Diaries
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I Will Bear Witness
by Victor Klemperer
A professor of Romance languages in Dresden, Victor Klemperer wrote several major works on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French literature before he was expelled from his post in 1935. He lived through the war in Dresden with his wife, Eva. Klemperer's secret diaries were thought for many years to have been lost or suppressed by the Communist authorities of East Germany, where Klemperer lived after the war. He wife deposited them after his death in 1960 in the Dresden Landesarchiv, where they...
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Diaries Books & Ephemera
Diary of an Erotic Life
by Wedekind, Frank; Yuill, W E [tr.]
Oxford: Basil Blackwell Ltd. G: in good condition with rubbed and faded dust jacket. 1991. Reprint. Black hardback cloth cover. 240mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). xix, 283pp. .
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£36.00
The Military Survey of 1522 for Babergh Hundred. Suffolk Records Society. Volume XXVIII
by Pound, John [ed.]
Woodbridge: The Boydell Press/Suffolk Records Society. VG: in very good condition with dust jacket. 1986. First Edition. Green hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). 154pp. .
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£12.60
![The Diary of Samuel Pepys ... [complete in three volumes]; transcribed by the late Rev. Mynors Bright, M.A., from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge ; edited with additions by Henry B. Wheatley](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/054/578/1553578054.0.b.jpg)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ... [complete in three volumes]; transcribed by the late Rev. Mynors Bright, M.A., from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College, Cambridge ; edited with additions by Henry B. Wheatley
by Pepys, Samuel. ; Bright, Mynors. ; Wheatley, Henry B
London: G. Bell ; New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1926. Appears to be the third printing of the "India Paper Edition". Hardcover. Near fine. A very tight, bright set, with minor rubbing to spine of volume two; neat personal owner name and date (1928) to front free end papers of each volume.. Three octavo in polished dark blue cloth (eight volumes bound as three) fronts. portrait ; 19 cm; bibliographical references and index. Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Diaries. Hommes d'Ãtat --...
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£127.90
Dagbogsblade. 2 volumes. Signed copy
by Plum, Harald
København: H. Aschehough & Co. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Cover lightly rubbed. 1925. [First Edition]. Half green cloth over marbled boards. 250mm x 170mm (10" x 7"). 344pp; 220pp. B/w photographs. volume II published in 1927. Inscribed and signed by author on fep of volume I and dated 18/1/1926. Text in Danish. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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£50.00
A WHITE HOUSE DIARY
by Johnson, Lady Bird
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston, (1970). First edition. Front endpaper with SIGNED bookplate affixed at center and LBJ Library & Museum gold-foil emblem affixed to lower inside corner. The dust jacket is not priced and has the publication date code "1170" at bottom (not present on other jackets we've seen); is cream-colored versus the bright white usually seen; is slightly taller and not quite as wide; and is of better quality than others we've examined. The book itself is a full ounce heavier than...
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£121.42
The Diary of Beatrice Webb Volume 1 1873-1892 Glitter Around and Darkness Within
by Webb, Beatrice; Edited by Norman and Jeanne MacKenzie
London: Economics and Political Science.. 1986. Very Good condition. Spine ends very lightly rubbed. page edges starting to tan with age. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 386 pages. Covers Webb's early life and her marriage to Sydney Webb, . 1st Paperback Edition. Trade Paperback.
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£9.52
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1662-1663. Cassell's National Library No 41
by Pepys, Samuel; Morley, Henry [ed.]
London: Cassell & Co Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine darkened. 1886. First edition thus. Brown hardback cloth cover. 150mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). 192pp. .
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£12.60
Georges Vanier Soldier: The wartime letters and diaries 1915-1919
by Vanier, Georges (Edited by Deborah Cowley)
Toronto: Dundurn Press. 2000. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket has a minor crease to front & is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. 333 pages. Georges Vanier served as Governor General of Canada from 1959-1967 and remains one of the most respected and loved figures in Canadian public life. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all...
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£18.52
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763. Now first published from the original manuscript prepared for the press, with introduction and notes by Frederick A. Pottle. Heinemann edition
by Boswell, James; Pottle, Frederick [intro.]
London: William Heinemann. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. Card affixed to half title. 1951. Reprint. Blue hardback cloth cover. 220mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 370pp. .
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£18.60
![Oeuvres Complètes de Julien Green. 9 volume [of 10] set. Limited Edition](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/018/270/297270018.0.b.1.jpg)
Oeuvres Complètes de Julien Green. 9 volume [of 10] set. Limited Edition
by Green, Julien; de Bravura, Denise [illus.]
Paris: Librairie Plon. VG : in very good condition with glassine dust jackets and rubbed slipcases. Unopened. 1958. Limited Edition 11/3310. Cream card wraps. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 4000pp. Line drawings. Text in French. Volumes comprise: Journal- I: 1928-1939; II: 1940-1943; III: 1946-1952. Romans-1:1924-1927; II: 1927-1929; III: 1930-1934; V:1940-1947; VI: 1950-1960; Théâtre 1953-1956. Published 1954-8. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. .
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£86.00
The Journal of Thomas Moore 1818-1841
by Quennell, Peter (ed)
London: B.T. Batsford. G : in Good condition with Coverlon covered dust jacket. Page edges browning. 1964. Revised Edition. Maroon hardback cloth cover. 210mm x 150mm (8" x 6"). 256pp. b&w plates. .
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£6.60
John Sneyd's Diary 1815 - 1871. "Thirty Pieces of Silver"
by Syeyd, John; Inder, Pam; Aldis, Marion
Leek: Churnet Valley Books. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine and rear cover creased. 1998. [First Edition]. Illustrated laminated softback card cover. 280mm x 200mm (11" x 8"). 264pp. B/W illustrations. .
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£28.00
Kilvert's Diary. 3 volume set
by Kilvert, Francis; Plomer, William [ed.]
London: Jonathan Cape. VG : in very good condition with brown slip case. Spines slightly marked. 1980. Reprint. Vellum hardback boards with green cloth spines. 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 396pp; 448pp; 508pp + plates. 16 b/w plates. Extracts from Kilvert's Diaries from 1870 to 1879. Heavy set – extra shipping needed for overseas. .
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£56.00
Journal of a Country Curate: Selections from the Diary of Francis Kilvert, 1870 - 79
by Kilvert, Francis
London: The Folio Society. VG : in very good condition with orange slipcase. 1977. First FS Edition. Illustrated board cover with brown cloth spine. 230mm x 150mm (9" x 6"). 338pp. Photographic re-creations by Tim Stephens. .
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£14.60
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1667. Cassell's National Library No 102
by Pepys, Samuel; Morley, Henry [ed.]
London: Cassell & Co Ltd. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Spine darkened. 1887. First edition thus. Brown hardback cloth cover. 150mm x 100mm (6" x 4"). 192pp. .
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£12.60
![A WHITE HOUSE DIARY [Inscribed]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/046/136/1594136046.0.b.jpg)
A WHITE HOUSE DIARY [Inscribed]
by Johnson, Lady Bird
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 806 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine tan with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: "$10.95." Rubbing and tearing to head and tail of spine, edges, and corners of dust jacket. Chipping to rear cover and to top edge of front hinge. Bumping to corners of boards. Inscribed by Johnson to former Commissioner of Internal Revenue Sheldon S. Cohen...
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£242.85
Kilvert's Diary 1870-1879. Illustrated edition
by Kilvert, Francis; Plomer, William [ed.]
London: Guild Publishing. VG : in very good condition without dust jacket. 1986. Reprint. Red hardback cloth cover with pictorial inset. 260mm x 190mm (10" x 7"). 288pp. Extracts from Kilvert's Diaries from 1870 to 1879. .
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£7.60
THE DIARY OF JOHN EVELYN
by Evelyn, John; William Bray and Richard Garnett
New York & London: M. Walter Dunne, Publisher, (1901). First thus. Two volumes. Special Talleyrand edition, #27 of 100 sets. Edited from the original by William Bray, who also provides a biographical introduction, and with special introduction by Richard Garnett. Includes hand-colored frontispiece SIGNED by the engraving editor and five full-page photogravures from paintings by various artists. Both volumes bound in red leather with elaborate gilt and color designs and lettering; top edges gilt; marbled...
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£121.42
Stephen Spender Journals 1939 -1983
by Spender, Stephen; Edited by John Goldsmith
London: Faber & Faber. 1985. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Endpapers & edges faintly foxed and a small ding to the top front edge. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 510 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£15.87
Off Camera
by Koppel, Ted
NY: Alfred Knopf, 2000. 1ST. HARDBOUND. LIKE NEW. Publisher : Knopf; First Edition (October 3, 2000) Language : English HARDBOUND : 336 pages ISBN-10 : 0375410775 ISBN-13 : 978-0375410772 Item Weight : 1.45 pounds Dimensions : 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches One of America's most admired television newsmen now gives us an intimate chronicle of the final year of the twentieth century. In his engrossing narrative, the year's personalities and events not...
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£8.94
Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician. 2 volume set
by Warren, Samuel
Edinburgh: William Blackwood / T Cadell. G: in good condition. Minor scuffing to leather at corners. Light rubbing to marbled boards. Contents clean and tight. Gilt decorated spine remains bright. Previous owner bookplates to fep of first volume and front paste-down of second. Inner hinge cracking. Page edge browning. Sporadic foxing. 1833. Second Edition. Brown hardback half-leather cover with marbled boards. 170mm x 110mm (7" x 4"). xii, 379pp; 395pp. 1: Early Struggles; II: Cancer; III: The...
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£66.00
The Diary of Joseph Sams an Emigrant in the "Northumberland", 1874
by Sams, Joseph (Edited by Simon Braydon and Robert Songhurst)
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1982. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. B/W map. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 102 pages. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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£7.94
Journal of John James Audubon Made While Obtaining Subscriptions to his 'Birds of America' 1840-1843
by Audubon, John James; Corning, Howard [ed.]
Cambridge: The Business Historical Society. Cover damp-stained along fore-edge with some impact on contents. Content in overall good condition. Presentation label on paste-down. Unopened. 1929. [First Edition]. Black hardback cloth cover. 250mm x 160mm (10" x 6"). 173pp. .
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£56.00
The Journal of a Colonial Lady
by Francis, Jessie Augusta (edited by Frank Armstrong)
Lansdowne Press, Sydney, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Slipcased. Illustrator: Various. 112 pages, texts illustrated with contemporary art work, both in colour, and in monotone. Bound in pale green silk moire, with a postcard sized picture tipped onto the front board. Some fading across the backstrip and onto either side of the boards. The original slipcase requires that the book be placed in either upside down or backwards! "As is true of everyone, some Jessie's...
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£10.59
The Diary of John Manningham of The Middle Temple, 1602-1603
by Robert P. Sorlien
1976 hardcover as pictured. Ex-library with typical markings. Binding is firm. Orange cloth boards with black and gold stamping show light shelf wear. Text appears clean and unmarked. Extensively annotated and indexed. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s
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