Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England
by PEPYS, SAMUEL
- Used
- Condition
- VG
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Ben Griffon, 1690. 1st. Leather. VG. Small 8vo. Contemporary brown calf with new spine and morocco label, lettered in gilt. Engraved frontispiece and fold out table present. First edition regular issue. Scattered light foxing in the text. Written after his retirement from the navy, this copy has a number of manuscript corrections in his hand or under his direction. A very nice copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30477
- Title
- Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England
- Author
- PEPYS, SAMUEL
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Ben Griffon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1690
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Morocco
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- VG
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- Gilt
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- Calf
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- New
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