Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volume One and Two

Samuel Pepys; Rev. J. Smith M.A.; Richard Lord Braybrooke; Guy N. Pocock

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Co., London; Toronto; New York, 1925

About this Item

An attractive half-morocco prize binding of Pepys' diaries, complete in two volumes and containing the drawings of Benton Fletcher. This edition was originally published in 1924. This is the first reprint. Complete in two volumes. Handsomely bound in half maroon morocco. Prize binding with the gilt emblem of the Stephen Perse Foundation to the front boards. Illustrated with a frontispiece to each volume. Volume I is then followed by eighteen plates, and Volume II contains a further twenty-two. Drawings by Major Benton Fletcher, an artist and travel writer, who is best known for his significant collection of early keyboard instruments. Collated, complete. Spanning the years of 1659 through to 1669, these volumes compile the private writings of influential 17th-century figure Samuel Pepys. An important author, politican and collector in his time, Pepys's diaries are what he is most remembered for today. The detail of the works have cemented them as an invaluable historical source, providing insight into Restoration England and significant events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London. Handsomely bound in half maroon morocco. Prize binding with the gilt emblem of the Stephen Perse Foundation to the front boards. Prize bookplate to each front paste down. Externally, smart with slight shelf wear, resulting in loss of leather to the extremities and more significant cracking along the front joint of Volume I, leaving the front free endpaper a little delicate with a number of tears. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with the odd spot, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 1026B20

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diary of Samuel Pepys: Volume One and Two
• Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited; E. P. Dutton & Co., London; Toronto; New York
• Publication Date: 1925
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: Major Benton Fletcher
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1.5 kilograms
• Book Type: book