Samuel Pepys; Robert Latham [ed.]; William Matthews [ed.] — The Diary of Samuel Pepys

London, G. Bell and Sons Ltd. 1971-1983. Cloth. A smart eleven volume set of Samuel Pepys' complete diary, documenting from 1660 to 1669, illustrated in the original unclipped dust wrappers. The complete eleven volume set. The new and complete transcription.  In the publisher's original green cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers.  Samuel Pepys was an English writer and Tory politician. He kept a diary for ten years between 1660 and 1669 which chronicles life during the English Restoration, and as well as Pepys' personal and day-to-day life. It documents important events such as the Great Plague of London, the Great Fire of London and the Second Dutch War. These eleven volumes comprise the entirety of Pepys' diary, and include a companion volume and an index volume. Volumes I through IX each span one year of the diary, with X being the companion and XI an index. Each volume of the diary contains maps of London to the rear, a frontispiece, and varying numbers of plates, specified below. All volumes collated, Vol VI lacking one plate.  Comprising: Vol I: the fourth impression published in 1973, with eleven plates.  Vol II: the fourth impression published in 1973, with four plates, one of which is folding.  Vol III: the fourth impression published in 1973, with five plates.   Vol IV: the first impresssion published in 1971, with five plates.  Vol V: the first impression published in 1971, with five plates.  Vol VI: the first impression published in 1972, with six plates, one of which folding, lacking one plate.  Vol VII: the first impression published in 1972, with seven plates.  Vol VIII: The first impression published in 1974, with six plates. Vol IX: the first impression published in 1976, with seven plates. Vol X: the first impression published in 1983, with one plate. Vol XI: the first impression published in 1983. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to extremities. Ink inscription to front paste downs of all volumes except IX. Dust wrappers are smart, with light sunning to spines, the odd small mark, and minor shelf wear to edges. Small closed tear to vol VII wrap. Closed tears to head of spine of vol IV and vol V wrap. Closed tears to bottom edge of vol IX wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.