Samuel Pepys : the years of peril / by Arthur Bryant
1947, Reprinted with Corrections. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Near fine copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked cloth, edges very slightly toned. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Item #307762
Provenance; from the library of West Wick House with its library bookplate. Physical description; xv, 466 p., [5] leaves of plates : ill., ports.; 22 cm. Notes; First published by Cambridge University Press, 1935. Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; The second diary. The man made. The third Dutch war. Called to the Admiralty. The squire of Derby House. The 30 new ships. 'The envious name of Admiral'. The great plot. The trial of Atkins. The Traitor's Gate. Prisoner of state. Rehabilitation. The King's turn. New courses. Subjects; Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703). Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703) ; Biography. Authors, English Early modern, (1500-1700) ; Biography. Statesmen Great Britain ; Biography. Writers Biography. Great Britain History Charles II, (1660-1685). Genre; Illustrated.
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