ROBERT MYLNE: ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER 1733 TO 1811
Written by A.E. Richardson.
Stock no. 1830728
Published by B.T. Batsford Ltd.. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Robert Mylne was a famous eighteenth century architect. The diaries show by their day to day entries the way in which a busy eighteenth century architect worked, and, in the case of Mylne, the many long journeys he contstantly undertook and his meticulous care in carrying out his commissions, large or small. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. 220 pages. Board corners lightly rubbed/worn. Foxing mainly to text block and prelims, some foxing to contents. Dustwrapper is grubby, edge-rubbed, worn at corners with slight loss, browned to spine, some foxing.

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THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey. Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1830694
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Nearly fine condition.

Edited by David Vaisey. Blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title, marbled paper boards. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xxxix and 443 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PARSON
Written by James Woodforde; David Hughes. Illustrated by Ian Stephens.
Stock no. 1830692
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1992. Slightly better than very good condition.

Extracts from R.L. Winstanley's transcript from the diaries, 1759-81, selected by David Hughes. Navy blue cloth spine with burgundy title block and gilt title. Marbled paper boards. Red endpapers. B/w engravings. Top edge red. xviii and 445 pages. A very nice copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is very lightly scuffed.

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AN EMBASSY TO CHINA
Written by Lord Macartney; J.L. Cranmer-Byng; Jonathan Spence. Illustrated by William Alexander.
Stock no. 1830604
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2004. Slightly better than very good condition.

Being the journal kept by Lord Macartney during his Embassy to the Emperor Ch'ien-lung 1793-1794. Introduced by Jonathan Spence. Edited by J.L. Cranmer-Byng. Cloth spine with gilt title. Green paper boards with white dragon and lion repeating pattern. Light blue endpapers are maps. Colour illustrations. xviii and 314 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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PAINTER OF PASSION: THE JOURNAL OF EUGENE DELACROIX
Written by Eugene Delacroix; Hubert Wellington; Timothy Wilson-Smith.
Stock no. 1830562
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1995. Very good condition.

A selection edited by Hubert Wellington, introduction by Timothy Wilson-Smith. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine, oval portraiture onlay to front. Colour illustrated endpapers. Colour photos. 378 pages. Headband is detached from the outer spine (common fault). Text block lightly browned. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a knock to one edge.

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KILVERT'S DIARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1830294
Published by Jonathan Cape. 1980. Very good condition.

Chosen and Edited by William Plomer. Three volumes. Green cloth spine with gilt titles, beige marbled effect boards. B/w photos. Top edges green. ISBN: 0224012991. Reprint of the 1977 edition. A very respectable set contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few minor marks.

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THE LOST DIARY APRIL-SEPTEMBER 1981: FISHING DIARY OF C. FERNYHOUGH YATES
Written by Christopher Yates.
Stock no. 1329873
Published by Unbound. 1st 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

A summer fishing in pursuit of golden scales. Orange boards. 147 pages, including list of subscribers to rear. ISBN: 9781783520435. SIGNED by the author title-page. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed.

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THE TOLKIEN DIARY 2000
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ted Nasmith.
Stock no. 1329872
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

Colour pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Includes quotations from Tolkien's famous books. ISBN: 0261103903. Spine sunned and corners slightly bumped. Contents unused.

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GREAT UNCLE FRED'S WAR AN ILLUSTRATED DIARY 1917-1920
Written by Alan Pryor; Jennifer K. Woods.
Stock no. 1329692
Published by Pryor Publications. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

A simple, direct percipient account of Great Uncle Fred's experiences during the first world war when soldiers were forbidden to keep diaries. Yellow glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. xv and 97 pages. Endpapers are maps of the Outward Journey and Homeward Journey. ISBN: 0946014043. Spine bumped, rubbed and faded. Fading to top edge of rear cover. Pale browning to textblock else contents fine.

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DIARY OF A NIGHT BOMBER PILOT IN WORLD WAR I
Written by Clive Semple; A.J. Mawby.
Stock no. 1829931
Published by Spellmount Ltd.. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Based upon the diary of Leslie Semple, found by his son after his death in 1971, and detailing his life between July 1917 and April 1919. Charting his life through training for the Royal Naval Air Service to his posting in France and his daring bombing raids. Edited by Wing Commander Mawby. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Over 200 b/w photos. 320 pages including index. ISBN: 9781862274525. A lovely copy, looks unread!

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THE DIARIES
Written by William Allingham.
Stock no. 1329647
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Reprint edition with new introduction. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Sepia photos. A super copy contained in slipcase which is just a little/lightly scuffed.

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"LET TYRANTS TREMBLE": THE WAR DIARY OF 199 (BOMBER SUPPORT) SQUADRON NOVEMBER 1942 - JULY 1945
Written by John Reid.
Stock no. 1829696
Published by Stenlake Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition.

Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos. 224 pages. ISBN: 9781840336047. A lovely copy!

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