diary samuel pepys complete de bright mynors (7 résultats)

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. A compact and elegantly produced India Paper edition of one of the most important and entertaining historical diaries in the English language. The Diary of Samuel Pepys offers a vivid and personal account of life in 17th-century London, documenting events such as the Great Plague, the Great Fire, and the Restoration of Charles II, alongside the author's everyday observations on politics, society, and personal affairs. This edition, transcribed from the shorthand manuscript by Rev. Mynors Bright and edited by Henry B. Wheatley, remains a benchmark in Pepys scholarship, combining comprehensive annotation with an accessible format.  The Diary of Samuel Pepys, M.A., F.R.S.; Clerk of the Acts and Secretary to the Admiralty. Transcribed by the Late Rev. Mynors Bright, M.A. from the Shorthand Manuscript in the Pepysian Library, Magdalene College Cambridge. Edited with Additions by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A. Bound in 3 books, complete; Vols. I-III; 1659-1663;  Vols IV-VI; 1664-1667;  Vols. VII-VIII; 1667-1669 + Index.  Published by G. Bell and Sons Ltd, London and New York, 1928. Printed in Great Britain by William Clowes. First published between 1893 and 1899, it was then reissued in 8 volumes in 1904, and this India Paper edition was first issued in 1923. This 1928 copy is a reprint of the 1923 printing. A very good hardback set of this classic work. Rebound securely in modern blue cloth, sunned to a lilac colour on spine. The use of India paper makes it possible for each volume to have many hundreds of pages, and reproduce the diaries in a convenient form for readers. The text is very good throughout - bright and clean with only occasional light usage mark or page crease. Some finger marks to text block edges and with gilt top edge. Volume I with tissue guarded portrait frontispiece in lovely condition. Text in English. Vols. I-III; 1659-1663; lix + 342pp + 407pp + 371pp;  Vols IV-VI; 1664-1667; (iv) + 424pp + 424pp + 385pp;  Vols. VII-VIII; 1667-1669 + Index; (iv) + 387pp + 313pp + (1) + 315-514pp Index. Dimensions: Approximately 191mm high x 131mm wide x c.30-40mm deep. Weight approximately 1.6kg unpacked.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Each volume 5 x 7 in. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Condition is GOOD: corners and edges worn, covers sunned. Spines quite sunned. Some spines torn with portions partly detached. Binding tight and text clean with PO's name on ffep. Johnson. Stax.

Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. 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'?tat -- 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 -- M?urs et coutumes. Great Britain. 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. Appears to be the third printing of the "India Paper Edition".

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : No Dust Cover. Limited Edition. Ten Volume complete set 1884 Limited edition vol #121/ 169 on Holland paper, attractive bookplate from St. Louis Mercantile Library.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. London: George Bell & Sons; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., 1899-1900, Reprint Edition, Ten Volumes Complete. Ten volumes in Riviere & Son full leather bindings, with gilt titles to twin brown/red labels, gilt decoration to the compartments, full polished calf boards, marbled paste downs and end papers. Spine leather marked and worn, some label chipped with loss, structurally sound and attractive. Vol I 1899, lxvii, [i], 367pp, frontispiece and 4 illustrations (one folding); Vol II 1899, [iv], 434pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations; Vol III 1899, [iv], 397pp, frontispiece and 1 illustration; Vol IV 1900, [iv], 453pp, frontispiece and 3 illustrations; Vol V 1900, [iv], 451pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations; Vol VI 1900, [iv], 408pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations (one being a folding Scheme of the Posture of the Dutch Fleete ); Vol VII 1900, [iv], 415pp, frontispiece and 4 illustrations; Vol VIII 1900, vi, [ii], 333pp, frontispiece and 1 illustration; Vol IX 1899, (Index Volume), vi, 360pp, frontispiece; Vol X 1899 (Supplementary Volume Pepsyana), viii, [iv], 330pp, frontispiece 11 illustrations, 3 Pedigrees and a folding map of London. Provenance: bookplate for R. St. M. Delius to the front of each volume. Approximately 9 inches tall (22.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles to twin labels, gilt decoration to the compartments, minor marks, wear and scratches, chips to labels. Joints good condition sound, gently worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition full polished calf with double gilt filet, marked, scratched and worn. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, others tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure, strained to the gutter after the end paper of Vol I, secure. Paste downs good condition marbled, bookplate. End papers good condition marbled and subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned, with minor foxing. Pages good condition tanned, with some foxing largely confined to the page edges and first and last pages. Binding good condition structurally sound, attractive binding, marked and scratched. See photos.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. London: George Bell & Sons; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., 1899-1900, Reprint Edition, Ten Volumes Complete. Ten volumes in half leather bindings, with gilt titles, gilt decoration to the compartments, marbled paper covered boards, marbled paste downs and end papers. Spine leather marked and worn, structurally sound and attractive with gilt anchor motif to the compartments. Vol I 1899, lxvii, [i], 367pp, frontispiece and 3 illustrations; Vol II 1899, [iv], 434pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations; Vol III 1899, [iv], 397pp, frontispiece and 1 illustration; Vol IV 1900, [iv], 424pp, frontispiece and 3 illustrations; Vol V 1900, [iv], 451pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations; Vol VI 1900, [iv], 408pp, frontispiece and 2 illustrations (one being a folding 'Scheme of the Posture of the Dutch Fleete'); Vol VII 1900, [iv], 415pp, frontispiece and 4 illustrations; Vol VIII 1900, vi, [ii], 333pp, frontispiece and 1 illustration; Vol IX 1899, (Index Volume), vi, 360pp, frontispiece; Vol X 1899 (Supplementary Volume Pepsyana), viii, [iv], 330pp, frontispiece 11 illustrations, 3 Pedigrees and a folding map of London. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 7 inches tall (18cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and decoration, relatively minor marks, wear and scratches, minor loss to the top of Vol VIII. Joints good condition sound, gently worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition half morocco with marbled paper covered boards, marked, scratched and worn. Page edges good condition top edge gilt, others tanned and foxed. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition secure. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled and subsequently tanned and foxed. Title good condition tanned, with minor foxing. Pages good condition tanned, with some foxing largely confined to the page edges and first and last pages. Binding good condition structurally sound, attractive binding, marked and scratched. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1899-1900 Binding: Hardback.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. BOUND IN HALF LEATHER BINDINGS BY THE HATCHARDS BINDERY OF LONDON, MARBLED ENDPAPERS, FRONTIS PLATE TO VOLUME ONE. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. SOME MINOR DARK MARKS TO LEATHER SPINES, MINOR FADING & SCUFFS TO LEATHER ON SOME BOARDS, SEVERAL CORNERS BUMPED, OCCASIONAL LIGHT FOXING TO PAGES WITH MORE MODERATE FOXING TO THE VERY OCCASIONAL PAGE, ATTRACTIVE PRIVATE BOOKPLATE OF MARY URSULA UMFREVILLE VAUGHAN LEE TO ALL INNER FRONT BOARDS. OVERALL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CRACKING TO HINGES. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS.