Hollis, Wyndham, ed.
Mr Punch's Progress and Other Observations: A Salute to the Star of the Show by the Punch and Judy College of Professors
(Monkey Puzzle, 1987).
Very scarce. Booklet. Very good. 24pp. Order No. NSBK-F8544
Keywords: B001VIXIHW, Punch and Judy, Punch, Judy, shows, Punch and Judy Shows, Toby, Mr Punch, seaside, entertainment, history, Professor Glyn Edwards, Professor John Styles, Professor Rod Burnett, street entertainment, Professor Caz Frost, Professor Jingles, resorts, show, puppets, puppetry, hand puppets, glove puppets, wooden puppets, wood puppets, Swazzle, showman, humour, children's entertainment, booths, booth, seafront, bottler, British, England, English, Britain, heritage, nostalgia, seaside entertainment, booklet
Price £17.00.
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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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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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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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De Hempsey, Sidney.
Practical Punch and Judy:
(Arcady Press [John Alexander], Reprint, 2004).
This useful guide to starting Punch and Judy first appeared in 1953 as a series of articles published in the monthly magic magazine "The Wizard", which is now, sadly, defunct. Reprinted 2004. Booklet. Fine. 28pp. Order No. NSBK-F12597
Keywords: Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Punch and Judy, puppets, puppet, puppetry, theatre, marionette, marionettes, puppeteer, puppetteer, puppet master, professor, professors, hand puppet, hand puppets, scripts, script, show, seaside, sea side, humour, humor, street theatre, street theatres, street entertainment, social history, social historian, traveller, travellers, magic, illusions, conjuring, history, showmen, showman, shows, show, Sidney De Hempsey, Sidney de Hempsey's, booklet
Price £16.95.
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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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John, Angela V.
Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life, 1862 - 1952
(Routledge, 1995).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xiv + 283pp. Order No. NSBK-A14587
Keywords: 9780415061124, Elizabeth Robins, acting, theatre, stage, women' s suffrage, suffragettes, Edwardian, women's emancipation, actresses, actress, Ibsen, novelists, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, USA, America, American, entertainment
Price £13.50.
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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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John, Angela V.
Elizabeth Robins: Staging a Life
(Tempus, rpt, 2007).
Paperback. Very good+. 384pp. Order No. NSBK-D15438
Keywords: 9780752440286, Elizabeth Robins, acting, theatre, stage, women' s suffrage, suffragettes, Edwardian, women's emancipation, actresses, actress, Ibsen, novelists, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, USA, America, American, entertainment, biography
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Stapleton, Michael.
The Sadler's Wells Opera: A Pictorial Record
(A and C. Black, 1954).
With ninety-five photographs. Hardback. Good+ in rather torn dustwrapper. 66pp. Order No. NSBK-A11783
Keywords: B0000CJ0IY, opera, Sadler's Wells, dancing, singing, theatre, entertainment, leisure, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, singers, Sadler's Wells Opera Company
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