Lee, Christopher.
Nicely Nurdled Sir!:
(Bantam Press, rpt., 1988).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 170pp. Order No. NSBK-A6264
Keywords: 0593016564, leisure, entertainment, cricket, cricketing, cricketers, sports, history, sporting, Britain, British, pitches, Lords, the Game, England, English, Ranji, Hobbs, Bradman, Compton, Grace, Gentleman, players, umpires
Price £3.00.
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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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Wigglesworth, Neil.
The Evolution of English Sport:
(Frank Cass, 1996).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. ix + 181pp. Order No. NSBK-A13536
Keywords: 0714646857, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, sport, sports, sporting, sportsmen, sportswomen, leisure
Price £20.00.
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Peterson, M. Jeanne.
Family, Love and Work in the Lives of Victorian Gentlewomen:
(Indiana UP, 1989).
Paperback. Spine browned, with a newspaper review pasted to endpapers, otherwise very good. xii + 241pp. Order No. NSBK-C4229
Keywords: 0253205093, family, love, work, Victorian, women, gentlewomen, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, middle class, middle classes, upper-middle-classes, class, private sphere, public sphere, separate spheres, leisure, leisured classes, home, domesticity, gender, wife, wives, M. Jeanne Peterson, marriage, marriages, wedlock
Price £12.50.
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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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Down, Michael.
Archie: A Biography of A. C. MacLaren
(George Allen and Unwin, 1981).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled, slightly dented dustwrapper. xii + 193pp. Order No. NSBK-A5841
Keywords: 0047960566, biography, biographies, biographical, life history, life histories, Archie C. McLaren, cricket, cricketers, cricketing, sport, sportsmen, sportsman, A. C. MacLaren, Golden Age, entertainment, leisure, sporting heroes, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £5.00.
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Ellis, Chris.
Practical Model Trains:
(Temple Press, 1983).
Hardback. Interior of (otherwise good) dustwrapper slightly stained, otherwise very good. 144pp. Order No. NSBK-A14920
Keywords: 0600349748, model trains, model railways, transport, hobbies, steam, leisure
Price £14.50.
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Manning-Sanders, Ruth.
Seaside England:
(B.T. Batsford, 1951).
Hardback. Grey cloth somewhat soiled, but a good working copy. viii + 151pp. Order No. NSBK-A13598
Keywords: B0000CHVZC, sea, seaside, leisure, Britain, British, England, English, social history, United Kingdom, UK, spas, bathing places, tourism, tourists, bathers, Brighton, Weymouth, Southport, railways, Bognor, Bournemouth, Torquay, Victorian seaside, holidays
Price £11.50.
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Jaffe, Nigel Allenby.
Folk Dance of Europe:
(Folk Dance Enterprises, 1990).
Hardback. Very good in slightly yellowed dustwrapper slightly creased at the edges. xvi + 344pp. Order No. NSBK-Z14704
Keywords: 0946247145, folk dance, folk dancing, Europe, European, folk music, dancing, history, leisure, entertainment, Morris dancing, maypoles, country dancing, maypole dancing
Price £38.95.
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Mackeith, Margaret.
Shopping Arcades: A Gazetteer of Extant British Arcades, 1817 - 1939
(Mansell Publishing, 1985).
Hardback. Some yellowing to boards, otherwise good+. viii + 166pp. Order No. NSBK-A13518
Keywords: 0720117585, architecture, shopping, shopping arcades, shopping malls, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, leisure, retail, retailing, social history, shops, architectural, shop design, consumerism, consumer, buying, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, twentieth century, inter-war
Price £22.00.
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