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The True Life Of Captain Sir Richard Burton K.C.M.G. F.R.G.S Etc by Georgiana M Stisted

The Book of The Thousand Nights And One Night: Vol:2 by Dr. J.C. Mardrus

MASQUERADE by Kit Williams

A Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century History by John Belcham

Fashion History (Midi Series) by Kyoto Costume Institute

Sir Charles Grandison by Jane Austen

The Dress Doctor by Edith Head

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Tagsnineteenth century (270), natural history (176), textiles (141), history (135), art (135), travel (126), design (115), literature (98), women (92), fashion (90) — see all tags

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Favorite authorsDavid Attenborough, Jane Austen, Richard Dawkins, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, Stephen Jay Gould, Peter Raby, J. K. Rowling, Jenny Uglow (Shared favorites)

Favorite bookstoresFOSSGATE BOOKS (Alex Helstrip), Ken Spelman Rare Books, Little Apple Bookshop, Minster Gate Bookshop

Other favoritesYork Bibliographical Society - Bay Horse, Marygate, York

About meThis is a picture of me at Linnaeus' Garden in Uppsala, Sweden on the occasion of our first wedding anniversary.

We have now just had our third anniversary and so I have finally joined our books together on LibraryThing.

I have recently joined The Leeds Library, which is the oldest subscription library in the British Isles and an absolute gem! I shall put the items that I borrow from this collection on the new 'read but not owned section' of the collections. Although the temptation to buy anything that I have really enjoyed will be great and I generally subscribe to Oscar Wilde's views on the subject of temptation!

In 2009 I joined the York Bibliographical Society and have volunteered to add their information to LibraryThing. If you are based in Yorkshire, or simply in the area at the time please do come along to a talk. The meetings are friendly, informative and as it is up stairs in a pub you can have a drink while you listen!

I am a bookworm. I have been an academic but I dug a tunnel under the fence, dodged the search lights and made my escape to freedom. Now together with my husband we have a studio within the walls of York where we design, make and sell (mostly to direct to galleries, etc)'seriously small craft'- including wonderful bookmarks.

You can read about the daily events at Sumptuosity Towers, sewing, drinking tea, listening to Radio Four and reading/book buying in my blog:

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About my libraryThe books in our 'Brompton-Charlesworth library' reflect the many different aspects and interests in our lives. Some are from my childhood, many are the result of my studying for a B.A., M.A. and finally a Ph.D. but most are simply because I love reading and am passionate about books.

Key areas of interest include Charles Darwin (and his circle), Richard Burton, eighteenth and nineteenth century travel (particularly women travelers), Orientalism and the Arabian Nights. My latest addition to this list is Samuel Johnson & James Boswell. I also love Natural History and books about books/reading/libraries.

John reads more fiction, has read all the James Bond novels and is now working his way through the Patrick O'Brian novels. We both enjoy Popular Science.

Homepagehttp://www.sumptuosity.net

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Currently readingLady Mary Wortley Montagu: Comet of the Enlightenment by Isobel Grundy
My Journey to Medinah : Describing a pilgramage to Medinah by John F. Keane
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson LLD by James Boswell

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Indigo-silk added:
Fossils, Finches and Fuegians: Charles Darwin's Adventures and Discoveries on the "Beagle" by Richard Keynes

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Life Stories by Sir David Attenborough

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Dr Johnson's Dictionary by Samuel Johnson

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Boswell's London Journal 1762 - 1763 by James Boswell

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Dr. Johnson's Mrs. Thrale by Kathleen Danziger

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David Attenborough's Life Stories (BBC Audio) by David Attenborough

Thanks Ruth, I am a fan of Persephone books. In fact there are splendid groups here on librarything for both Peresphone and Virago with splendid people, I highly recommend both groups.

I see you have married your books finally. I just had my second anniversary but we have not fully married our books yet. Maybe next year.

Cheers, Maren

posted by Marensr at 1:30 pm (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Thanks for dropping by. I have dabbled in Darwin and 19th-century biology a bit myself, and would also like to investigate Samuel Johnson a bit more. We are fans of David Attenborough and Stephen Jay Gould (but you can keep Richad Dawkins!).

posted by MyopicBookworm at 5:04 pm (EST) on Nov 1, 2009

Yes, I do. I like their journal, Archives of Natural History...

posted by darwinsbulldog at 11:32 am (EST) on Oct 15, 2009

You are most kind!

posted by SamuelJohnsonLibrary at 9:33 pm (EST) on Sep 19, 2009

I am honoured that you have included my lbrary in your list of interesting libraries.

Signed,
Sam. Johnson
With a little help from the
hand of moibibliomaniac

posted by SamuelJohnsonLibrary at 10:55 pm (EST) on Sep 6, 2009

Hello Ruth,

Thanks for your note. I am in the UK now for a month. Will leave for Cairo beginning of October. It is pleasant here with the cool weather after the heat of Fethiye Turkey. It will also be cool in Luxoe when I am there.

David

posted by orientalist at 1:33 am (EST) on Sep 5, 2009

I got my copy from Kay Craddock books in Melbourne www.kaycraddock.com

They are happy to send stuff around the world, and this is quite light, and it is a lot of fun.

posted by kitapseven at 6:11 pm (EST) on Sep 1, 2009

Oh, I see you just added the Terry belanger. I love that work and have given it to a number of friends over the years.

posted by kitapseven at 5:46 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

Hi Ruth,
thank you for your interesting reply. I only have the Familiar Wild Flowers, but I do enjoy his writing style as well as the beautiful plates.

I congratulate you on your move away from the academy. My PhD is based in Sociology, and I am studying the spread of HIV among gay men in Auckland, NZ, through qualitaitve research. I just need to write the damn thing up, then it is done. But I do have doubts now as to whether I really want to stay on in univesity life. It has its attractions, but at times it seems a little cut off from reality.

But, opne of the really good things is the access to the university libraries. My love for books is great, and at least it's not as destructive as drugs.

Thank you again for telling me your story, I enjoyed it and hope that your business continues to thrive.
Michael

posted by kitapseven at 5:45 pm (EST) on Aug 23, 2009

You and I alone have "Familiar Wild Flowers" or so this site tells me. Mine was a present from a friend some years ago. I treasure it and love the plates.
Michael
PS - how did you escape from Academia? Please tell me !

posted by kitapseven at 11:41 pm (EST) on Aug 19, 2009

Indigo---

I read your post about the Baddeley brothers and their Latin dictionary. I wonder if you should try to get it published with all their notes and sketches included... it would be a terrific curiosity. Perhaps "The Baddley Brothers' Bad Attempt at Latin" or some such thing. Plus you could add what you know about Fred Baddley in the intro.

--Hilary

posted by Hilaria at 6:31 pm (EST) on Aug 16, 2009

Ruth, thanks for your messsage, I am glad you like my old books, I have just about listed all my favourites now. I do love having a book that has lasted and been witness to 400 odd winters, 400 summers and all the life around it. Thats why I tend to try and buy early ones, great to read and also from the very time they represent. I have quite a few modern books as well but its a time consuming thing putting books on this! I like and have some of your books, particularly the historical ones. Cheers, Ken

posted by kend at 3:44 pm (EST) on Jul 24, 2009

Hello Ruth,

Thanks for your message, I think the books we have in common are an interesting mix as well. It is nice to find someone who is interested in textiles as well as lots of other things. I have just been weeding out books for Oxfam - I no longer have the space to keep everything but really like to keep them listed to jog my memory which seems to be getting worse by the day. I see you have added The Age of Wonder, I read the reviews when it came out and really must read it sometime, I would be interested to know what you think of it. Also I noticed that you have Rigmaroles and Ragamuffins, I didn't have it listed for some reason but a friend sent it to me soon after it came out, I knew Elinor Kapp when I lived in Cardiff as I belonged to the Embroiderers Guild for a while though I was much more involved with Spinning and Weaving.
I'd love to know more about your design work.
Best Wishes
Judith

posted by clianthusalba at 6:22 am (EST) on Jun 27, 2009

Hello Ruth

Since you're indirectly responsible for my discovery of The Man Who Found Time , I thought I'd share my summary/ review with you.

http://www.librarything.com/work/519247/...

best wishes

danielx

posted by danielx at 2:20 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2009

Must put the light on so I can see what I'm doing!
Have you seen my new picture?
Love
B

posted by BluebellWood at 5:01 pm (EST) on Jun 8, 2009

Why thanks, Ruth, for the suggestion. I have been intending to read more of the history of geology, and Floating Egg sounds like a good contribution to that effort. I've been listening to The Map that Changed the World (about Wm Smith, who did the first geological map of England in the early 1800s).

posted by danielx at 7:12 pm (EST) on Jun 7, 2009

Thanks. You're all set.

Tim

posted by timspalding at 5:46 pm (EST) on May 29, 2009

This is from the mad woman in the attic! I've just left my first comment on another Library Thing member's page and now I'm going to add some more books. See you later.
B

posted by BluebellWood at 4:19 pm (EST) on May 6, 2009

The table serves as a temporary resting place for books I've pulled off my shelves while researching. In the center, I like to display either The Psalms of the Singer David, a beautiful work by the San Francisco printer, John Henry Nash, or William Hogarth, a book of Hogarth's engravings by Austin Dobson. Next? A book stand to hold the selected book would be nice. I'm looking.

posted by moibibliomaniac at 8:21 am (EST) on Feb 8, 2009

Hi - many thanks for adding me to your interesting libraries. I hope we'll share some great books soon.
Cheers
Annabel

posted by gaskella at 2:26 pm (EST) on Oct 4, 2008

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