The Diary Of Samuel Pepys (Ten-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Samuel Pepys; Additions by Henry B. Wheatley
Binding: Hardback
Published: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1923
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Fold-out charts and plates intact. Some bumping on corners and spines. Internally sound.
This distinguished set stands as a cornerstone of historical and literary biography, chronicling the daily life of Samuel Pepys during the Restoration period with unmatched immediacy and candor. The diaries present vivid accounts of political intrigue, naval administration, and the shifting fortunes of seventeenth century London, while also detailing the Great Fire, the plague, and the intimate rhythms of Pepys’s personal affairs. As a work of social history, it illustrates the interplay between private experience and public duty, offering readers a rare window into the cultural and political fabric of the era. The ten volumes instruct with precision, capturing Pepys’s sharp observations and candid reflections that have secured his reputation as one of the most important diarists in English literature.
Author: Samuel Pepys; Additions by Henry B. Wheatley
Binding: Hardback
Published: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1923
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Fold-out charts and plates intact. Some bumping on corners and spines. Internally sound.
This distinguished set stands as a cornerstone of historical and literary biography, chronicling the daily life of Samuel Pepys during the Restoration period with unmatched immediacy and candor. The diaries present vivid accounts of political intrigue, naval administration, and the shifting fortunes of seventeenth century London, while also detailing the Great Fire, the plague, and the intimate rhythms of Pepys’s personal affairs. As a work of social history, it illustrates the interplay between private experience and public duty, offering readers a rare window into the cultural and political fabric of the era. The ten volumes instruct with precision, capturing Pepys’s sharp observations and candid reflections that have secured his reputation as one of the most important diarists in English literature.