MedlemAfricansky1

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17,996 Books 53 Collections 156 Reviews
Samlinger
Alle samlinger (17,996), Damaged , discarded books (14), Dit bibliotek (17,962), Archaeology (524), Anthropology (80), Architecture (1,328), cities (259), Art History (1,904), Africana ( South Afica), South African studies (3,441), Africana (rest of Africa) (714), America, USA, Canada, South America (471), Australia, Pacific, New Zealand (122), Biography memoirs, diaries, letters and autobiography (2,283), children s books (48), economic history and economics (1,715), Business ,Banking History, Company histories (437), Social history, sociology (1,719), Britain/England political history & history (1,245), England and Wales-countryside, topography,farming (1,402), Scotland- history , topography , countryside (530), Ireland history,topography ,countryside (94), London and the Thames (642), Britain in Pictures (89), Europe History (Italy and Greece , history, travel , art) (142), Europe History(France,Germany,Spain, Portugal (1,190), China, Malaya, Singapore, Far East -travel and history (225), Japan, history, economic history, politics, art (224), India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, history, art, politics (316), Middle east travel, history, politics (227), Egypt (181), Russia-history, art history, architecture, travel (395), Travel & Exploration (1,683), Military history, warfare, war, regiments , (1,044), political history (685), science history, railways, technology, inventions (287), photography (89), books and book collecting (191), Illuminated Manuscripts (64), antiques ,interior design, silver, ceramics, china (512), jewellery (448), antique maps, cartography, geography (222), textiles ,costumes, history, fashion (229), clocks , watches, horology, time (54), Glass, art glass, manufacture (92), Oriental Rugs and carpets, carpets (51), Literature and novels (838), novels (121), natural history (225), gardens, plants, botany (166), cookery, food (169), Folio society (409), Ønskeliste (16), Skal læses (1)
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history (3,597), ultb (2,135), South Africa (1,698), England (1,485), biography (1,176), Africana (1,157), art history (1,121), architecture (1,064), travel (850), topography (801), military history (757), economic history (690), local history (678), London (577), social history (547), Africa (484), literature (480), Britain (452), Scotland (417), Folio Society (381), jewellery (360), Johannesburg (350), Russia (343), memoirs (341), Europe (319), archaeology (310), Second World War (304), America (233), India (232), 19th century history (230), politics (224), exploration (221), economics (215), 20th century (194), France (189), autobiography (186), art (183), Scottish history (182), First World War (180), American history (176), antiques (167), history of London (165), Japan (162), History (154), Egypt (149), business history (147), food (142), Italy (139), China (135), Boer War (135), maps (128), financial history (127), museums (125), cartography (125), Middle East (123), Time Life series (120), cities (120), gems (120), 18th Century history (118), labour history (118), natural history (117), Design (114), photographs (114), illustrated (113), English history (110), South African history (106), Germany (104), travel and exploration (103), Spain (101), agricultural history (101), Australia (100), Ireland (98), banking history (97), anthology (95), war (91), pamphlet collection (91), voyages (90), cookery (90), English topography (89), Britain in Pictures (82), Greece (81), gold mining history (79), fashion (79), novels (77), political history (77), Cape Town (77), Cape (75), 17th century (73), collecting (72), humour (72), Rhodesia (70), anthropology (70), countryside (70), Royalty (70), poetry (69), Sshipping (69), European history (67), country life (67), technology (67), books (67), silver (66), textiles (66), glass (65), antique jewellery (65), 16th century (65), medieval period (63), naval history (63), history of jewellery (61), porcelain (60), South African art (60), Rhodesiana Reprint library (60), Science (59), ceramics (59), town planning (57), Cookery (57), houses (57), costume (57), mining history (56), gardens (56), diamonds (55), churches (55), Edinburgh (54), Turkey (54), atlas (54), photography (53), farming (53), housing (53), diaries (53), buildings (53), the Thames (52), botany (52), British history (52), Science history (51), navigation (51), rivers (50), economy (50), gold (49), treasures (49), African art (49), cartoons (49), Art Nouveau (49), Jewish history (48), railways (48), Soviet period (47), Rhodes (46), Churchill (45), sociology (45), industrial revolution (45), furniture (45), county travel (44), Persia (44), British empire (43), Paris (43), contemporary politics (42), pottery (42), Travel guides (41), Rome (41), guide (41), impressionism (41), Gandhi (40), Johannesburg history (40), Giles (40), Oriental carpets and rugs (40), historiography (40), Iran (39), English literature (39), discovery (39), Architecture (39), letters (38), cathedrals (38), language (38), illuminated manuscripts (38), USSR (37), King Penguin series (37), world history (37), clocks (37), sculpture (37), philosophy (37), religion (36), Vienna (36), jewels (36), building (36), economic growth (36), Irish history (35), Saturday Books (35), slavery (35), Natal (35), English (35), World War 1 (35), agriculture (35), geology (35), book collecting (35), watches (34), air power (34), geography (34), economic development (34), Russian History (34), minerals (33), country houses (33), gardening (32), Lawrence Green (32), travel guide (32), Israel (32), Livingstone (32), Smuts (32), topography of Ireland (31), Travel Guides (31), mining (31), Indian history (30), ancient history (30), British Museum (30), dictionary (30), travel & exploration (30), ships (30), engineering (29), Art Deco (29), Napoleon (29), history of economic thought (29), social reform (29), encyclopaedia (28), Biography (28), French Revolution (28), navy (28), Asia (28), French history (28), Zulu War (28), Cornwall (28), Victorian period (28), natural wonders (27), Hitler (27), arts (27), demography (27), West Africa (27), monarchy (27), imperialism (27), trade (27), short stories (26), East Africa (26), transport (26), African history (26), Archaeology (26), Moscow (26), history of science (26), Elizabethan era (26), how-to-do (26), Problems in European Civilization (26), Witwatersrand (26), empire (25), Nazi era (25), Yorkshire (25), Arthur Mee (25), books about books (25), Renaissance (25), Pretoria (25), memoir (24), folklore (24), Northumberland (24), culture (24), studies in economic history series (24), international economy (24), Cape history (24), plants (24), 1820 settlers (23), Oxford (23), South America (23), seafaring (23), china (23), Faberge (23), rural life (23), historians (23), Tibet (23), Venice (22), Art history (22), paperback America (22), New York (22), heritage (21), interior decoration (21), English social history (21), Berlin (21), Russian revolution (21), Egyptology (21), Chinese art (21), Thailand (21), Zimbabwe (21), early man (21), decorative arts (20), villages (20), migration (20), guides (20), industrialization (20), Roman Britain (20), Kimberley (20), rural history (20), Darwin (20), crafts (20), transport history (20), German History (20), children's books (20), family history (20), colonialism (20)
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Nøgleordssky, Forfattersky, Nøgleordsspejl
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Kommet til
Feb 6, 2012
Real Name
Katherine Munro
About My Library
Collection built up over 40years, focus on travel and exploration, history, economic history, architecture, Africana, art history, map collecting, British topography, social and agricultural history, Folio Society. Many books collected in my teaching of economic history, history and economics. Strong interest in architecture and housing . I am. also building up collections of Time Life series / Newsweek series (history,
museums, art, cities, photography). My library comprises nearly 14 000 books, and have now been catalogued. All the books in my library are actual books owned by me and can be touched, opened, read and enjoyed as treasures . Books open doors to other people's souls and ideas and take one back through time . I have catalogued in order to know what I own .

Use of the Rating system
1 star - awful book not worth keeping
2 stars- some merit, keeping in the library but not overly impressed
3 stars - good effort and a lot of interest
4 stars - a very good book and a worthy reference or an excellent read
5 stars - a superb book , recommended to the highest degree and had influenced me in an important way.

About Me
Retired academic living in Johannesburg. Book enthusiast for life. tastes eclectic. Trail the second hand bookshops wherever I happen to be.
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Johannesburg
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