Wohlcke, Anne.
The 'Perpetual Fair': Gender, Disorder and Urban Amusement in Eighteenth-century London
(MUP, 2014).
Gender in History Series. Hardback. Very good+. x + 246pp. Order No. NSBK-C15578
Keywords: 9780719090912, entertainment, urban, amusement, gender, morality, immorality, history, leisure, London, fairs, eighteenth century, 18th, Empire, imperialism
Price £40.00.
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McKenna, Paul.
Superb Squash Audio CD: Sports Hypnosis
(Sony, 2001).
Audio CD. Brand new, fine in case. pp. Order No. NSBK-A14410
Keywords: B00002MVBC, Paul McKenna, squash, sports, sport, hypnosis, leisure, entertainment
Price £6.75.
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Wickham, Glynne.
Early English Stages, 1300 to 1660: Volume One: 1300 to 1576
(RKP, 1963).
Volume One: 1300 to 1576. Hardback. Ex library with minimal library stamps, otherwise good+ in worn, slightly loose, slightly creased dustwrapper. xliv + 428pp. Order No. NSBK-A14378
Keywords: B002A8TGAK, stage, stages, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, theatre, theatrical, miracle plays, pageant theatre, entertainment
Price £22.00.
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Pagan, Sylvette.
Face Painting and Fancy Dress:
(Aurum Press, 1987).
Paperback. Good. 48pp. Order No. NSBK-J12686
Keywords: 1854103318, art, artists, painters, paintings, face painting, fancy dress, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, twentieth century, 20th, children, child, entertainment
Price £8.00.
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Brereton, Geoffrey.
French Comic Drama from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century:
(Methuen, 1977).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, lacks fly leaf, otherwise good in slightly faded dustwrapper. x + 290pp. Order No. NSBK-A7244
Keywords: 0416782205, French, France, Europe, European, literature, comedy, comic, drama, entertainment, Renaissance, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth century, dramatists, playwrights, stages, theatres, history, farce, romantic, burlesque, bourgeois
Price £12.00.
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Hutchinson, Roger.
Empire Games: The British Invention of Twentieth-century Sport
(Mainstream Publishing, 1996).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A14201
Keywords: 1851588426, sport, leisure, entertainment, history, Empire, Britain, British, England, English, United Kingdom, UK, sports, football, rugby, tennis
Price £6.00.
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Magic Poster Greeting Cards, .
Magic Poster Greeting Cards: Pack 2: Assorted Pack of 13 Historic Magic Posters Reproduced as Greetings Cards
(Portrayer Publishers, 2005).
The images are printed in vibrant lithographic colours by Portrayer Publishers. 13 greetings cards, individually wrapped in cellophane, and each with its own envelope. Each card measures 6 inches x 4 inches, and has a plain interior, for your own message for any occasion. The selection includes: from top left, moving left to right: Alexander: Crystal Seer; Thurston: The Great Magician; Forrest & Company: Man Of Many Mysteries; Houdini: King Of Cards; Newmann The Great: Show Of Wonders; David Devant: Bubbles; Maskelyne & Cookes: Mysteries. From bottom left, moving left to right: Thurston: World's Famous Magician; Thurston: Kellar's Successor; Kellar: Levitation; Kellar: Portrait; Kellar: Imps, Fairies Landscape Orientation; Hardeen, Brother Of Houdini: The Lyric Theatre Showbill. Highly collectable. (Please note that the sample electronic image, unlike the cards themselves, is watermarked with a Portrayer Publishers insignia and reduced in quality, to prevent image theft). Brand new, fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-F10730
Keywords: magic, poster, posters, magic posters, magician, magicians, magic poster, magic posters, greetings, greeting card, greeting cards, historic, history, historical, magics, magically, card, cards, posters, poster, old time, show, shows, Kellar, Harry Kellar, Houdini, Hardeen, Thurston, Howard Thurston, Newmann, spirit, mysteries, master magician, master, spirits, spirit, seances, leisure, entertainment, mystery, Maskelyne, Devant, David Devant, conjuring, conjurors, conjure, conjurings, history of magic, magical history, magic school, stage, drama, ephemera, collector, collecting, collectors, collected, history, hobbies, hobby, images, art, representations, representation, vintage, 19th century, nineteenth century,Victorian, 20th century, twentieth century, modern, imagery, images, pictures, Portrayer, Portrayer Publishers, magic cards, magiccards, art, artwork
Price £11.99.
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Adair, Ian.
Conjuring as a Craft:
(David and Charles, 1970).
Hardback. Very good in slightly stained, slightly soiled dustwrapper. 160pp. Order No. NSBK-A8971
Keywords: 0715347977, magic, magicians, craft, conjuring, conjurors, entertainment, illusion, sleight of hand, sleight, sleights, illusions, props, patter, magician, tricks, magic tricks, Ian Adair, magic trick, hobby, hobbies, magic shows, magic cards, stage magic, stage magic, decks, deck, vanishing tricks, 1970s, seventies
Price £4.00.
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Heriot, Angus.
The Castrati in Opera:
(Secker and Warburg, 1956).
Hardback. Frontispiece loose, ex library but in good condition. Dustwrapper soiled and torn / chipped. 243pp. Order No. NSBK-A15792
Keywords: history, opera, entertainment, castrati, theatre, threatrical
Price £18.00.
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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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