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WORLD WAR ONE AIRCRAFT CARRIER PIONEER: THE STORY AND DIARIES OF CAPTAIN J M MCCLEERY RNAS/RAF
Written by Guy Warner.
Stock no. 2139986
Published by Pen & Sword Aviation. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Black boards with gilt title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9781848842557. Page browning.

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JOURNAL OF A COUNTRY CURATE
Written by Francis Kilvert.
Stock no. 2138387
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1977. Slightly better than very good condition.

Abridged edition. Brown cloth spine, gilt titles. Pictorial boards. B/w photos. Selections from the diary of Francis Kilvert. Some light page browning. Slip case is almost very good - start of splitting along one edge; some fading to edges.

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THE BERLIN DIARIES 1940-1945
Written by Marie Vassiltchikov; George Vassiltchikov.
Stock no. 2138343
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1991. Nearly fine condition.

Vivid red and black abstract patterned cloth. B/w photos. Slip case is a bit better than very good; couple of small knocks at edges and a few small scuffs.

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THE SHORTER PEPYS
Written by Samuel Pepys; Robert Latham.
Stock no. 2137330
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1985. Very good condition.

Autobiography of Samuel Pepys. Blue cloth, gilt decorations. Appears that pages have been bound in a little 'low' in the binding. Slip case is almost very good - stain to one side, bumping to edges, which are also faded.

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THE DIARIES OF JOHN BIRD OF CARDIFF
Written by John Bird; Hilary M. Thomas.
Stock no. 1822395
Published by South Wales Record Society; Glamorgan Archive Service. 1st 1987. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Clerk to the first Marquess of Bute 1790-1803. John Bird, prominent citizen and life-long resident of Cardiff, wrote his diary in order to keep his employer - the first Marquess of Bute - informed about local events concerning Cardiff Castle and its vast estates in Glamorgan. Edited by Hilary M. Thomas. Red boards, gilt title to spine. Map to endpapers. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0950867632. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed, and rubbed at top edges.

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THE DIARIES
Written by William Allingham.
Stock no. 1821865
Published by Folio Society. Circa 2007. Fine condition.

Reprint edition with new introduction. Green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Sepia photos. Still in original shrinkwrap! This copy would make a wonderful gift.

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HOSPITABLE ENGLAND IN THE SEVENTIES: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG AMERICAN 1875-1876
Written by Richard Henry Dana.
Stock no. 2133991
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. 1921. Almost very good condition.

Blue cloth with gilt titles. Spine is browned. Splash and other marks to covers. Corners are bumped. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Some page corners creases. Foxing to outer page edges.

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SMITH'S LONDON JOURNAL
Written by H. Allen Smith.
Stock no. 2133852
Published by Arthur Barker Ltd.. 1st 1953. Almost very good condition.

The amusing journal of an American in London. Red cloth, white title to spine. 234 pages includes glossary. Spine bumped, sunned and slightly marked. Corners bumped. A couple of foxspots to endpapers. Pages lightly browned else clean.

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MAFEKING DIARY: A BLACK MAN'S VIEW OF A WHITE MAN'S WAR
Written by Sol T. Plaatje; John L. Comaroff.
Stock no. 1819553
Published by Southern Book Publishers. 1st thus 1989. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A sharp-sighted view of the siege of Mafeking by a budding African intellectual and leader of his people. Orange boards, white title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 1868122123. Foxing to text block. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and slightly scuffed.

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THE MOTORIST'S AND AVIATOR'S YEAR-BOOK AND DIARY 1910 WITH AN A.B.C. GUIDE TO MOTOR LAW
Written by C.C. Macklin.
Stock no. 2132970
Published by E.J. Larby. 1910. Very good condition.

Light brown cloth with black titles. A.B.C. Guide to Motor Law contributed by C.C. Macklin. Bumping and some wear to spine. Browning to outer page edges. A few marks. Diary part appears clean!

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PRIMROSE PAST
Written by Caroline Rose Hunt.
Stock no. 2131662
Published by Regan Books. 1st USA 2001. Very good condition.

The 1848 Journal of a Young Lady Primrose. Covers have pictures to make them look like a lockable diary! B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0060394137. SIGNED by author, with dedication to a previous owner. Bumping and wear to spine and corners.

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THE TOLKIEN DIARY 2000
Written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Illustrated by Ted Nasmith.
Stock no. 2130849
Published by Harper Collins. 1st 1999. Nearly fine condition.

Colour illustrations. Includes quotations from Tolkien's famous books. ISBN: 0261103903. Spine is a bit faded. Contents are fine and UNUSED!

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