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Thick Octavo. 6 volumes. Primarily unopened copy. Vol. 1: pp. xxxvii, 535, x [i.e. vi]; Vol. 2: pp. xiv, 521; Vol. 3: pp. xii [i.e. x], 528; Vol. 4: pp. [x], 487; Vol. 5: pp. [ix], 478; Vol. 6: [viii], 526. 45 illustrations as called for, mostly in Woodburytype (a woodbury type is a photomechanical process formed by a layer of colored gelatin pressed upon a sheet of paper in a mold), and also includes facsimiles and folding maps. EXTRA ILLUSTRATED with 192 prints and engravings relevant to the text including many on India paper, folding plates, folding maps and plans, double-page spreads, and a large folding Pepys Pedigree Chart. Title-pages in red and black. Unsigned binding, handsomely bound in full tan polished calf with triple gilt-ruled border, 5 raised bands, gilt decorated compartments, double, gilt-stamped leather spine labels in red and black, top edge gilt, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, ribbon bookmark. Armorial bookplate of Archibald Rogers to front pastedown of each volume. Unopened set, witth occasional minor offsetting from some of the additional plates, otherwise interiors are clean, bright, and crisp. Front hinge of vol. 4 only is split but hanging on, all other volumes are very good and tight. A highly desirable set with the extra illustrations relevant to the text. Handome on the shelf.

A collection of personal and professional correspondence written by Samuel Pepys.