Samuel Pepys' Diary
by Samuel Pepys, (Parker, Willis L. - Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Windsor Press, New York, 1932. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Randolph Adler. The text is illustrated with black-and-white illustrations by Randolph Adler. 1/4 beige coloured back strip with red coloured inserts, and within those inserts, gilt coloured titles. Pink coloured tint to all text edges. Gilt and red coloured illustration to the front panel. An abridgement of the monumental diary of Samuel Pepys. Softening and rubbing of the backstrip edges with rubbing of the book corners. Some dust marks to the book panels with fading, due to sunning, to the backstrip. Age toning of the textblock edges and pages. The front text edge has been a little eroded by insect activity  please see photograph. The blue coloured tint has become somewhat faded, and, and at the 1st inch of the textblock, closest to the backstrip has been applied very poorly or not at all. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [7], 8 - 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Randolph Adler. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; 17th-century; Inventory No: 0129426. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0129426
- Title
- Samuel Pepys' Diary
- Author
- Samuel Pepys, (Parker, Willis L. - Editor)
- Illustrator
- Randolph Adler
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Windsor Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- BZDB2 literature, travel, personal taste, manners, amorous adventures, Randolph Adler  Illustrator Biography & Autobiography; 17th-century; Randolph Adler Unbranded Samuel Pepys, (Parker, Willis L. - Editor) Samuel Pepys' Diary
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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