Parker, Rozsika.
The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
(Women's Press Ltd, rpt, 1989).
Illustrated. Paperback. Covers slightly discoloured, otherwise very good. 247pp. Order No. NSBK-C13728
Keywords: 0704338831, embroidery, embroiderers, history, women, sewing, hobbies, crafts, female identity, femininity, chastity, fertility, domesticity, samplers, embroidering, stitchery, needlework
Price £48.00.
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Walton, John K. & Walvin, James, eds.
Leisure in Britain, 1780-1939:
(MUP, 1983).
Out-of-print. Very scarce. Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good+ in slightly faded, slightly creased dustwrapper. 241pp. Order No. NSBK-A2320
Keywords: 071900912X, leisure, entertainment, social history, recreation, Victorian, nineteenth century, eighteenth century, twentieth century, England, English, Britain, British, hobbies, working class, working classes, middle class, middle classes, class, John Walton, Jim Walvin, James Walvin, Walton, Leisure in Britain
Price £32.00.
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Buckley, V. C.
Good Times: At Home and Abroad Between the Wars
(Thames and Hudson, 1979).
With 197 illustrations. Paperback. Very good. 128pp. Order No. NSBK-A5740
Keywords: 050027178X, wras, interwar, homes, abroad, leisure, entertainment, schooldays, schools, schooling, London, motors, motoring, pastimes, hobbies, dining, First World War, Great War, World War One, World War Two, World War Two, World War II, twentieth century, social history, Britain, British, England, English
Price £6.00.
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Jones, Stephen G.
Workers at Play: a Social and Economic History of Leisure, 1918 - 1939
(RKP, 1986).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. viii + 286pp. Order No. NSBK-A4346
Keywords: 0710206356, leisure, recreations, recreation, social history, interwar, inter war, inter-war, hobbies, sport, gambling, boxing, men, women, economic, holidays, drinking, pub, pubs, public houses, popular culture, cinema, working class, working classes, pastimes, voluntary organisations, clubs, working men's clubs, labour, entertainment, Britain, British, England, English
Price £6.00.
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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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Bray, Maurice I.
Railway Picture Postcards:
(MPC, rpt., 1991).
Paperback. Spine and front cover creased, otherwise good. 240pp. Order No. NSBK-A6230
Keywords: 0861903137, railways, steam trains, trains, transport, engines, vehicles, travel, postcards, pictures, nineteenth century, twentieth century, railway ships, docks, royal trains, bridges, tunnels, viaducts, Great Western Railway, locomotives, trams, traffic, The London and North Western Railway, photographs, photography, collectors, hobbies, hobby, entertainment, leisure, Britain, British, England, English, history
Price £6.00.
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Hattatt, Lance.
Gardening in a Small Space:
(Parragon, rpt, 1999).
Hardback. Very good in dustwrapper. 255pp. Order No. NSBK-G5226
Keywords: 0752524607, gardens, garden, garden design, gardening, British, Britain, English, England, landscape gardening, landscape design, horticulture, horticultural, planting, flowers, plants, small spaces, space, kitchen gardens, cottage gardens, small gardens, hobbies, perennials, patios
Price £7.00.
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Rapoport, Rhona and Rapoport, Robert N.
Leisure and the Family Life Cycle:
(RKP, 1975).
Hardback. Good+ in faded, slightly soiled dustwrapper. x + 386pp. Order No. NSBK-A15802
Keywords: 9780710081346, sociology, hobbies, leisure, family life
Price £12.00.
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Seager, Donald.
Glove Puppetry:
(Macmillan, 1950).
Paperback. Covers darkened, otherwise good. 72pp. Order No. NSBK-G5221
Keywords: B0000CHS7U, puppets, puppet, glove puppets, making puppets, making glove puppets, toys, toy, craft, crafts, hobbies, papier mache, puppet theatres, puppet plays, Punch and Judy, children's puppets
Price £5.00.
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Rowntree, B. Seebohm, ed.
Betting and Gambling: a National Evil
(Macmillan, 2nd edition, sixpenny edition, 1906).
Paperback. Wear to spine.Foxing to covers & front cover partly detached. A couple of internal pgs slightly torn, (not affecting text's legibility), otherwise a good working copy. 132pp. Order No. NSBK-A13344
Keywords: B000OIIMHG, gambling, betting, bets, Rowntree, Rowntrees, B. Seebohm Rowntree, history, hobbies, leisure, Edwardian, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, women gamblers, male gamblers, sport, sports, York, stock exchange, crime, gamblers, citizenship, street betting, ethics, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
Price £25.00.
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