Samuel Pepys the Man in the Making
by Arthur Bryant
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
CA$2,446.22CA$2,201.60
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About This Item
Cambridge: University Press, 1933. First edition. Fine Binding. Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A finely bound copy of this biography of the noted diarist, Samuel Pepys. In a Nevett binding, with their binder's stamp to the rear pastedown. Portrait frontispiece of Pepys, three plates, and two folding plates to the rear of the work. Collated, complete. The first edition of this work. Written by Arthur Bryant, an author of many important historical biographies including King Charles II. Bryant was a celebrated historian who had a column for the Illustrated London News. This study on Samuel Pepys was a precursor to his extremely popular three volume biography of Pepys which was issued in 1938. Bryant's writings on Pepys remain an important guide to his career. Bryant was quite the authority on Pepys and wrote a play dramatising his life which ran for 150 performances in London. A fine copy of this work. In a fine crushed morocco binding. With gilt tooling to the boards and spine. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with just the occasional light spots to pages. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 707L34
- Title
- Samuel Pepys the Man in the Making
- Author
- Arthur Bryant
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Fine Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1933
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Nevett Pepys Diary Fine Binding Pepys
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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....
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...