The Letters of Junius. [Later Edition Full Leather Binding]

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London: Printed for AK Newman and Co., 1815. Later Edition. Full Leather binding with gilt titles and decoration to the spine, diced and blind decoration to the board, attractive. Letters of Junius (or Junius: Stat nominis umbra) is a collection of private and open letters critical of the government of King George III from an anonymous polemicist (Junius) claimed by some to be Philip Francis (although Junius' real identity has never been verified), as well as other letters in-reply from people to whom Junius had written between 1769 and 1772. The collection was published in two volumes in 1772 by Henry Sampson Woodfall, the owner and editor of a London newspaper, the Public Advertiser. The collection includes 69 letters, 29 to the Printer of the Public Advertiser originally intended for public readership, with the remaining 40 to individuals, then made public. It included letters written by Philo Junius, who, some say, was Junius himself. Pagination: xxx, 378pp. Provenance: no signatures or bookplates. Approximately 5 ¾ inches tall (14.5cm). Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles and decoration, rubbed and worn. Joints good condition sound, rubbed and worn. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition brown leather diced and blind decorated boards. Page edges good condition top edges darkened, all edges tanned. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition marbled. End papers good condition marbled, subsequently tanned. Title good condition tanned and foxed. Pages good condition tanned throughout with some foxing. Binding good condition sound, nice attractive volume. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1815 Binding: Hardback. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1708028171645

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