Anonymous Junius (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good. 16 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Leather. Condition: Good. A small collection of the anonymously published, 'Letters of Junius'. Including an engraved frontispiece. The collection was published in two volumes in 1772 by Henry Sampson Woodfall, the owner and editor of a London newspaper, the Public Advertiser. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight wear to the extremities. Joints are cracked. Internally, firmly bound. Bookplate to front pastedown, with ink signature to front free-endpaper. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd spot. Good. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. First Thus. New York: R. Worthington, 1880. This famous anonymous attack on King George III was first published 1769-1772 as a series of letters in "The Public Advertiser," whose publisher was brought up on charges of seditious libel. The author is still unknown. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus, with two volumes published together. Uncommon. Green cloth binding; decorative rules on the front cover; gilt lettering and publisher's decoration on the spine. Clean text; xxiv, 215 pages. Bright and unfoxed; very faint pencil signature on the FFEP. Corners rubbed to a slight fray, as are the head and foot of the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Thus. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/No Jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Dublin: Thomas Ewing, 1772. This famous anonymous attack on King George III was first published 1769-1772 as a series of letters in "The Public Advertiser," whose publisher was brought up on charges of seditious libel. The author is still unknown. This is a Good copy of what Quercus supposes to be the First Irish Edition, which has a note that it contains material not found in the English version. This is Volume One ONLY. Clean text; 241 pages, very bright and clear. Full leather binding; five raised bands and a red label on the spine. Rubbed at the margins, and the front board, while present, has detached. Its paste-down bears an interesting contemporary armorial bookplate, that of "Mr. Neil Ferguson, Advocate." Please note the condition issues. Although this is an attractive book, Quercus must offer it as a Binding Copy, in need of repair or restoration. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. First Thus. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First American Edition. Philadelphia: Robert Campbell, 1795. A satirical attack on the policies of King George III that was first published 1769-1772 as a series of letters in "The Public Advertiser," whose publisher was brought up on charges of seditious libel. The author is still unknown. This is a Very Good copy of the First American Edition. Full leather binding, with gilt ruling and a red spine label with gilt lettering. Clean text; xii, 283 pages (but numbering begins with 13), and an unpaginated Index (14 pp.). A sound copy, bumped,and with spotting scattered throughout. There is a tear on the bottom edge of the Title Page. . First American Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…

Leather. Condition: Very Good Indeed. The politically radical Georgian letters of 'Junius', the anonymous figure writing to the 'Public Advertiser', an early edition. Complete in two volumes.An early edition of this work.A selection of the letters of Junius.'Junius' was an anonymous writer who wrote a series of sixty-nine letters for the 'Public Advertiser' from 1769 to 1772. The letters were critical of the government of King George III, a riveting political commentary of the Georgian era.This edition contains 'Dedication to the English Nation', supporting republicanism and freedom of the press.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and eleven plates. Collated, complete.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece, vignette title page, and seven plates. Collated, bound without one plate, the portrait of the Earl of Chatham.Vignette title pages are dated 1797 but the title pages are dated 1801.Sir Philip Francis is now generally considered to be 'Junius', though this is not universally agreed on.Bookplate of David Davidson to the front paste downs.Contents in Volume I is misbound before the dedication.Two pages of adverts to the rear of Volume II. In a full marbled calf binding. Externally, smart. Light rubbing to the spines and joints. Minor bumping to the extremities. Small patch of rubbing to the rear board of Volume I. Bookplate to the front paste downs. Front hinge of Volume I is starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age toned and generally clean with the occasional spot. Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…