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Amusements Machines By Lynn F . Pearson
Thi s potted hi sto1y of British amusement machines
is a we ll illustrated and useful introducti o n to the
subj ec t. C urrentl y o ut of print.
Soft-bac k, 32 pages , b/w. Price: £12
Arcades and Slot Machines By Paul Braith waite
Th e definiti ve British sl ot mac hine co ll ecto rs guid e.
In clud es A - Z survey of manu fac turers, w ith
pl enty of pho to's of familiar and ra re mac hines. A
mu st have fo r eve,y co ll ec to r.
Soft-bac k, I 05 pages, co lo ur & b/w. Price: £12
Automatic Pleasures:
The history of the Coin Machine By N ie Costa
Focuses on so me of the ea rli est and rarest
mac hines. The first boo k ever publi shed on co in-
ope rated mac hines from a British social hi sto1y
perspecti ve. Out of print fo r many yea rs.
Hard-bac k, 225 pages, co lour & b/w . Price: £40
Pennies by the Sea: The Life and Times of
Joyland Amusements, Bridlington
By N ick Laister
Th e first boo k o n the phenome no n o f the seas ide
a mu se ment arcade, based aro und the hi sto1y of
what was one of Britain 's largest, in the East
Yo rkshire seas ide reso 11 of Bridlington. E nter a
wo nde rful wo rld o f long days, co lo u1ful li ghts and
eno rmo us innovati o n; an insight into a way of li fe
that once ex isted at seaside reso 11s up and down th e
co unt1y but has now la rgely di sappeared.
So ft-b ac k, 122 pages, b/w. Price: £16
Penny in the Slot Automata
and the Working Model By Darren Hes keth
Th e first co mprehe nsive g uide to these peculiar
a musements w hi c h have ente11ained visito rs to th e
seas ide, fairgro und or ex hibiti on fo r over a centu1y.
Ove r 200 co lo ur illustrati ons including many of th e
rarest coin-o perated model s and tabl eau x from th e
1860s to the l 970s, with p1ice guide.
Hard-back, 224 pages, colour. Price: £60.00
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