The Works of Samuel Pepys

Type: Hardback Hardcover Book in Very Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. The diary of Samuel Pepys is like no other book in the world--so stated in the Introduction. Pepys had no idea of making a book--his writing is vivid, delightful, hard to overvalue--but he must speak for himself in this ever-so-readable diary. Red cloth with author name in gilt on front, black title block on spine with gilt lettering and elaborate gilt decoration on entire spine; clean and unmarked with light wear to corners. Binding tight, solid and square. Pages edges and pages very clean, no markings of any kind. Diaries of Samuel Pepys, 1466-1536, the most famous Diaries in the English language. Pepys was administrator of the Royal Navy and meticulous diarist. 17th century London--the plague, civil war, regicide, Christopher Wren's drawing up plans to rebuild London, Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries--Pepys experienced them all and wrote of them in his diaries, to bring the 17th century to all readers. 332 pages. 5.5 x 7.75. c. 1943 (no date stated), Black's Reader Service, Roslyn, New York. …