The Letters of Junius : Complete in One Volume, with a Copious Index

Philadelphia : Printed for Robert Campbell, 1795. [4], xii, 13-283, [13] p. ; 18 cm. (12mo) Fully bound in contemporary calf-skin leather. Red Morocco spine label with gilt lettering. Gilt borders along spine. Good binding. Rubbing to boards. Rear board seperated. Previous owners inscription on ffep. Minor toning to further pages. Otherwise, clean and unmarked.Originally published in the London Public Advisor from Jan. 21, 1769 to Jan. 21, 1772, under the pseudonym of "Junius" (possibly Sir Philip Francis). " Junius poured brilliantly slanderous invective upon Tory-minded English ministers, especially the Duke of Grafton, for a series of inconsistent measures which allegedly ruined England. Junius prophesised early that the colonies eventual aim would be independence.Please feel free to view our photographs of this intriguing collection of historical essays.