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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Fisher, John.
Body Magic: Illustrated by Derek Lucas
(Stein & Day, New York, 1979).
The most original magic book of our time. It shows you how to use the marvels of the human body to entertain and mystify. A little damp staining to spine area; board edges soiled. A scarce book. Hardback. Ex library, usual library stamps & stickers (partic. conspicuous on rear endpapers & inner boards), otherwise good in soiled, lightly creased dustwrapper. 158pp. Order No. NSBK-F6158
Keywords: 0812823303, conjuring, conjurer, conjurers, magic, magician, magicians, magic tricks, magic trick, trick, body magic, John Fisher, Fisher, strength feat, feats of strength, human magic, body tricks, strongman, strength trick, strength tricks, stein day, magic secrets, secrets, magical secrets, bizarre, weerd, weird, bizarreist, bizarreists, Derek Lucas
Price £85.00.
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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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Lamb, Geoffrey.
Mental Magic Tricks:
(Thomas Nelson, 2nd printing, 1973).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and stickers, split internally at spine front & back. Shakey. A working copy in torn, worn dw. 89pp. Order No. NSBK-A13929
Keywords: 0840763328, magic tricks, mentalism, mental, magicians, sleight of hand, history, conjuring
Price £12.00.
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Shiels, Tony 'Doc'.
Monstrum!: A Wizard's Tale. Introduction by Colin Wilson
(Fortean Tomes, London, 1990).
The extraordinary and entertaining inside story of one man's relationship with the mysterious monsters of our ancient waters and other strange phenomena, set against a colourful background of Gaelic folklore, pagan magic, surrealism, international monster-hunting, and psychic backlash. Paperback. Very Good. 144pp. Order No. NSBK-F10281
Keywords: 1870021045, Tony Shiels, Doc Shiels, Tony Doc Shiels, magic, magicians, folklore, magician, monsters, sea monsters, tales, old folklore, a wizard's tale, Colin WIlson, Monstermind, signs and portents, wizard, wizardry, celtic, gaelic, owlman, sea monster, fairy, fairies, sea giant, dragons, dragon
Price £39.00.
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Parris, Leslie.
Landscape in Britain, c 1750-1850:
(The Tate Gallery, 1973).
Paperback. Front cover slightly creased, otherwise very good. 142pp. Order No. NSBK-A5804
Keywords: 0900874708, landscape, painting, painters, art, artists, countryside, country, nature, natural, Romanticism, picturesque, antiquities, travel, The Old Masters, Victorian, nineteenth century
Price £8.00.
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Miller, Hugh.
My Schools and Schoolmasters: the Story of My Education
(Edinburgh, W.P. Nimmo, Hay, Mitchell, rpt, 1889).
Hardback. Some rubbing to edges and corners, and soiling to page edges, otherwise a good copy. xi + 562pp. Order No. NSBK-A8603
Keywords: B0008A80KY, evangelical Christians, Christianity, religion, religious, evangelicalism, Cromarty, education, autobiographies, autobiography, history, life history, life histories, Scots, Scotland, Scottish, Hugh Miller, Victorian, nineteenth century, 19th century, self improvement, memoirs, geology, geologists
Price £5.50.
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Wheeler, Barry, ed.
Spare the Rod: Journal of a Victorian Schoolmaster in Dorset, 1863 - 64
(Winterbourne Press, 1988).
Booklet. Spine faded, covers lightly soiled, otherwise good. 36pp. Order No. NSBK-A13308
Keywords: 0950828947, Dorset, Victorian, 19th, century, nineteenth, history, schools, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, education, 1860s, journals, teachers, diaries, booklet
Price £5.00.
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Ward Lock, .
Paint Finishes for Home Decorators: A Step by Step Guide to Mastering Decorating Techniques
(Ward Lock, 1997).
Creating a Home. Paperback. Very good+. 96pp. Order No. NSBK-G12267
Keywords: 0706376560, art, artists, painters, paintings, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, homes, houses, interior decoration, decor, twentieth century
Price £5.00.
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Towner, Margaret.
Dollhouse Furniture: The Collector's Guide to Selecting and Enjoying Miniature Masterpieces
(Courage Books, 1993).
Hardback. Very good in creased dustwrapper. 80pp. Order No. NSBK-A6954
Keywords: 1561383252, female, women, women's history, girls' education, girls, girlhood, dolls houses, dollhouse furniture, furniture, Britain, British, England, English, miniatures, toys, games, collectors. collecting, making dolls houses
Price £8.00.
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