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 £38.00.
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Warner, Oliver.
Captain Marryat: a Rediscovery
(Constable, 1953).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library markings. A little bubbling and splashing to boards, otherwise a good solid copy. 210pp. Order No. NSBK-A14335
Keywords: B0018GUYPG, Captain Frederick Marryat, ships, shipping, history, sailing, 19th century, nineteenth century, seas, maritime
Price £18.00.
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Tomkinson, E. M.
Sarah Robinson, Agnes Weston and Mrs Meredith: World's Workers
(Cassell, 1887).
Hardback. Boards rubbed espec at edges, otherwise good+ with decorated boards. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A15534
Keywords: B0008A3WA2, biography, biographies, self-history, self-histories, Sarah Robinson, Agnes Weston, Mrs Meredith, Britain, British, England, English
Price £25.00.
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Brooke, Stopford A., ed.
Life and Letters of Fred W. Robertson: Incumbent of Trinity Chapel, Brighton, 1847-53
(Henry S. King, rpt (People's Edit), 1874).
Hardback. Corners fraying, overall scuffing, internal splitting at spine, otherwise internally good. xxiv + 351pp. Order No. NSBK-A1595
Keywords: B001F86Y2O, Fred W. Robertson, Trinity Chapel, Brighton, Sussex, letters, Victorian, Britain, British, England, English, history, religion, cleric, clerical
Price £7.00.
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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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Barker, A.J.
Redcoats:
(Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976).
Hardback. Page edges slightly foxed, otherwise very good in torn dustwrapper. 156pp. Order No. NSBK-A4113
Keywords: 0860330079, America, American, Redcoats, military history, social history, eighteenth century
Price £2.00.
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Olivier, Edith.
Four Victorian Ladies of Wiltshire: with an Essay on those Leisured Ladies
(Fab. & Fab., mcmxlv).
Hardback. With newspaper articles pasted onto fly leaf & some waviness to front endpapers, cloth lightly soiled, o/w good. 101pp. Order No. NSBK-C375
Keywords: Wiltshire, Victorian ladies, women's history, Britain, England, English, British, Annie Moberly, Mrs Alfred Morrison, Barbara, nineteenth century Townsend, Mrs Percy Wyndham, leisure, biography
Price £5.00.
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Coyle, Angela.
Redundant Women:
(The Women's Press, 1984).
Paperback. Yellowing to spine area, otherwise good+. 154pp. Order No. NSBK-C10208
Keywords: 0704339234, women, woman, women's studies, jobs, wages, employment, employers, employees, careers, statistics, feminists, feminism, factory, factories, Yorkshire, redundancies, redundant, pay
Price £3.00.
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Donaldson, Frances.
Freddy Lonsdale:
(William Heinemann, 1957).
Hardback. Covers soiled and spine ends bumped. xlv+ 257pp. Order No. NSBK-A11959
Keywords: B0006DAJK2, Freddy Lonsdale, theatres, stage, plays, drama, literature, literary, actors, actresses, playwrights, writers, dramatic, theatrical, biography, biographies, biographical, lives, life, life histories, life history
Price £9.00.
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Davis-Mesman, Ellen.
The Colourful Palette of Alfred Krenz:
(Ellen Davis-Mesman, Tien Wah Press, 1998).
Hardback. New book, fine in dustwrapper. 90pp. Order No. NSBK-A5023
Keywords: 0620226382, art, artists, paintings, South Africa, South African, history, twentieth century, Ellen Davis-Mesman, Alfred Krenz, art criticism, artwork, Krenz paintings, Cape, drawings, cubism, cubists, still life, portraits, biography, biographies, cultural, Cape Town, Krenz School of Art, modern painters, landscapes, art work
Price £50.00.
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