Description: Beautiful Fine Binding - Please see pictures for the beauty in the gold tooling exhibited by the binder. * Very Elaborate Fine Binding by Riviere and Sons - Signed Stamped by Riviere * Gold tooling on front, spine, and back (back cover looks like front cover} * Gold tooling of Pepys on front and back cover* Gilt on all 3 edges* Leather * 6 Compartments on spine* 5" wide and 7.50" tall Samuel Pepys FRS (/piːps/;[1] 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no maritime experience, but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage, diligence, and his talent for administration. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy. 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. (See Wikipedia for more information)Ernest Howard Shepard OBE MC (10 December 1879 – 24 March 1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh. Shepard's original 1926 illustrated map of the Hundred Acre Wood, which features in the opening pages of Winnie-the-Pooh (and also appears in the opening animation in the first Disney adaptation in 1966), sold for £430,000 ($600,000) at Sotheby's in London, setting a world record for book illustrations (See Wikipedia)The excellent workmanship and good taste displayed in Robert Riviere bindings gradually won for them the appreciation of connoisseurs, and he was largely employed by the Duke of Devonshire, Samuel Christie-Miller, Captain Francis Capper Brooke[2] and other great collectors. He also bound for the queen and the royal family. In the Great Exhibition of 1851 he exhibited several examples of his skill, and he was awarded a medal. He was chosen by the council to bind one thousand copies of the large ‘Illustrated Catalogue,’ intended for presentation to ‘all the crowned heads in Europe’ and other distinguished persons. It is said that two thousand skins of the best red Morocco, as well as fifteen hundred yards of silk for the linings of the covers, were used by Riviere for this undertaking. He also restored and bound the famous Domesday Book, now preserved in the Record Office. Riviere bindings may be dated approximately by the stamped signature inside the front covers: Bound by R. Riviere, Bath means 1829–32; Bound by R. Riviere means 1832–40; Bound by Riviere means 1840–c.1860; Bound by Riviere & Son means after 1880. The heirs of George Bayntun of Bath bought out Riviere & Sons. (See Wikipedia for more information)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------****The book is in very good condition especially for its age (1927). Signed stamped by Riviere & Sons on verso of 1st free end paper. Solid binding and text block. Light rubbing along spine, corner, edges. Light toning. The gilt still has a nice shine with shallow scuffing. The book is very tight and there are no remainder marks, not ex-library. Any issues have been reflected in the pricing. Does not include bookends. Please see pictures for more information and detail. This item will be shipped with Signature Confirmation required (as required by eBay). Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I will be glad to take additional pictures. I tried to describe the book through words and pictures the best I can but if you are not 100% satisfied with the purchase, please know you can return the book for full refund. Ships carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and packed securely in a box. Will ship within 1 business day of receiving payment. Thank you for looking!
Price: 1249.5 USD
Location: Okatie, South Carolina
End Time: 2024-11-17T15:15:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.13 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated by E. H. Shepard, Bound by Riviere & Sons, Leather
Author: Samuel Pepys
Publisher: G. Bell and Sons
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
