Books

London: The Folio Society, 2003. First Edition thus. Hardcover. Very Fine. Eleven Volume Set. 23 x 14.5 cm. Printed on Caxton wove paper by Cambridge University Press and bound in 1/4 Nigerian goatskin with marble paper covered boards. AEG. Set is limited to 1000 copies of which this is set number 65. Reproduces "The Diary of Samuel Pepys, a new and complete transcription" edited by Robert Latham and William Mathews, Volumes I - XI, done 1970-83, published by Bell & Hyman Ltd with new color frontispieces. The first 9 volumes comprise the diary from 1660-1669, with an introduction in volume 1. Volume 10 is a companion volume while volume 11 is an index volume. Includes the oak bookcase made for the set. Huge set, not available for shipment outside the USA.

The Diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the most important primary sources of the English Restoration, recording personal experiences and views of significant events such as the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of London.