Item #22188 [Diary] Memoirs of... Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, from the Original Short-hand Ms. in the Pepsyian Library, and a Selection from His Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke. Samuel PEPYS.
[Diary] Memoirs of... Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, from the Original Short-hand Ms. in the Pepsyian Library, and a Selection from His Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke.

[Diary] Memoirs of... Comprising His Diary from 1659 to 1669, Deciphered by the Rev. John Smith, A.B. of St. John's College, Cambridge, from the Original Short-hand Ms. in the Pepsyian Library, and a Selection from His Private Correspondence. Edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke.

London: Henry Colbourn, 1825. First edition. Two volumes. 4to. xlii, 498, (2), xlix, (1); (iv), 311, (1) pp. Later 19th century brown half morocco over marbled boards with all edges and endpapers matching, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered to three panels, "presentation copy" printed in red to both half titles, a pencilled inscription presenting the set to a Lady Williams Wynn on behalf of Lord Braybrooke and his brother the Rev. George Neville, master of Magdalene College, Cambridge on the second free endpaper. 12 full page plates, 1 double page and two illustrations at the beginning and end of the Life of Pepys, volume I extra illustrated with two full page portraits of Braybrooke and Neville. Spines very slightly faded, light wear to extremities, a little foxing towards the rear of volume II, a very good set nonetheless. The first printed edition of Pepys' memoirs, published just over 150 years after their original composition. The diary had been in the possession of Magdalene College for the best part of a century before John Smith decoded Pepys' shorthand. Braybrooke and his brother co-edited Smith's manuscript and whilst acknowledgement of his effort is made in this edition, his contribution was played down in subsequent editions. Item #22188

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