Hall, Michael.
Leaving Home: A Conducted Tour of Twentieth-Century Music with Simon Rattle
(faber and faber, 1996).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, otherwise a good bright copy in dustwrapper. 288pp. Order No. NSBK-A11708
Keywords: 0571178774, Simon Rattle, Michael Hall, music, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, twentieth century, 20th
Price £8.00.
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Punch and Judy Poster, Reproduction of a Rare 1880 Image.
The True Story of Punch and Judy: Royal Polytechnic. New Entertainment by Damer Cape. Humourous, Musical, Pictorial, Tragical, Comical. New Views by A. Mayhew & J. Green. New Music, by Edouard Frewin & Alfred Lee. New songs by Damer Cape & New Effects by the Institution. Twice Daily
(Portrayer Publishers, 2007 reproduction of 1880 poster).
A reproduction of an attractive poster which promoted a Punch and Judy show at the Royal Polytechnic, Westminster, London, England in 1880. PAPER: A3 sized = 297mm x 420mm or 11.7 inches x 16.5 inches. IMAGE: 250mm x 400mm or 10 inches x 16 inches [approx]. 100 GMS matte poster paper, coated and treated. In full glossy colour: brownish-red, white and black. The online image is lessened in quality for speedy loading and watermarked to deter image theft. Fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-A13093
Keywords: Victorian, Punch and Judy, Punch & Judy, entertainment, leisure, posters, poster, reproductions, Portrayer Publishers, nineteenth century, London, 19th century, Britain, British, England, English, social history, magic, Punch and Judy shows, ventriloquists, ventriloquism, theatre, English theatre, music halls, puppets, puppetry, hand puppets, Damer Cape, Edouard Frewin, Alfred Lee
Price £7.00.
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Cunningham, Hugh.
Leisure in the Industrial Revolution c. 1780-c. 1880:
(Croom Helm, 1980).
Scarce. Inscribed by the author. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 222pp. Order No. NSBK-A7237
Keywords: 085664398X, leisure, class, recreation, Victorian, working men's club, entertainment, music halls, Britain, British, England, English, history, working class, middle class, working classes, middle classes, nineteenth century, hobbies, social control, pastimes, music hall, class, social, society, classes, class system, 19th century, social history, London, horse-racing, horse racing, holiday, holidays, drinking, drinker, drinkers, Whitsun, Whitsuntide, theatre, Sunday, Sabbath, publican, pubs, publicans, public houses, fair, fairs, fayre, fayres, football, game, games, bull-baiting, bull baiting
Price £42.95.
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Fisher, David.
The War Magician: How Jasper Maskelyne and his Magic Gang Altered the Course of World War II
(Coward McCann, New York, 1983).
Britain's most bizarre secret weapon of WWII - he made the Suez canal disappear. Became an assassination target of Hitler's regime during WWII. A very scarce title. Hardback. Slight bumping to corners, otherwise very good in chipped, slightly discoloured, slightly worn dustwrapper. First Edition in 315pp. Order No. NSBK-A4731
Keywords: 0698111400, magic, conjuring, maskelyne, illusions, music hall, theatre, David Devant, jasper, Neville, war, Hitler, illusion, conjurer, warfare, war, magic gang, magician, magicians, magical, illusionist, jasper maskelyne, illusionists, Second World War, great britain, great british, england, english, war magician, history, david fisher, egyptian hall, illusions, deceptions, deception, deceptionist, deceptionists, decept, deceptive, deceptor, world war, wartime, war magician, magic gang, history, magic history, conjurers, conjured, J.N Maskelyne, white magic, World War II, World War Two, Inter-war, Interwar, Inter war
Price £53.00.
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Foster, Andy and Furst, Steve.
Radio Comedy, 1938 - 68:
(Virgin, 1996).
Paperback. Light crease to spine, otherwise very good. 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A14435
Keywords: 086369960X, radio, media, comedy, humour, history, comedians, music halls, BBC
Price £5.99.
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Hall, Radclyffe.
Adam's Breed:
(Falcon Press, rpt, 1949).
Hardback. Very in edge-worn, slightly faded dustwrapper. 384pp. Order No. NSBK-C2331
Keywords: B000QRH98S, Radclyffe Hall, novels, novelists, fiction, lesbians, lesbianism, literature, women writers, twentieth century, lesbian, Adam's Breed
Price £7.00.
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Hall, Radclyffe.
The Well of Loneliness:
(Virago, rpt, 2001).
Paperback. New book, fine. 447pp. Order No. NSBK-C1298
Keywords: 0860682544, lesbian, novels, scandal, Radclyffe Hall, women writers, lesbians, lesbianism, Virago
Price £6.00.
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Norris, Samuel.
Two Men of Manxland: Hall Caine (Novelist) and T. E. Brown (Poet)
(The Norris Modern Press, rpt., 1948).
Hardback. Spine neds slightly bumped, otherwise good in dustwrapper. xvi + 342pp. Order No. NSBK-A12890
Keywords: B0007JIZMY, manx, Isle of Man, men, man, islands, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, T. E. Brown, poets, poetry, poems, novels, literature, literary, novelists, fiction, writers, writing, authors, Hall Caine
Price £28.00.
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Murray, Rosemary.
New Hall, 1954-1972: The Making of a College
(Cambridge Univ Library, 1980).
Paperback. Newspaper pasted to inside front cover, otherwise very good. 67pp. Order No. NSBK-A13742
Keywords: 0950710806, New Hall, higher education, education, educational, university, universities, colleges, academia, academe, Oxbridge, Cambridge, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £22.00.
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Souhami, Diana.
The Trials of Radclyffe Hall:
(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998).
Hardback. Fine in dustwrapper. xiii + 418pp. Order No. NSBK-C3560
Keywords: 0297818252, Radclyffe Hall, biography, lesbian, lesbianism, women novelists, women writers
Price £3.00.
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