Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer, Under Other Signatures (Now First Collected). To Which are Added, His Confidential Correspondence with Mr Wilkes, and his Private Letters Addressed to Mr H. S. Woodfall. With A Preliminary Essay, Notes, Fac-Similes, &c.

Junius; Henry Sampson Woodfall

Published by George Routledge and Sons, London; New York, 1875

About this Item

A finely rebound 1875 edition of Junius, featuring the famous anonymous political letters and seals frontispiece. Rebound in half calf with textured cloth boards.This copy includes a frontispiece of seals used by Junius in his correspondence with Mr. Woodfall, and four fold-out letter facsimiles. Collated, complete.The main collection contains letters originally published in The Public Advertiser between 1769 and 1772, critical of King Georgeā III"s government. With other pseudonymous letters "Lucius", "Philo", etc. The original Letters of Junius were published anonymously in 1772. Rebound in half calf with cloth boards. Externally, smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities, resulting in slight loss to calf at head and tail of spine and upper extremities. Bookplate of Robert Crosse Stewart to front paste down. Slight cracks to spine. Fading to extremities. Slight rubbing to boards. Bookplate from W. G. S. Whiting to half-title page. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean, if slightly age toned with the odd spot. Heavier to first and last few leaves. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 970H58

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Junius: Including Letters by the Same Writer, Under Other Signatures (Now First Collected). To Which are Added, His Confidential Correspondence with Mr Wilkes, and his Private Letters Addressed to Mr H. S. Woodfall. With A Preliminary Essay, Notes, Fac-Similes, &c.
• Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, London; New York
• Publication Date: 1875
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None Stated
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book