Junius : Stat Nominis Umbra. 2 Volume Set

2 Volume Set. xxxv, 274; [iii], 319p ., 21 pl., numerous vignettes. Bound in straight-grained navy Moroccan leather. AEG. Gilt spine. Marbled endpages. Wear to extremities. Front board to Vol. II detached. Back board of Vol. I starting. Clippings inserted in Vol. I. Limited browning from engravings. Generally clean, unmarked pages. CBEL II; 631. Provenance: Owners presentation plate in Vol. I. From the famous architect, Ambrose Lyon Poynter's library by his son, the famous painter, Edward Poynter to James Stilwell, Esq, 1886. Ambrose Poynter's nameslip to each front pastedown. Owners pencil notation to first two blanks on Vol. I. Junius was the pseudonym of a writer who contributed a series of political letters to London's newspaper, Public Advertiser, from 21 January 1769 to 21 January 1772 as well as several other London newspapers such as the London Evening Post. The Letters of Junius had a definite objective: (1) to inform the public of their historical and constitutional rights and liberties as Englishmen; and to highlight where and how the government had infringed upon these rights. Because of the letters, charges were brought against several people, of whom two were convicted and sentenced.…