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Samuel Pepys. Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S... Comprising his diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by the Rev. John ... (Total: 2 Items)
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Presentation issue on fine paper
Samuel Pepys. Memoirs of Samuel Pepys, Esq. F.R.S...
Comprising his diary from 1659 to 1669, deciphered by the Rev. John
Smith... Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke. London: Henry
Colburn, 1825.2 volumes, large 4to. Half-titles with "presentation copy" printed in red, 2 engraved frontispieces, and 11 engraved plates. Original drab boards, with original printed paper labels on spines, uncut; cloth folding cases.
FIRST EDITION, "PRESENTATION COPY" ON FINE PAPER. Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) served as the Secretary to the Admiralty during the reigns of Charles II and James II. His original diary, written in six volumes of shorthand, resides at Magdalen College, and was deciphered by the Rev. John Smith in the early nineteenth century. Pepys' Memoirs not only document some of the most turbulent events in English history, including the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague, and the Great Fire of London, but also provide an observant and tangible record of habits, community, and day-to-day life at the time. "Some copies of the book on fine paper, with beautiful impressions of the plates, are marked in red on the half title page "Presentation copy" (Grolier). According to Lowndes only 12 copies were done for presentation.
Condition: Skillfully rebacked preserving original backstrips and labels; labels toned with some chipping; some pale staining and soiling to boards; boards rubbed and scuffed; Light offsetting from frontispiece portrait onto title in Vol. I; some minor toning and pale spotting.
References: Grolier, English 75; Lowndes, p. 1828.
Provenance: Francis Lunn (armorial bookplates). From the William A. Strutz Library.
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2024 June 27 Important English and American Literature: The William A. Strutz Library, Part I, Rare Books Signature® Auction #6295 (go to Auction Home page)
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