Manton, Jo.
Mary Carpenter and the Children of the Streets:
(Heinemann, 1976).
Hardback. Very good in slightly yellowed dustwrapper creased at edges. 268pp. Order No. NSBK-C13437
Keywords: 9780435325695, children, childhood, Mary Carpenter, streets, poverty, poor, crime, criminals, child abuse, juvenile delinquency, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, beggars, begging, prisons, Bristol, India
Price £8.00.
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Blackmore, Betsy L.
The A B C of Needlework:
(Ralph, Holland and Co, 1906).
Containing 174 Original Diagrams, including Two Inset Plates. With a preface by Miss S. Loch. Hardback. Pencil annotation at back not affecting legibility, covers slightly stained, otherwise good. 123pp. Order No. NSBK-G11395
Keywords: B0008BXV20, needlework, needles, stitches, stitching, sewing, seamstresses, twentieth century, 20th, crafts, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £7.00.
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Davy, M. J. B.
Henson and Stringfellow: Their Work in Aeronautics: The History of a Stage in the Development of Mechanical Flight, 1840-1868
(HNSO, 1931).
Hardback. Boards faded, otherwise a very good copy. 114pp. Order No. NSBK-A11117
Keywords: B000HBZSUY, aeronautics, flight, aviation, aeroplanes, planes, transport, mechanical flight, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, William Samuel Henson, John Stringfellow
Price £22.00.
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Coates, Tim, ed.
Bloody Sunday: Lord Widgery's Report
(TSO, 2001).
Uncovered Editions. Moments of History Series. Paperback. Fine. 120pp. Order No. NSBK-A13049
Keywords: 0117024058, Bloody Sunday, Ireland, Irish, Northern Ireland, Ulster, twentieth century, 20th century, Lord Widgery, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Moments of History Series
Price £5.00.
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Simmons, Jack.
Parish and Empire: Studies and Sketches
(Collins, 1952).
Hardback. Stain to front board, otherwise boards rubbed, internally good. 256pp. Order No. NSBK-A12067
Keywords: B0000CI6PH, religion, religious, Christians, Christianity, church, churches, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, Empire, Imperial, Imperialism
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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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Carpenter, Mary.
Reformatory Schools: For the Children of the Perishing and Dangerous Classes and for Juvenile Offenders
(Woburn Press, Augustus M. Kelley, new impression, 1969).
A re-issue of the 1851 text. Hardback. Very good in spine-faded, lightly soiled dustwrapper. xi + 353pp. Order No. NSBK-C13605
Keywords: B0010Y287S, crime, reformatory schools, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Victorian, Victorian period, nineteenth century, 19th, childhood, education, children, schooling, Mary Carpenter, juvenile offenders, poverty, destitution, social history, free day schools, ragged schools, gaols, prisons
Price £32.00.
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Philips, David, ed..
English Watercolours in Nottingham Castle:
(Nottingham Castle Museum, 1980).
Card covers. Sightly discoloured to front, small sticker mark to rear, otherwise very good. 12pp txt/plate+ 18pp plates - 30 totalpp. Order No. NSBK-F4599
Keywords: nottingham, castle, museum, art, artist, artists, watercolours, england, uk, britain, british, watercolour, watercolor, watercolors, painting, paintings, collection, exhibition, collector, castles
Price £8.95.
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Scottish Education Department, Ministry of Transport.
Report: of the Scottish Inter-Departmental Committee on Road Safety among School Children
(HMSO, 1936).
Hardback. Very good in smart University of London library binding. 58pp. Order No. NSBK-A13511
Keywords: B000X8JAKK, inter-war, inter war, 1930s, thirties, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, children, childhood, child, child safety, road safety, accidents, crossing the road, schools, school children, Scotland, Scottish, Scots, Ministry of Transport, Scottish Education Department, road accidents
Price £26.00.
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Donald, Joyce.
The Letters of Thomas Hayton: Vicar of Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire. 1821 - 1887
(Buckinghamshire Record Society, No 20, 1979).
Buckinghamshire Record Society. No 20. 1979. Hardback. A little soiling to cloth, otherwise very good. xx + 185pp. Order No. NSBK-A13330
Keywords: 0901198161, vicars, religion, religious, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire Record Society, 19th century, nineteenth century, Victorian, history, letters, Thomas Hayton, church, village life, agrarian, charity commissioners, poor law, social history, correspondence, curate, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £44.00.
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