The Diary of Samuel Pepys

THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS

Hardback. Condición: Near Fine. First Thus. This fine set is bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and blind borders to the upper boards, tight, white, bright and square. There is a colourful book plate to the f.e.p. of the first volume. Dust wrappers are not present International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. This edition was was first published in ten volumes in 1893-1899, it was reissued in eight volumes in 1904. It was first issued in an india paper edition of three volumes in 1923. This first thus edition printed on thin paper was published in 1946. Samuel Pepys FRS 23 February 1633 - 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, hard work, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 was first published in the 19th century and is one of the most important primary sources for the English Restoration period. It provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of great events, such as the Great Plague of London, the Second Dutch War, and the Great Fire of London. Ref YY5. Nº de ref. del artículo: 020740

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