Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II. And James II. With a Life and Notes of Richard, Lord Braybrooke (Four Volumes)
by Pepys, Samuel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd., 1906. This is a set of four volumes that are "A Verbatim Reprint of the Edition of 1848-1849 with a Copious Index." This was the famous edition edited by Richard (Neville) Griffin, Third Baron Braybrooke (1783-1858), which first appeared in 1825. Very Good (Plus) condition. Dark green cloth binding with a red cloth spine; decorative titling in gilt on the spine. Clean texts, although the paper is toned; top edges are gilt. Volume I is viii, 551 pages, mildly rubbed; Volume II is 471 pages, rubbed at tips with small spot onrear cover; Volume III is 499 pages; Volume IV contains the Diary to page 183, an Addenda to page 244; Correspondence to page 387; Appendix and Pedigree to page 424; a Life to page 451; and with an Index continuing to page 567. This is Samuel Pepys for the true completist! An uncommon edition that presents very well indeed.. Reprint Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good (Plus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005015
- Title
- Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II. And James II. With a Life and Notes of Richard, Lord Braybrooke (Four Volumes)
- Author
- Pepys, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (Plus)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint Edition
- Publisher
- Swan Sonnenschein & Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classic English Literature;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
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Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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