Friday, 3 May 2013


The Motorcycle Diaries: A Journey Around South America by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
The Motorcycle Diaries
by Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
Writing a diary is a very personal experience and yet they are a staple of the publishing world. Reading somebody else’s diary is supposed to be a heinous crime but bookshops are full of them. Despite this apparent conundrum, diaries from notable figures and ordinary people become highly collectable.
Of course, the most famous diary from an ordinary person was written by a mere schoolgirl - Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl.  But how can you ignore a diary penned by a doctor describing the bombing of Hiroshima and the subsequent seven weeks?
This selection of rare diaries contains many notable names, including adventurer Lawrence of Arabia, revolutionary Che Guevara, avant-garde artist Jean Cocteau, silent movie star Rudolph Valentino, and the green-fingered author who created Biggles.

A Selection of Collectable Diaries

Middle East Diary 1917-1956 by Colonel R. Meinertzhagen
Middle East Diary 1917-1956
by Colonel R. Meinertzhagen
The Diary of a Worm by Nathaniel Gubbins
The Diary of a Worm
by Nathaniel Gubbins
Luckbeck Diary by A.G. Dickens
Luckbeck Diary
by A.G. Dickens
 Diary of an Artist by Raphael Soyer
Diary of an Artist
by Raphael Soyer

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