Thomas Turner kept an unusual but entertaining diary in the mid 1700s. He was just a grocer from East Hoathly, Sussex but he lived a life of indulgence, drinking with his friends and wife and eating copiously. On 2 February 1757 he writes of his time drinking at Mr Fuller’s the previous evening: “Fuller brought my wife home on his back. I cannot say I came home sober, though I was far from being bad company. I think we spent the evening with a great deal of pleasure.” This is one of many such experiences!

The highly abbreviated text is accompanied by seven engravings by the late Peter Forster of Toby Jugs. 330 copies were printed in 1987, with 64 of these copies rediscovered while identifying material for the Press’ first and final Bibliography (coming in 2024). Bound in marbled wrappers by Iris Nevins.

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