GOOD to FAIR
CONDITION
This sale is for a
vintage hardback COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET entitled “Private Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers of Samuel Pepys,
1679-1703,” subtitled “In the Possession of J. Pepys Cockerell,” edited by J. R. Tabber, Litt.D., with a
tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of Samuel Pepys in each book.
The set was
published by G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., of
Samuel Pepys (1633-1703)
was an English Member of Parliament and naval administrator, who is best
remember for his famous diaries of 1660-1669.
He is one of the most important primary sources of English history for
the Restoration period. It is a
combination of personal revelations and eyewitness accounts of great events of
the time.
The books measure 8.75
inches x 6.25 inches, will require 2.75 inches along your bookshelf and have 382
+ 392 pages, which are gilt edged to the tops and hand-cut to the side and
bottom rims.
The books are in
good condition for their age, internally generally neat, with heavy wear/bumps
and are grubby to the original cloth hardback covers, with an ex-libris sticker
at the front, a little light foxing near the covers, and no other ink or pencil
markings in either of the books. The bindings are good with no loose or missing
pages. There are no dust-jackets.
A good reading
copy of this wonderful vintage COMPLETE TWO VOLUME SET.
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postage & packing (‘shipping’) cost for 2 or more items – Please wait for a
combined invoice.
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& packing HEAVY – TWO BOOKS!
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