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PEPYS, Samuel

Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S... Comprising his diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by the Rev. John Smith... Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke

London
Henry Colburn
1828

€160 - €200

"5 vol. in-8vo, engraved frontispiece portraits of Samuel Pepys, Elizabeth Pepys, John Jackson, William Hewer, and John Wallis, engraved folding facsimile plate illustrating Pepys's shorthand and handwriting; engraved folding plate depicting Pepys's library; 4 additional engraved plates, 2 of them folding. Half leather bindings, hinges weak, corners bumped, marbled edges, marbled endlvs"

"Second edition. Pepys' memoirs not only document some of the most turbulent events in English history, including the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague, and the Great Fire of London, but also provide an observant and tangible record of habits, community, and day-to-day life during this time. Provenance: Edward William Blore ; Joseph Kramers"

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