PEPYS, SAMUEL. Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England, For Ten Years, Determin'd December 1688. Printed Anno MDCXC [i.e. London: B. Griffin, for S. Keble 1690]. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, ends of spine a bit worn, extremities slightly rubbed, half-morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LARGE-PAPER COPY printed on thicker paper with the above imprint, apparently intended for presentation, with leaves measuring 7 1/4 x 4 1/2in. (184 x113mm.), engraved frontispiece portrait of Pepys by R. White after G. Kneller, printed folding table, title printed in red and black.

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PEPYS, SAMUEL. Memoires Relating to the State of the Royal Navy of England, For Ten Years, Determin'd December 1688. Printed Anno MDCXC [i.e. London: B. Griffin, for S. Keble 1690]. 8vo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, ends of spine a bit worn, extremities slightly rubbed, half-morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION, LARGE-PAPER COPY printed on thicker paper with the above imprint, apparently intended for presentation, with leaves measuring 7 1/4 x 4 1/2in. (184 x113mm.), engraved frontispiece portrait of Pepys by R. White after G. Kneller, printed folding table, title printed in red and black.