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First title page a little marked, with old paper repairs throughout that work, the odd spot, final pamphlet sl. browned. Contemp. half calf, marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco label; extremities sl. rubbed, top edges of boards sl. warped. A fascinating collection of works on a high profile Georgian scandal. Jefferys, c.1758-1810, was a London-based jeweller and Member of Parliament for Coventry; he made jewels for many courtiers and members of the royal family. He married the daughter of a wealthy merchant, and lived very comfortably in a house on Pall Mall and also owned a seaside villa near Ramsgate. However, after years of wealthy clients failing to pay their bills, he went bankrupt - first in 1797 and again in 1806. Following his second bankruptcy, he published a highly provocative pamphlet attacking the Prince of Wales, whom he blamed for his debts. The pamphlets included here are refutations of Jeffreys' controversial work. 1. The Patriot's Review of Mr. Jefferys' Pamphlet 'Respecting the Conduct of the Prince of Wales,' and of all the pamphlets which have been published in reply to to it: viz. 1. Diamond Cut Diamond; 2. An Antidote to Poison; 3. A Letter to Nathaniel Jefferys; 4. A Vindication of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales; 5. Strictures on the Conduct of Mr. N. Jefferys. With observations on all the facts contained in all of them, and criticisms on their respective merits. Comprising a complete account of this strange and unprecedented controversy. 2nd edn. J. Blacklock. 1806. 62pp. 2. PHILO-VERITAS. Diamond Cut Diamond; or, observations on a pamphlet, entitled 'A Review of the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales;' comprising a free and impartial view of Mr. Jefferys, as a tradesman, politician, and courtier, during a period of twenty years. 5th edn. C. Chapple. 1806. 75, [1]p. ads. 3. CLAUDIO. An Antidote to Poison: or, a full reply to Mr. Jefferys' attack upon the character and conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales: containing several important particulars derived from authentic sources of information. 2nd edn. Mathews & Leigh. 1806. 94pp. 4. Jefferys refuted!! A Letter to Nathaniel Jefferys, late goldsmith and jeweller to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, late Member of Parliament for the City of Coventry, on the subject of his extraordinary pamphlet, entitled, 'A Review of the Conduct of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, &c. With an examination into the motives of his publication and its probable consequences. Mawman. 1806. 48pp. 5. THE LION AND UNICORN. A Complete Vindication of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, relative to his creditors; but not quite so complete a vindication of the Right Hon. W. Pitt, relative to His Royal Highness. E. Greenland & W. Norris. 1806. 25pp. 6. Strictures on the Conduct of Nathaniel Jefferys, respecting the publication of his transactions as goldsmith and jeweller, to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Dedicated to the Right Honorable Lady Viscountess Melbourne. Printed for the Author. 2nd edn. [n.d.] 22pp. 7. An Admonitory Letter to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, on the subject of the late delicate inquiry; containing anecdotes never before published, which may probably lead to the detection of the real authors of the late scandalous attempt to sully the purity of an illustrious personage. 6th edn. Tipper & Richards. 1806. 30pp. 8. ARISTIDES. An Answer to an Admonitory Letter addressed to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, on the subject of the late delicate enquiry. J. Johnson. 1806. 30pp. 9. Strictures on Cobbett's Unmanly Observations, relative to the delicate investigation; and a reply to the answer to An Admonitory Letter, to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, containing an account of the true cause why the commissioners' report has not yet been, and many other additional facts. By the author of the Admonitory Letter. Tipper & Richards. 1806. 32pp. 10. PHILO-VERITAS. The Diamond New Pointed; being a supplement to diamon.
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