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The Man of To-Morrow by J. Ramsay MacDonald

Real History (Philosophical Issues in Science) by Martin Bunzl

Lecture Notes on Dermatology (Lecture Notes) by Robin Graham-Brown

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Policewoman by Dorothy Uhnak

The Feminist Legacy of Karen Horney by Westkott Marcia

Community work and the state by Gary Craig

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About meI started out as an historian with a PhD in late nineteenth century British history but have since worked in the area of social policy. I do occasional teaching in this subject.

About my libraryMy library had to be re-created from the time I left Britain and sold all the books I'd been collecting up to that point - including all my undergraduate books. I sometimes try and replace them.
The most interesting works are those I collected for my thesis and are by Edward Carpenter, William Morris and the early socialists.

I am one of those increasingly rare people on LibraryThing who actually own all the books listed here.

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Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson by Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Claudia Roden's Invitation to Mediterranean Cooking: 150 Vegetarian and Seafood Recipes by Claudia Roden

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Collected Poems Volume One by V. Sackville-West

Hi! I have joined LibrayThing recently and was in the process of entering all my books. While looking up the book "Wild Australia close up" by Tina Dalton I drew a blank. So, I had to manually enter it. I presumed I was the only one who owned this particular book. To my surprise I found out that you too owned it. We share 16 books, which may not mean much to someone like you who has such a huge collection, but for me, who has a collection of a mere 100 or so books, that's quite something. Also, I also own almost all the books I've entered except for a few. What's more amazing is that I have a picture of a cat as my profile picture. too! If this isn't 'eerie' I don't know what is. Anyway, I'm just glad that someone else has this book.too. as it was one of my favorites growing up and was a gift for me from one of my great uncles who is very dear to me. Bye!

Porua

posted by Porua at 2:41 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2009

Hi Mandy,
I'm not sure myself re meaning of "friends" though I've struck up some pretty good online conversations with those who share my subjects of interest, etc. You and I seem to have quite a few books in common---predominantly feminist titles. And Nicole Hollander! I checked out your site after your name kept coming up as one of the top 50 who share my books. Was also struck by your comment re owning all your books. I do too, and am puzzled that more and more people are using LT to catalogue their virtual rather than their actual libraries. Your 6,000+ collection is impressive. I have less than half that amount and am increasingly running out of storage room.

posted by EAG at 1:24 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2009

Hi Mandy

I too am very interested in the comment you made about people not actually owning the books they list. What gives? I am in the process of listing all my books, but have only about 500 now. Too much traveling to carry the bloody things. I keep only those I have not read, or those I treasure.

What attracted me to your library was the Anita Mason. I inherited it from a fellow backpacker and moved it around the world for ten years before actually reading it. I LOVED it. Edge of the seat stuff with me yelling directions to the main characters as I read. Nothing else of hers has worked for me though.

Barbara

posted by romain at 9:13 am (EST) on Dec 27, 2008

I find something new in Elsa Gidlow's work each time I reread it. Do you have all three books? I have been unable to locate her two volumes of poetry to purchase. I am in Boston. I note that you are in Australia. Cheers! Sandway10@aol.com

posted by sandway at 4:37 am (EST) on Jul 29, 2008

Hi, I found your library becuse we both hve 'The Mattress Actress'. I was surprised by your comment that most people on here don't own all the books they list. I have certainly read many more books than I own, but only list the ones I currently have in my possession. I was surprised to read that this is not the norm.

posted by JacqiB at 7:19 am (EST) on May 20, 2008

Hi Mandy, Thanks for the message. I'm busy catalogiuing my library now - just started really, so who knows what else may pop up (tho my scanner has gone a bit wonky) Sally

posted by saliero at 3:15 am (EST) on Jun 14, 2007

Hi there, I just posted a cover picture for Rediscovery, which is in your library!

Sally

posted by saliero at 10:18 pm (EST) on Jun 9, 2007

Thank you for the recommendation. I have the McKenzie's biography of Wells (not yet catalogued and so much better than the one by David G. Smith) but I wasn't aware that they had written anything on the Fabian. I shall be sure to check it out.

posted by justifiedsinner at 2:26 pm (EST) on Dec 23, 2006

I came across you library because you also have Jennifer Isaac's Australian Aboriginal Paintings (actually my wife's). I noticed from your profile that your thesis was on Early English socialists. Could you recommend a good history of the Fabians? I am especially interested in the relationship between Shaw and Wells.

posted by justifiedsinner at 5:21 pm (EST) on Dec 22, 2006

Thaks for the comment about 'Britain betwen the wars'. Having served as an British army chaplain for 25 years until 2002 I am fascinated by the social understanding of the last century. My main interest is the interaction of the Christian community and war but I so try to look at it in the widest possible context. Rather ground to a halt putting books on this marvellous site as other things make life busy. Hope when the rest are on there may be others of interest.

posted by petroshowson at 7:18 am (EST) on Nov 22, 2006

Thanks for your suggestion of "Tearing the Veil". I look forward to reading it.

Mark

posted by lycanthropist at 8:59 pm (EST) on Sep 13, 2006

My wife knew of the Andover bone scandal from her undergraduate history; I knew the workhouse itself in its later life as St John's Hospital, in my time working for the NHS in the area; and we live near by. So a nicely connected book.

posted by affle at 4:42 am (EST) on Aug 29, 2006

I asked about the Edgar pamphlet because I really like his book The Second Time as Farce, which I suspect includes the contents of that pamphlet. I couldn't imagine how one would find a copy unless you were "there when it happened," so to speak; and it seems you were.

posted by grunin at 6:03 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2006

My hat's off to you -- where on Earth did you find a copy of David Edgar's Racism, Fascism and the Politics of the National Front?

posted by grunin at 10:09 am (EST) on Aug 24, 2006

Thanks for checking - I know nothing about that author and was going by what was in my local university library catalogue which obviously has a later edition than yours. I have also asked the person who entered Peter Rabbit by "Beatrice" Potter to edit her copy back to Beatrix so hopefully that will fix it and the system will stop suggesting combining Beatrice and Beatrix Potter.
Take care - Jane (LT:tardis)

posted by tardis at 4:06 pm (EST) on Jun 20, 2006

You noted that we both have "Socialism and the New Life" by Rowbotham and Weeks in our librraies and that the book was ttruly inspiring to you. To me too. It opened new vistas of reserach in English socialism to me by pulling together people with whose work I was familiar but presenting them in a new and meaningful. context, adding missing dimensions to the evolution of socialist thought and practice.

posted by lycanthropist at 2:11 pm (EST) on May 13, 2006

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