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, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, From the Original Short-Hand MS. I
by Pepys, Samuel (1632-1703); Richard, Lord Braybrooke
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(Printed by S. and R. Bentley for) Henry Colburn, London: ., 1825 Two Volumes. LACKS Frontis in both volumes. Illustrated with text portrait in volume one. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Rev. Charles Wood in both volumes. Folio. 305mm. Original full green leather bindings. Boards ruled in gold. Front board fragile on volume one. Corners and edges rubbed and worn with some loss. Original leather spine labels on volume one. Volume two labels chipped with small loss. Raised bands. Head of spine on volume one torn without loss. Early re-backing of spines. First Edition. "Pepys is marvelously entertaining. The times and the man peep out in a thousand odd circumstances and amusing expressions. The ablest picture of the Age." - Alibone. This Scarce First Edition has been sadly "Grangerized" and wants many of the portrait plates Hardbound. Perhaps the most famous diary in the English language. Please email us directly about postal charges on these sets. **PRICE MUCH REDUCED! ENGSETS BX 5 Language: eng. 1st Edition.. Hardcover. Good.
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- 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, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, From the Original Short-Hand MS. I
- Author
- Pepys, Samuel (1632-1703); Richard, Lord Braybrooke
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- 1
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- 1st Edition.
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- (Printed by S. and R. Bentley for) Henry Colburn, London: .
- Date Published
- 1825
- Keywords
- ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN SETS TWO VOLUMES SAMUEL PEPYS MEMOIRS DIARY 1659 TO 1669 PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE RICHARD LORD BRAYBROOKE LITERATURE HISTORY
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About THE FAMILY ALBUM
Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for Fifty years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
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