The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S by Mynors Bright, Samuel Pepys, Richard Griffin Braybrooke, Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 2009-12-15

London: G. bell and Sons, Ltd, 1952. Third printing of the Thin Paper Edition. Hardcover. Good. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 7.25 inches. 3 Book Set (Book I includes Volumes I-III, 1659-1663, lix, [1], 371, [1] pages); Book II includes Volumes IV-VI, 1664-1667, [2], 385, [1] pages; and Book III includes Volumes VII-VIII, 1667-1669, Index. [4], 514 pages. Footnotes. Some board weakness and some cover wear and soiling noted. This edition was first published in 10 volumes between 1893 and 1899. It was reissued in 8 volumes in 1904. The thin paper edition was first issued in 1946. Samuel Pepys FRS (23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Pepys rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the… Read More

London: George Bell and Sons, 1910. Reissue. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Corners a bit rubbed, bindings of a few volumes shaken, boards lightly soiled, a few pages foxed. 1910 Hard Cover. Complete in nine hardcover volumes. Blue cloth. Engraved frontispieces and plates. lix, 342, 4, [2]; 407; 371; 424, 4, 2; 424; 385, 4, 2; v, 387, 4, 2; ix, 313, 4, 2; xi, 500, 2 pp. This edition includes a Pepysiana volume with appendices and an index, plus a fold-out map of London in Pepys's time, three fold-out genealogical tables, and plates, including a photograph of the six manuscript volumes that composed the original work. Samuel Pepys was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II.… Read More

London: G. Bell ; New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1926. Appears to be the third printing of the "India Paper Edition". Hardcover. Near fine. A very tight, bright set, with minor rubbing to spine of volume two; neat personal owner name and date (1928) to front free end papers of each volume.. Three octavo in polished dark blue cloth (eight volumes bound as three) fronts. portrait; 19 cm; bibliographical references and index. Authors, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Diaries. Hommes d'État -- Grande-Bretagne -- Journaux intimes. Authors, English -- Early modern. Manners and customs. Statesmen. Named Person: Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703. Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703 Great Britain -- Social life and customs. Grande-Bretagne -- Mœurs et coutumes. Great Britain.

New York: George E. Croscup, 1892. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Signed by author. Autograph Edition, #38 of 125 sets signed by the editor on an inserted leaf in volume 1, with special illustrations not included in other Wheatley editions. Bookplate of U.S. Secretary of State Robert Lansing on front endpaper of each volume (these were purchased from a family library in Henderson Harbor, NY, near his birthplace in Watertown, which included many other works owned by him). Spines faded with a few light spots of discoloration to boards, spine labels toned with some loss, empty envelope with printed address of Eleanor Lansing Dulles (Robert Lansing's niece) laid in. 1892 Hard Cover. Complete in eighteen hardcover volumes, with each pair of volumes paginated continuously (likely reset from a nine-volume edition). lix, 342; 407; 371; 424; 424; 385; 387; 313; 500 pp. Turquoise cloth, paper spine labels. Engraved frontispieces and plates. This edition includes a Pepysiana volume with… Read More