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PEPYS'S DIARY (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Samuel Pepys; Robert Latham.
Stock no. 1829342
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1996. Very good condition.

From The Diary of Samuel Pepys, a new and complete transcriptions edited by Robert Latham and William Matthews. Three volumes. Blue cloth with gilt decorations and titles. Colour and b/w plates. Selected and edited by Latham. Tiny bump to top corner or boards, mild musty odour present. Else a lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is split along top edges approx 1.5" and 3.5" but is still tight (VG).

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THE BERLIN DIARIES 1940-1945 OF MARIE 'MISSIE' VASSILTCHIKOV
Written by Marie Vassiltchikov; George Vassiltchikov; Christabel Bielenberg.
Stock no. 1829336
Published by Folio Society. 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited and with a foreword by George Vassiltchikov and with an introduction by Christabel Bielenberg. Vivid red and black abstract patterned cloth. B/w photos. xix and 296 pages including index. Third printing. Light pencil erasure mark to half-title page. Else a lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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THE DIARY OF A VILLAGE SHOPKEEPER 1754-1765
Written by Thomas Turner; David Vaisey. Illustrated by Miriam Macgregor.
Stock no. 1829335
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1998. Slightly better than very good condition.

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

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DIARY OF A PROVINCIAL LADY
Written by E.M. Delafield; Jilly Cooper. Illustrated by Nicolas Bentley.
Stock no. 1829322
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1979. Very good condition.

Autobiography of E.M. Delafield. Introduction by Jilly Cooper. Grey and brown pictorial cloth with blue foil title to spine. B/w illustrations. 170 pages. Top edge green. Spine lightly browned. Contents clean. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is worn at corners and is unevenly faded (VG).

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JOURNAL OF A COUNTRY CURATE: SELECTIONS FROM THE DIARY OF FRANCIS KILVERT 1870-79
Written by Francis Kilvert; Peter Waite.
Stock no. 1829315
Published by Folio Society. 1978. Slightly better than very good condition.

Abridged edition. Selected and with an introduction by Peter Wait. Brown cloth spine, gilt title. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Map to endpapers. 338 pages. Top edge brown. Second impression. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has browned to edges and is rubbed top & tail of open edge (VG).

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THE BOTANIST. THE BOTANICAL DIARY OF ELEANOR VACHELL (1879-1948)
Written by Eleanor Vachell; Michelle Forty; Tim Rich.
Stock no. 1828966
Published by National Museum of Wales. 1st 2005. Very good condition.

Eleanor Vachell was an outstanding amateur botanist of independent private means. This diary predominantly tells the story fo her botanical adventures with her friends during her quest to paint every British plant in the wild. Transcribed and edited from the original diary by Michelle Forty and Tim Rich. Large format. Cardwraps. 227 pages including index. ISBN: 0720005655. Laminate starting to peel back from vertical edge of front cover. Corners of covers lightly rubbed. Covers and contetns lightly bowed. Contents are clean.

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A CONSTANT HEART: THE WAR DIARIES OF MAUD RUSSELL 1938-1945
Written by Emily Russell; John Julius Norwich.
Stock no. 1328531
Published by Dovecote Press. Circa 2022. Very good condition.

Cardwraps. Edited by Emily Russell, foreword by J.J.Norwich. 319 pages including index. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780995546233. 2nd printing. Rubbing to corners. Light mark to base of textblock. Contents clean.

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THE COMPLETE DIARY OF A COTSWOLD LADY VOLUME ONE THE LADY OF RODBOROUGH
Written by Agnes Witts.
Stock no. 1328429
Published by Amberley. 1st 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Introduction and diaries covering the period 1788-1793. Colour and b/w illustrations. Red boards, gilt titles. ISBN: 9781848680104. Spine and corners bumped. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed/creased.

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THE PRIVATE LIFE OF AN ELIZABETHAN LADY: THE DIARY OF LADY MARGARET HOBY 1599-1605
Written by Joanna Moody.
Stock no. 1327713
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st thus 2001. Nearly fine condition.

Cardwraps. Tudor life in England. ISBN: 0750927976. Top edge of textblock is slightly grubby else a fine copy.

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KILVERT'S DIARY 1870-1879
Written by Francis Kilvert; William Plomer.
Stock no. 1826229
Published by Century Hutchinson Ltd.. 1st thus 1986. Very good condition.

Life in the English Countryside in Mid-Victorian Times. An Illustrated Selection Edited and Introduced by William Plomer. Red cloth, gilt title to spine and elaborate onlay to front. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0712693978. Previous owner's name & address label to front pastedown. Text block has a few minor marks and is lightly browned.

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BLOOD, DUST AND SNOW
Written by Friedrich Sander; Robin Schafer.
Stock no. 1826203
Published by Greenhill Books. 1st 2022. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Diaries of a Panzer Commander in Germany and on the Eastern Front 1938-1943. Edited and translated by Robin Schafer. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781784388300. Front endpaper has vertical crease at spine edge (produced during binding). Minor red biro mark to text block. Contents otherwise clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-rubbed and is scuffed.

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BLACKIE'S CHILDREN'S DIARY FOR 1920
Written by Lilian Holmes. Illustrated by Honor C. Appleton.
Stock no. 1325407
Published by Blackie And Son Limited. 1920. Good condition.

Small format. Beige cloth with large colour only to front. 6 colour plates with verses on the rear. Spaces for each day of the year plus other sections at rear. Covers warped. Joints and hinges cracked but binding still tight. Inscription in ink to front free-endpaper. Contents unused but foxed.

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