life, Work and Friends
(John Murray, 1918).
With newspaper articles pasted to endpapers, plus a typed and signed letter by Henrietta Barnett. Complete in two volumes. Hardbacks. Minor yellow highlighting, lacking spine covers.Good working copies, vol I firm; vol II firm also though with splitting inside at spine. xxiv + 302; xii + 415pp. Order No. NSBK-A15635
Keywords: Henrietta Barnett, Canon Barnett, Samuel Augustus Barnett, housing, social conditions, Octavia Hill, Britain, British, England, English, nineteenth century, Victorian, Edwardian, biography, biographies, social reform, philanthropy, Toynbee, state relief, social problems, poverty
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Waugh, Thomas.
The Clarion or the Bible:
(Charles H. Kelly, 2nd edit., n.d.).
In this scarce period source, Thomas Waugh attacks the Clarion Movement and in particular Robert Blatchford himself, whom he describes as "The Infidel". In the name of "Christian workers who have in the past sympathised with pure socialism", Waugh sets out to win back the hearts and minds of working men "whom 'The Clarion' has hit". Hardback. Small, some ink scorings on pg edges & 1st page of chapter 1 only, otherwise very good with gilt decorated boards. 136pp. Order No. NSBK-A5246
Keywords: B0008BTIQS, Clarion Club, Clarion Clubs, history, social history, bible, religious, scripture, temperance, socialism, socialist, socialists, Britain, British, England, English, Clarion Movement, socialist movements, Robert Blatchford, religion, Thomas Waugh, Rev Thomas Waugh, workers, working classes, Christian, Christian socialism, Christians, Christian socialists, infidelity, atheism
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Berry, Mary Frances.
Why ERA Failed: Politics, Women's Rights, and the Amending Process of the Constitution
(Indiana UP, 1986).
Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps and stickers, otherwise good+ in dw. ix + 142pp. Order No. NSBK-C6126
Keywords: 0253365376, ERA, women's rights, politics, USA, America, American, USA, United States, women's history, women's movement, Constitution, suffrage, social reform, congress, Equal Rights Amendment, black history, Civil rights, child labour, labor, woman suffrage
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