The Diary of Samuel Pepys. A new and complete transcription edited by R. Latham and W. Matthews. ... Complete in 11 vols. incl. Companion Vol. and Index.

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London: George Bell and Sons (1971-1983). 8vo. Original cloth. Gilt. Top edges dyed. Dustjackets. With portrs. plates and illusts. A nice crisp set. NOTE: 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.