In Inlaid Binding by Rivière
Everybody’s Pepys. The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669. Abridged and Edited by O.F. Morshead.
London: G. Bell and Sons, 1935.
Shepard, Ernest H. 60 illustrations by Ernest H. Shephard; 570 pp. 8vo. In Inlaid Binding by Rivière. Full green morocco gilt, raised bands, gilt-panelled spine, marbled endpapers, a.e.g., with a multicolored morocco inlay on upper cover of a yawning Pepys, candle in hand (“And so to bed”), enclosed by a gilt decorative border, by Rivière and Son, fine Item #366291
The inlay is based on one of Shepard’s illustrations of Pepys dressed in a long coat, vest and collar, holding a candle and yawning, illustrative of Pepys’ famous line - “And so to bed.” The inlay is in eight colors and very well executed.
Price: $1,750.00 Free International Delivery
