Bass Ratcliff and Gretton Limited, .
Excursion to Scarborough: Friday July 24th, 1914
(Bass Museum, reprint, 1977).
A charming booklet. On the very eve of the First World War, this detailed guide prepares Bass employees and their families for their day excursion to Scarborough by train. Illustrated. Booklet. Fine. 40pp. Order No. NSBK-A6872
Keywords: B000IZA06Q, Scarborough, seaside, holidays, outings, Britain, British, England, English, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, towns, spa towns, working classes, working class, excursions, working class excursions, leisure, entertainment, recreation, train journeys, trains, railways, days out, day out, days-out, day-out, tramways, amusements, Bass, industrial workers, Bass Ratcliff and Gretton Limited, Ratcliff, Gretton, stations, twentieth century, World War I, Great War, First World War, pre-war, Bass Museum, Bass outings, booklet
Price £12.00.
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English Tourist Board, Planning and Research Services Branch.
Scarborough District Tourism Study:
(English Tourist Board, 1981).
With statistical diagrams. Ringbound booklet. Ex library with minimal library stamps and stickers, otherwise good. 59pp. Order No. NSBK-A8355
Keywords: Scarborough, tourists, Yorkshire, tourism, history, coast, Yorkshire coast, leisure, holidays, holiday, social history, Britain, British, England, English, towns, English Tourist Board
Price £6.00.
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Clapson, Mark.
A Bit of a Flutter: Popular Gambling in England, c.1820 - 1961
(MUP, 1992).
Hardback. Very good in slightly creased dustwrapper. viii + 232pp. Order No. NSBK-A15199
Keywords: 9780719034367, leisure, hobbies, hobby, Victorian, 19th century, nineteenth century, history, social gambling, betting, sport, popular culture
Price £25.00.
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Shewell-Cooper, W. E.
The Royal Gardeners: King George VI and His Queen
(Cassell & Cooper, 1952).
With five colour plates and forty-eight pages of half-tone illustrations. Hardback. Good in torn/ worn/soiled dustwrapper. xiii + 66pp. Order No. NSBK-A5670
Keywords: B0000CIDVJ, royalty, monarchs, kings, queens, George VI, gardeners, garden, horticulture, gardens, flowers, horticulturalists, twentieth century, leisure, Windsors
Price £8.00.
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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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Caunter, C. F.
The History and Development of Light Cars:
(HMSO, 1957).
Hardback. Cloth darkened. Ex library with minimal library markings. A good+ copy. viii + 120pp. Order No. NSBK-A14234
Keywords: B001AGA1RA, light cars, history, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, automobiles, leisure, tricars, cyclecars, minicars, minis, small cars, driving, engines, car design
Price £17.00.
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Elston, Frank.
Organized Games: For the School, The Hall, or the Playground
(E.J. Arnold, ?).
Hardback. Wax mark and soiling to boards, internally good. 192pp. Order No. NSBK-A12303
Keywords: B0008BXJX6, leisure, entertainment, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, wheelbarrows, steeplechase, leap frpg, teams, jumping, children, kids
Price £11.00.
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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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Vamplew, Wray.
Pay Up and Play the Game: Professional Sport in Britain, 1875 - 1914
(CUP, 1988).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. xix + 394pp. Order No. NSBK-A15201
Keywords: 9780521355971, leisure, sport, sporting, professional sport, history, cricket, football, soccer, recreation, Victorian, Edwardian
Price £25.00.
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Anon, .
Cricket: Coaching and Practice
(Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1947).
With illustrations. Hardback. Cloth slightly marked and spine ends rubbed, otherwise good. xi + 50pp. Order No. NSBK-A2685
Keywords: B000HBVTZ2, cricket, coaching, sport, cricketer, leisure, Frederick Crawford Boult
Price £2.00.
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