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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Crane Kalman, Gallery.
Winifred Nicholson b.1893: Paintings February 22 - March 11 1972
(Crane Kalman Gallery, 1972).
Exhibition catalogue: With an introductory article by P. G Konody. 14 plates (in B/W and colour). Booklet. Olive clrd crinkled card wrappers, with sunning to front & rear at all 4 edges,for approx 2" depth, o/w internally very good. 15pp. Order No. NSBK-F5498
Keywords: B00185CLVW, winifred nicholson, nicholson, nicholsons, winifred, watercolour, watercolours, art, artist, artists, painting, paintings, painter, painter, english, england, britain, british, great, twentieth century, 20th century, female, woman, women, females, letters, design correspondence, history, women writers, women writer, cornwall, st ives, modern, modernist, modernists, modernism, modernistic, impressionist, impressionists, impressionism, impressionistic, impressions, impression, writings, color, colors, booklet
Price £38.95.
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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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Armstrong, Richard.
Powered Ships: the Beginnings
(Ernest Benn, 1975).
Hardback. Ex library with usual marks left by library stamps / stickers, otherwise good in dustwrapper. 144pp. Order No. NSBK-A3753
Keywords: 0510126111, ship, ships, powered, transport, economic, history, seas, commerce, commercial, travel, steamer, steamers, steam, navigation, nautical, maritime
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Redfern, Catherine and Aune, Kristin.
Reclamiing the F Word: the New Feminist Movement
(Zed Books, 2010).
Paperback. Newspaper reviews pasted to endpapers, otherwise very good. viii + 282pp. Order No. NSBK-C15739
Keywords: 9781848133952, feminist movement, feminism
Price £6.99.
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Spalding, Thomas Alfred.
The Work of the London School Board:
(Photocopy of P. S King, 2nd edition revised, 1900).
Please note: this is a photocopy only of a the P. S. King 2nd edition revised of 1900. Assisted by Thomas Stanley Alfred Canney and with a preface by Lord Reay. Hardback. Photocopy in black library binding. Very good condition. 276pp. Order No. NSBK-A14799
Keywords: B0008BVOE2, London School Board, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, education, schools, Victorian, school management, school boards, teaching, teachers, elementary education, Board Schools, children, childhood
Price £45.00.
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Pottle, Frederick, ed.
Boswell in Holland, 1763-1764: Including his Correspondence with Belle de Zuylen (Zelide)
(William Heinemann, 1952).
Hardback. Spine ends slightly bumped, otherwise good in badly torn and worn dustrapper. xix + 428pp. Order No. NSBK-A12530
Keywords: B0000CI8BW, eighteenth century, 18th, James Boswell, letters, epistles, episolary, Zelide, Belle de Zuylen
Price £10.00.
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Chapple, Fred J.
The Heather Garden:
(W.H.& L Collingridge, 1952).
Hardback. Spine ends bumped and spine cover sunned and split, otherwise a good sound copy. 180pp. Order No. NSBK-H11580
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Kalish, Mildred Armstrong.
Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression
(Bantam, 2007).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 292pp. Order No. NSBK-A14200
Keywords: 0553804952, US, USA, United States, United States of America, America, American, The States, farms, farming, Iowa, Great Depression, women, women's autobiography, history, 30s, thirties
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Whitaker, Wilfred B.
Victorian and Edwardian Shopworkers: the Struggle to Obtain Better Conditions and a Half-Holiday
(David & Charles, 1973).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps, otherwise good in dustwrapper. 222pp. Order No. NSBK-A467
Keywords: 0715360302, Victorian, Edwardian, shopping, shops, holiday, work, half-holiday, consumer, consumerism, vacation, trade union, working conditions
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