The Diary of Samuel Pepys (8 volumes)
by Wheatley, Henry B. (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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POOLE, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Bell & Sons, 1904. Book. Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1904/5 complete set of 8 volumes approx 400pp each, publ George Bell & Sons. Preface claims that this is the first edition of Pepys' diary to be published in its entirety. Blue cloth covered h/bs all in Good condition overall. There is slight rubbing to each at the spine ends and corners. Page tops are gilted and side and bottom edges are rough cut, age-browned and foxed. Foxing in various amounts to pages. All bindings are firm and there are no markings inside save for a name-printed bookplate in each. Spines are gilt-titled but age-darkened. Set weighs approx 4kgs and will require parcel or courier delivery so UK only. .
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- Bookseller
- Embull Enterprises
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002428
- Title
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys (8 volumes)
- Author
- Wheatley, Henry B. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- George Bell & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Biography/Autobiography/Celebrity/Memoir;
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Embull Enterprises
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Embull Enterprises
Biblio member since 2009
POOLE, Dorset
About Embull Enterprises
Located in Dorset, U.K. selling used books online only
Glossary
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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