[Defoe], A Journal of the Plague Year, 1722

Property of the Trustees of the Sandys Trust

[DEFOE, DANIEL]

A Journal of the Plague Year: Being Observations or Memorials, of the most Remarkable Occurrences, as well Publick as Private, which happened in London during the last Great Visitation in 1665. For E. Nutt, et al, 1722

8vo, FIRST EDITION, half-title, woodcut initial and head-piece, contemporary calf gilt, browning and spotting, spine split with loss, rubbed   

The Journal is presented as an eyewitness account of London during the Great Plague and is told chronologically. Defoe was five years old in 1665, so it is likely that he based the work on journals written by his uncle. His initials H. F. can be found on the final page.

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