MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL PEPYS, ESQ. F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II. Comprising his Diary from 1659 to 1669. and a Selection from his Private Correspondence.

PEPYS, Samuel. Edited by Richard, Lord BRAYBROOKE.

Published by Henry Colburn, London. 2 vols., 1825

About this Item

The first edition of Pepys hugely revealing diary of Restoration England as originally deciphered from his shorthand. Half titles present. Full leather. Front board of both vols detached and rear boards in danger of it. Rear joints cracked. Nicks and chips to spine leather and 5cm x 4cm section leather missing from base of spine volume 2. Boards worn and scuffed, particularly at top edges. Foxing to pre and postlims, and offsetting from plates. However, internally clean and very presentable. Ideal for rebinding.

Seller Inventory # GPEPYSME044

Bibliographic Details

• Title: MEMOIRS OF SAMUEL PEPYS, ESQ. F.R.S. Secretary to the Admiralty in the Reigns of Charles II and James II. Comprising his Diary from 1659 to 1669. and a Selection from his Private Correspondence.
• Publisher: Henry Colburn, London. 2 vols.
• Publication Date: 1825
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.