Voices from the World of Samuel Pepys
by BASTABLE, Jonathon
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine,
- Seller
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Rippleside, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Devon: David and Charles, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine,. A bright, tight copy - new. First printing. Octavo in publisher's original red books with gilt lettering to spine, 286 pages including monochrome and colour photographic plates, a chronology, sources and index. Drawing on Pepys' famous diary as its central resource, the book is a fascinating and vivid account of life in seventeenth century London at a critical point in history - poised to become a major centre of international commerce and culture. Lovely copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sad Paradise Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1709277
- Title
- Voices from the World of Samuel Pepys
- Author
- BASTABLE, Jonathon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- David and Charles
- Place of Publication
- Devon
- Date Published
- 2007
- Bookseller catalogs
- Man & Society;
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Rippleside, Victoria
About Sad Paradise Books
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- Gilt
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