Daniel Webster In England; Journal of Harriette Story Paige, 1839.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. Ed. by Edward Gray. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 tan cloth, spine lightly soiled. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917. One of 570 copies. More
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A Tour Through Indiana in 1840; The Diary of John Parsons of Petersburg, Virginia
New York: Robert M. McBride, 1920. Ed. by Kate Milner Rabb. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, small area of wear to back cover, spine rubbed, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped, some light foxing to margins. New York: Robert M. McBride, 1920. More
Diario de una Navegacion y Reconocimiento del Rio Paraguay, Desde la Ciudad de la Asumpcion, hasta
Buenos Aires: Imprenta del Estado, 1836. los Presidios Portugueses Coimbra y Albuquerque. Navigation tables, 58pp. 4to, modern 1/2 blue cloth, handwritten paper label on front cover, boards worn on edges of corners and bottom edges, scattered very light foxing. Buenos-Aires: Imprenta del Estado, 1836. First Edition. In 1790, the Viceroy of Buenos Aires was concerned about Portuguese settlements in the western territory of Paraguay. He sponsored this expedition on the Paraguay River to establish the border between Paraguay and Brazil..... More
The Diary of Matthew Patten of Bedford, N. H. From Seventeen Hundred Fifty-four to Seventeen Hundred Eighty-eight
Concord: Rumford Printing Company, 1903. Frontis. 545pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, cloth lightly soiled, light foxing to Frontis., otherwise very good. Concord: Rumford Printing Company, 1903. First Edition Author was a justice of the peace and judge of probate in New Hampshire. Matthews p. 59. This volume was published by the town of Bedford, NH. More
To Be Young Was Very Heaven.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. Illus. 8vo, pink cloth, d.w. torn, chipped, and lightly soiled. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1967. From the diary of the author's girlhood in Boston and Cambridge at the turn of the century. More
The Diary of Samuel Pepys. Edited with additions by Henry E. Wheatley
London: Bell and Sons, 1928. 8 volumes in 3. Frontispiece, rubricated titles, rebound in 3/4 polished calf, marbled boards, ornately gilt spines, red leather spine labels, top edges gilt. London: Bell & Sons, 1928. Very good (+). More
Everybody's Pepys: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1600-1669.
London: Bell, 1927. Illustrations by Ernest Shepard. Handsomely rebound in full tan crushed morocco, ornately gilt spine, full leather inlay picture on front cover, inner dentelles, a.e.g. London: Bell and Sons, 1927. Fine. More
The Diary of Samuel Pepys.
18 volumes. Edited, with extensive additions by Henry B. Wheatley. Frontis. portrait, other illustrations with tissue guards. 8vo, 3/4 green morocco, gilt- decorated spines with raised bands (spines faded to brown), t.e.g. London and N.Y.: Croscup, (1892). Very Good. St. Olave edition, number 32 of 1500 copies. More
The Girlhood of Queen Victoria: A selection from Her Majesty's Diaries Between the Years 1832 and 1840
London: John Murray, 1912. Illustrated in black and white. 2 volumes. thick 8vo, decoratively stamped navy blue cloth, white and gilt insets on front covers (bumps to corners and rubbing to covers but still an attractively bound set). London: John Murray. A very good(-) set. More
Village Life in America, 1852-1872; Including the Period of the American Civil War as told in the Diary of a School-girl
New York: Henry Holt, 1912. Illus. 12mo, red cloth, cloth lightly spotted, inner hinges weak, many pages with foxing, mostly to margins. New York: Henry Holt, 1912 Author lived in Canandaigua, New York. More
Village Life in America, 1852-1872; Including the Period of the American Civil War as told in the Diary of a School-girl
Williamstown: Corner House, 1975. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. partially faded from sun exposure including spine portion. Williamstown: Corner House, (1975). Very good Author lived in Canandaigua, New York. More
The Siren Years; Undiplomatic Diaries, 1937-1945
London: Macmillan, 1974. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (London): Macmillan, (1974). Very good. More
A Journal, Comprising an Account of the Loss of the Brig Commerce, of Hartford, Conn.; James Riley, Master: -Upon the Western Coast of Africa, August 28th, 1815: Also, of the Slavery and Sufferings of the Author and the Rest of the Crew, Upon the Desert of Zahara, in the Years of 1815, 1816, 1817; with Accounts of the Manners, Customs, and Habits of the Wandering Arabs; Also a Brief Historical and Geographical View of the Continent of Africa.
Hartford: Silas Andrus & Son, 1848. 275 pages. 12mo, blind-stamped dark blue cloth; corners worn and bumped, spine slightly cocked, boards shelf-worn, initial pages damp-stained, foxing throughout. Hartford: Silas Andrus & Son, 1848. A very good(-) copy. More
My Diary; North and South.
London: Bradbury and Evans, 1863. 2 Vols. Small 8vo, original blue cloth with gilt decorated spines, lacks map, corners bumped on both volumes, spine ends rubbed on both volumes, otherwise very good. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1863. First Edition "...in March, 1861, he (Russell) arrived in the United States as a special correspondent for the London Times...he found much to praise in the South, where he met all the principal officials, civil and military, thought highly of them, and felt..... More
The English Journey; Journal of a Visit to France and Britain in 1826
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. Edited by David Bindman and Gottfried Riemann. Illus. Square 8vo, original green cloth, d.w., cloth covers warped. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993. More
Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey.
New York: Schocken Books, 1982. Illus. 8vo, tan cloth, d.w. New York: Schocken Books, (1982). More
On the Threshold of Liberty; Journal of a Frenchman's Tour of the American Colonies in 1777
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1959. 8vo, pr. wrs. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1959. Fine. Inscribed by Edward Seeber, the translator. More
Samuel Sewall's Diary
Macy-Masius Publishers, 1927. Ed. by Mark Van Doren. 12mo, decorated blue cloth, d.w. slightly chipped and lightly soiled. N.p.: Macy-Masius Publishers, 1927. An abridgement. More
The Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1973. Ed. by M. Halsey Thomas. Frontis. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, publisher's slipcase, spines of both volumes lightly soiled, slipcase lightly dampstained and lightly soiled. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, (1973). "There are other American diaries of higher importance from a political point of view, but none in which the journalist's entire world is so vividly reproduced. In it is given an incomparable picture of the mind and life of a Puritan of..... More
Up In The Park; The Diary of the Wife of the American Ambassador to Ireland, 1977-1981.
New York: Atheneum, 1983. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 green cloth, d.w. with a small tear. New York: Atheneum, 1983. Very good. More
Sagebrush Soldier; Private William Earl Smith's View of the Sioux War of 1876
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. Illus. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1989). Very good. More
Spandau: The Secret Diaries.
New York: Macmillan, 1976. Photo illus. 463pp. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. chipped and partiallly repaired with tape, corners of cloth bumped, remainder mark on top fore-edges of some pages. New York: Macmillan, (1976). More
China Diary
New York: Abrams, 1982. 158 watercolors, drawings and photographs, including 84 plates in full color, 1 map. 200pp., 8vo, red cloth. New York Harry N. Abrams, (1982). A near fine copy, signed by Stephen Spender. More
A Journal of the Proceedings in Georgia.
Readex Microprint, 1966. 2 Vols. Thick 8vo, red fabricoid. N.p.: Readex Microprint, (1966). Facsimile edition. Facsimile of the London, 1742 edition. Diary of a planter who became president of Georgia from 1743 to 1750. More
The Roy Strong Diaries 1967-1987
London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997. Illustrated. 461 pages, 8vo, purple cloth, d.w.; minor wear and discoloration along the bottom edge of cloth. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (1997). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More