[ Sotheby and Co., London, auction catalogue. ] Catalogue of the Well-known Collection of Relics of Samuel Pepys | The Property of the late John Pepys Cockerell (Sold by Order of his Widow).

Author: 
[ Samuel Pepys; John Pepys Cockerell; Sotheby and Co., London auctioneers ]
Publication details: 
Sotheby and Co. 34 & 35 New Bond Street, London, W.(1). 'On Wednesday, the 1st day of April, 1931, immediately following the Sale of the Paston Letters at One o'clock.'
£120.00
SKU: 20158

The full title reads: 'Catalogue of the Well-known Collection of Relics of Samuel Pepys | The Property of the late John Pepys Cockerell | (Sold by Order of his Widow) | comprising Samuel Pepys' superb silver-gilt Porringer and Salver, King James II's Gaming-Table and Pieces, Portraits by Sir Godfrey Kneller of Pepys and his Circle, and of James II, Books from Pepys' Library, including a Nautical Almanack on vellum, c. 1500; also the Private Correspondence and Papers of Samuel Pepys, 1679-1703, containing Autograph Letters of Pepys, Evelyn, Newton, Kneller, etc., and Pepys' Official Letter-Book, 1662-1679, containing Unpublished Autograph Shorthand Material.' 30pp., 8vo. Stapled in original cream printed wraps. Internally aged and worn; in heavily-worn and torn wraps. The first few pages annotated with prices and some names. 24 lots. A few facsimiles of handwriting in text. The catalogue of a landmark sale. Uncommon: four copies on COPAC, and none of them at copyright libraries.