The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume Two, Containing Volumes IV-VI (1664-1667)

Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities; mild rubbing and scuffing to the panels and a hint of scuff to the publisher's name at the lower backstrip (Harcourt Brace & Company; the title page states: G. Bell & Sons) ; a faint patch of shelf-soiling to the bottom edge of the india paper text block near the outside edge; a touch of crimp to the head of the backstrip; a former owner's tasteful bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome, carefully-used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing very mild wear and minor, unobtrusive imperfections. A lovely little reading volume. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo (7.5 x 5.15 x 1.3 inches). Transcribed by the Late Rev. Mynors Bright from the shorthand manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalen College, Cambridge. Edited by with Additions bhy Henry B. Wheatley, FSA, in Three volumes (this is Volume Two only, containing Volumes IV-VI (1664-1667) ) . India Paper edition. Blue cloth over boards. Top Edge Gilt. Hardback: Lacks DJ. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 385 pages India Paper Edition; 6th Printing (1928). …