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

Junius (Pseudonym), Possibly Sir Phiolip Francis

Published by G. Woodfall For F.C. And J. Rivington, T. Payne, Wilkie & Robinson; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; Cadell & Davies; J. Murray; J. Mawman; And R. Baldwin, London, 1812

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Xii, *336, 248; Xi, [3], 516; Xiii, [1], 511, [1] Errata. Complete With Half-Titles. 5 Folding Hand-Writing Facsimile Plates & 1 Engraved Plate Of Seals. Three Volumes In Matching Polished Olive Calf, Five Raised Bands, Two Morocco Labels, Gilt In Other Compartments, Gilt Rules At Borders, Gilt Edges Of Boards. Most Complete Edition Published To This Date, With A Long Preliminary Essay.No Names Or Bookplates, Pages Clean, No Bookplates. Front Board Of Volume 1 Detached, Needs New Cords Only; Other Hinges Tight. Laid In Loosely Are Two Further Nineteenth Century Discussions Of Junius; Two Clippings Of Bookseller's Listings Of Junius Are Attached To Front Pastedown Of Volume I. Per Wikipedia, Junius Was The Pseudonym Of An Anonymous British Writer Who Contributed A Series Of Letters To The Public Advertiser, A London-Based Political Newspaper Run By Henry Sampson Woodfall, From 21 January 1769 To 21 January 1772. The Signature Had Been Already Used, Apparently By The Same Writer, In A Letter Written On 21 November 1768. These Works, Along With Numerous Other Personal Letters, Were Included In His Letters Of Junius Collection That Was Published In 1772.

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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
• Publisher: G. Woodfall For F.C. And J. Rivington, T. Payne, Wilkie & Robinson; Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme & Brown; Cadell & Davies; J. Murray; J. Mawman; And R. Baldwin, London
• Publication Date: 1812
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Facsimile Plates
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books
  • Literature: Eighteenth Century
  • Government, Politics, Law, Punishment, & Human ...