Author: Junius
Title: Junius
Description: London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. An attractive full leather edition of Junius' satirical and scathing letters, attacking the government of George III. Illustrated throughout. An early edition of this selection of letters from Junius, complete in two volumes bound together as one, in a very attractive full calf binding. Each volume features the illustrated title page of the 1797 edition, followed by the title page of the 1801 edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and further plates of illustrated portraits.'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, making this a riveting political commentary of the Georgian era.Sir Philip Francis is now generally considered to be 'Junius', though this is not universally agreed upon.With the armorial bookplate of 'Thomas Carnegy of Craigo' to the front pastedown.With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. In the original full calf binding, with gilt detailing. Very attractive. Rubbing to joints and spine head and tail, with a small crack in the leather running the length of the spine. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Public Advertiser Georgian Letters Portrait Georgian Sir Phillip Francis Hutton Not Stated
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Title: Junius
Description: London, T. Bensley, 1801. Leather. An attractive full leather edition of Junius' satirical and scathing letters, attacking the government of George III. Illustrated throughout. An early edition of this selection of letters from Junius, complete in two volumes bound together as one, in a very attractive full calf binding. Each volume features the illustrated title page of the 1797 edition, followed by the title page of the 1801 edition. Illustrated with a frontispiece and further plates of illustrated portraits.'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, making this a riveting political commentary of the Georgian era.Sir Philip Francis is now generally considered to be 'Junius', though this is not universally agreed upon.With the armorial bookplate of 'Thomas Carnegy of Craigo' to the front pastedown.With two pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear of the work. In the original full calf binding, with gilt detailing. Very attractive. Rubbing to joints and spine head and tail, with a small crack in the leather running the length of the spine. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .
Keywords: Public Advertiser Georgian Letters Portrait Georgian Sir Phillip Francis Hutton Not Stated
Price: GBP 360.00 = appr. US$ 514.07 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 781F38
- Book number: 781F38
See more books from our catalog: Literary Criticism