Wilks, Mike.
The Ultimate Noah's Ark:
(Michal Joseph, 1993).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. n.pp. Order No. NSBK-A6531
Keywords: 0718135962, leisure, entertainment, childhood, children, kids, animals, beasts, Noah's Ark, play, twentieth century, puzzles, art, artists, pictures, paintings, Mike Wilks
Price £8.00.
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Walton, John K. & Walvin, James, eds.
Leisure in Britain, 1780-1939:
(MUP, 1983).
Out-of-print. Very scarce. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good+ in slightly faded, slightly creased dustwrapper. 241pp. Order No. NSBK-A2320
Keywords: 071900912X, leisure, entertainment, social history, recreation, Victorian, nineteenth century, eighteenth century, twentieth century, England, English, Britain, British, hobbies, working class, working classes, middle class, middle classes, class, John Walton, Jim Walvin, James Walvin, Walton, Leisure in Britain
Price £32.00.
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Walvin, James.
Leisure and Society, 1830 - 1950:
(Longman, 1978).
Paperback. Good. ix + 181pp. Order No. NSBK-A9631
Keywords: 9780582486829, Victorian, leisure, society, nineteenth century, 19th, twentieth, 20th, railways, trains, seaside, sports, music, treats, games, entertainment
Price £24.99.
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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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Hollett, David.
The Pioneer Ramblers, 1850 - 1940:
(Ramblers' Association, North Wales Area, 2002).
Foreword by Nick Barrett. Paperback. New book, fine. 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A6867
Keywords: 1901184544, Victorian, nineteenth century, history, social history, socialism, socialist, socialists, utopian, utopias, utopia, Robert Blatchford, Clarion Club, Clarion Movement, Clarion, Clarion Newspaper, Clarion Clubs, Clarion Fellowship, rambling clubs, ramblers, rambling club, exercise, hobbies, entertainment, working class, working classes, Britain, British, England, English, nature, natural, rambling, countryside, rambles, country, rural, North Wales Ramblers' Association, Ramblers' Association, Ramblers' Clubs, Duke of Atholl, walking, walkers, Access, access, open spaces, commons, tramping, recreation, Clarion Ramblers, pedestrians, trespassers, trespass, holidays, holiday, FHA, Friendship Holidays Association, Holiday Fellowship, hiking, long distance walking, youth hostels, youth hostelling, Edwardian, twentieth century, Commons Preservation Society
Price £9.00.
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Ladurie, Emmanuel Le Roy.
Carnival in Romans: a People's Uprising at Romans, 1579-1580
(Scolar Press, rpt, 1980).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled, slightly worn dustwrapper. xx + 426pp. Order No. NSBK-B1358
Keywords: 0859675912, carnival, Romans, Early Modern History, history, Annales, popular ceremony, culture, entertainment
Price £8.00.
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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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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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