Mayhew, Henry.
The Morning Chronicle Survey of Labour and the Poor: The Metropolitan Districts. Volume 2
(Caliban Books, 1981).
Paperback. Spine a little browned. A few light marks to card covers, otherwise very good. 335pp. Order No. NSBK-A13115
Keywords: 0904573214, Victorian, 1840s, forties, 19th century, nineteenth century, labour, poor, poverty, Henry Mayhew, social surveys, social investigations, sanitation, oral history, wages, sweated labour, poor law, employment, hucksters, alcohol, drinking, housing, coal, pawn-broking, tailoring, pubs, publicans, public houses, London
Price £19.95.
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Cundall, H. M.
The Life and Work of Birket Foster:
(Bracken Books, 1986 rpt of 1906 edit.).
Illustrated. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xx + 216pp. Order No. NSBK-A3320
Keywords: 1851700331, Birket Foster, art, artist, painter, biography, Myles Birket Foster, Quaker, North Shields, Northumberland, London, Ebenezer Landells, engraving, edmund Evans, Victorian, watercolour, watercolorist
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Marillier, H. C.
The Tapestries at Hampton Court Palace:
(HMSO, revised, 1962).
31 pages of text plus 29 b/w plates. Paperback. Ex library, with usual library stamps and markings, some wear to edges, and creasing to covers. A good working copy. 31pp + 29 b/w platespp. Order No. NSBK-A15810
Keywords: B0000CLJY9, Hampton Court Palace, tapestry, London, history, needlework, royalty, royals
Price £20.00.
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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
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Lovett, Richard.
James Chalmers: His Autobiography and Letters
(The Religious Tract Society, fourth edit., 1903).
With two maps and eight portraits and illustrations. Hardback. Edges slightly worn, corners and spine ends bent, small splash on front board, otherwise good. 511pp. Order No. NSBK-A5754
Keywords: B00087LEZ0, James Chalmers, autobiography, autobiographies, life history, life histories, autobiographical, Richard Lovett, Christian, Christianity, religion, religious, missionary, missionaries, missions, Rarotonga, New Guinea, Hervey Group, Suau, Namau, London Missionary Society, cannibals, canniblism, Motumoto, Dopima, the Fly River, Victorian, nineteenth century
Price £10.00.
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Mayhew, Henry.
Mayhew's Characters:
(Spring Books, 1967).
Edited with a note on the English character by Peter Quennell. Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper which is rather torn and tatty at edges. xix + 360pp. Order No. NSBK-A5010
Keywords: B0000CNF5P, Henry Mayhew, nineteenth century, Victorian, povery, poor, London, oral history, Britain, British, England, english, interviews, people, popular, working-class, working class, work, labor, labour, mayhew's characters, mayhew's, mayhew, characters
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Keating, P.J., ed.
Working-class Stories of the 1890s:
(RKP, rpt, 1975).
Paperback. Creases to front cover, otherwise good. xvii + 157pp. Order No. NSBK-A450
Keywords: 0710082576, working-class stories, fiction, 1890s, East End, London, literature, Victorian, class, England, English, Britain, British
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The National Gallery, .
The National Gallery: January 1955-June 1956
(Trustees of the National Gallery, 1956).
Paperback. Small creases to cover, otherwise very good+. 105pp. Order No. NSBK-A11174
Keywords: B000HBZT4Y, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, National Gallery, art, artists, painters, paintings, exhibitions, London
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Wyld, Andrew.
English Watercolours, Drawings and Oil Paintings: From Gainsborough to Turner
(Ditchling Press Ltd, 1985).
Paintings exhibited 14-31 May 1985 in the New Gallery at 17 Clifford Street, London. Exhibition Catalogue. Covers soiled, but internally very good. pp. Order No. NSBK-A10619
Keywords: paintings, painters, art, artists, twentieth century, Victorian, Gainsborough, Turner, New Gallery, 17 Clifford Street, London, exhibition catalogues, watercolours, drawings, oil paintings, Andrew Wyld, Britain, British, England, English
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Whyte, A. Gowans.
The Story of the R.P.A., 1899-1949:
(Watts & Co., 1949).
Hardback. Moulding to boards, a good reading copy in slightly browned & chipped dustwrapper. 105pp. Order No. NSBK-A4495
Keywords: B0006DAC5E, R.P. A., Rationalist Press Association, A. Gowans Whyte, Rationalists, Rationalism, intellectual freedom, London, Britain, British, England, English, history, freethought, Charles Albert Watts, twentieth century, Edwardian, nineteenth century, organistaions, associations, media
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