2 volumes, 4to. 13 engraved portraits and plates, including one folding map, in-text illustrations. (Spotting, offsetting to text from plates.) Contemporary polished calf gilt, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands (light rubbing to extremities).

FIRST EDITION of Pepys' diary, which was in cipher until 1825, when John Smith deciphered it. Edited by Lord Braybrooke, the contents depict contemporary everyday life, making this a popular source of information about late 17-century England. Grolier English 75.

[With:] EVELYN, John. Memoirs. London: Henry Colburn, 1819. 3 parts in 2 volumes, 4to. Engraved frontispieces, 8 plates, one double-page, one folding plan, and a folding table. Bound as above. Second edition.

[With:] EVELYN. Miscellaneous Writings. London: Henry Colburn, 1825. 4to. Engraved frontispiece, 3 engraved plates. Bound as above. FIRST EDITION.

Together, 3 works in 5 volumes, condition generally very good.