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Eighteenth Century Chronicles
Six uniformly bound eighteenth century chronicles, comprising;
The Diary of a Country Parson 1759-1802 James Woodforde, with 445pp and illustrations – a splendid account of Norfolk country life in the 18th century. Illustrated by Ian Stephens. 1st 1992
Natural History & Antiquities Of Selbourne ca.1781 Gilbert White, with wood engravings by Christopher Wormell. A book by English naturalist and ornithologist Gilbert White, it was first published in 1789 and has been continuously in print since then, with nearly 300 editions up to 2007. 1st 1994
Memoirs Of A Georgian Rake by William Hickey, engravings by John Lawrence. taken from “The Memoirs of William Hickey”, an English lawyer best known for his vast Memoirs, composed in 1808–10 and published between 1913 and 1925,which give an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in late 18th-century London, Calcutta, Madras and Jamaica. 1st 1995
Rides Round Britain 1782-1793 John Byng. B/w engraving frontis, 9 maps & engravings by Anne Hayward, 505pp. Nephew of the notorious Admiral of the same name, John Byng was a Colonel in the Grenadier Guards and this is the story of various tours on horseback he undertook in the late 18th century. 1st 1996
Our Village by Mary Russell Mitford with wood engravings by Joan Hassall. Many of the sketches were first puiblished in various periodicals, they were first published in book form in five volumes between 1824 and 1832. 1st 1997
The Diary of a Village Shopkeeper 1754-1765 Thomas Turner, black and white illustrations throughout, edited by David Vaisey, engravings by Miriam Macgregor. 443pp. The diary of a Sussex shopkeeper from the small village of East Hoathley. 1st 1998
Features;
- All Folio Society First Editions No’s 723,772,811,846,884,938
- Publisher Folio Society, London; 1992-98
- Contemporary 18th Century Marble Paper Covered Boards
- Superbly Illustrated
- Size 210 x 150mm, 5kg
Condition: Fine – Superb Unmarked Copies
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