Author: John Caesar Wilkes [ed.]
Title: The Political Controversy: Or Weekly Magazine of Ministerial and Anti-Ministerial Essays
Description: London, S. Williams, 1762-1763 . First edition. Paperback. Four individual weekly numbers from John Caesar Wilkes's very scarce 1760s political periodical. 'The Political Controversy: or Weekly Magazine of Ministerial and Anti-Ministerial Essays' was a shortly-lived political periodical which ran from 1761 to 1762, and was published under the pseudonym 'John Caesar Wilkes', the true identity of whom has never been revealed.This periodical ran during a period of political tension, when various journalist and public figures argued over the peace terms to conclude the Seven Years War, and over William Pitt's displacement from office. Wilkes's periodical is fascinating in drawing together arguments from both sides of these debates.Present here are four weekly numbers, from Vol II, Number VI, November 22, 1762, to Volume III, Number VIII, Monday, March 7, 1763. Also present are Volume III, Number VI, and Volume III, Number VII.The earliest two numbers retain the publisher's original paper wraps. Vol II, No VI and Vol III, No VI in the publisher's original paper wraps, with the later two volumes disbound. Small closed tears to back strips. Light handling marks to wraps and outer leaves. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd light handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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