Stat Nominis Umbra by Junius, First Edition (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Henry Sampson Woodfall, London, Volume 1 only 1772 small hardback gilt titles to ribbed leather spone and marble effect boards, xxxii, vii 208 p. boards worn and bumped with front board detached, neat name date 1782 to title page but still in good tight clean reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This is a VG hardcover, Volume one only, 1813 edition in brown leather with gold stamping on the spine reading WOODFALLS JUNIUS. 489 pages. Very strong, very brief letters often about troubles in the American Colonies. Very similar to Twitter. And he got away with it, We still don't know for sure who Junius really was. Photos on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. "Junius. Stat nominis umbra" by Junius ( attributed to Sir Phllip Francis ) T. Bensley, London - 1805 new edition - 284p, 18cmx15cm - with engraved frontispiece and plates - Vol II - condition: good, with leather boards and spine, with rubbing and wear, engraved plates and frontispiece, The letters of "Junius," originally appearing in the "Public Advertiser" from November of 1768 to January of 1772, represent one of the great mysteries of English literature. No author ever claimed credit for these letters, though they were ascribed to every prominent Whig of the period. Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818), who was a clerk in the War Office when the "Junius" letters were written, is generally considered to be the mystery writer, though he denied this association to the end of his life.

First Woodfall edition, second issue? Volume 11 only. 356pp, . A reissue of Woodfall's first edition (ESTC T1830) . Lacks engraved title. Original full calf with red title label with gilt titles to spine. Boards tender (probably needs relaying). Rubs to extrems. Internally clean, bright and tight.

1st edition. Poor copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth, cracked in two chunks (but remains complete). Spine missing; panel edges somewhat dust-toned, bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing. Bookplates and/or library marks in prelims/title page, but the rest of text remains clear. Physical description; 1 vol., 356 pages, 17 cm. Subjects; Junius active 18th century ; Correspondence. 1701-1800. Politics and government. Satire, English ; Early works to 1800. English letters 18th century. Letters, Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1820 ; Early works to 1800. Politics and governmentGreat Britain Politics and government 1760-1820. 1 Kg.

Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Edward Bocquet (illustrator). First Edition. Engravings of political figures of the Georgian period. Some freckling to edges of engravings. AEG. Red leather with vine motif to edge of front cover and rubbing to extremities. Gilt decoration and raised bands on spine. Bookplate on front pastedown.

2 Bände in 1. 2 vols in 1. Klein-Oktav. XXXII, 208; 356 Seiten. Neuerer Lederband der Zeit mit goldgeprägtem Rücken und Rückentitel und Rotschnitt. Gut erhalten. Erste autorisierte Ausgabe. Anonym erschienene Briefe, die starke Kritik an der Regierung und ihren Institutionen übten. First authorized edition without the index and comment, following VOL I. Sprache: english.

Leather. Condition: Very Good +. 1st American edition. 1st American edition. 2 volume set, complete. A Very Good + set. 12mo., [Vol.1] xxv, 216; [Vol.2] 215 pp., illustrated with an engraved title page in volume 1, and an engraved portrait frontispiece in volume 2. Bound in full calf, with title and design on the spine in gilt; single line rule on the boards. All edges marbled; end papers similarly marbled. Spines a little darkened. Moderate edge wear. Previous owner's neat signature on the title page of volume 1. Another previous owner's signature cut away from a blank end paper in vol. 2, the same end paper removed from vol. 1. Text lightly tanned, with the occasional minor blemish. Hinges and joints very secure. 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).

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.

1st edition. Provenance: Bookplate of Philip A. L. C. Sainsbury. Poor copies in the original full tree calf leather boards. Boards detached. Spine bands and panel edges rubbed and bumped as with age. Text remains clear and without blemish. Physical description; 2 v., illustrations. Subjects; Politics and government. Satire, English ; Early works to 1800. Great Britain History 1768-1772. 1 Kg.

2 volumes. First Edition Thus and a large paper copy with wide margins, a new edition of the revised version of the "Letters," with a dedication to the English people and a preface. With engraved titles and 21 stipple engraved portraits by Ridley, Hopwood and others, the tissue guards present. Tall 8vos, bound in maroon crushed morocco over cloth covered boards, the spines with blind ruled flat bands and two gilt lettered compartments, t.e.g. xxxi, 252; iii, 284 pp. A fine set. An elegant large paper edition of a classic. The "letters of Junius" were originally contributed to the London "Public Advertiser" from the 21st of January 1769 to the 21st of January 1772 and were intended to discredit the ministry of the duke of Grafton (although their political content is of little interest now, and indeed had little effect in their time). Their interest lies in their style and the controversy regarding their authorship. In the former they imitate Swift, Bolingbroke, and Tacitus, and use those influences to perfect the popular practice of using personal abuse in political controversy. The Encyclopedia Britannica states it succinctly: "The white heat of his malignity animates the whole." The authorship mystery kept people guessing for two generations, and discussions had hardly ceased by 1910. Joseph Parkes, the author with Herman Merivale of MEMOIRS OF SIR PHILIP FRANCIS (1867), gives a list of over forty persons who had been supposed to be Junius, among them Edmund Burke, Edward Gibbon, Horace Walpole, and Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolution. Opinion has since laid responsibility solidly upon Sir Philip Francis, miscellaneous writer and sometime dean of Lismore.

Leather. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A very smart copy of the infamous 'Letters of Junius', a collection of letters critical of the Hanoverian government, the first edition, second issue of this work. An interesting collection of private and openly published letters that criticised the Hanoverian government under King George III. Including sixty-nine letters in total, published by Henry Sampson Woodfall, the owner and editor of the London-based newspaper, thePublic Advertiser.Written anonymously by an individual who referred to himself only as 'Junius'. Some have claimed Junius to be British politician and pamphleteer, Philip Francis, though his identity has never been officially confirmed.Complete in two volumes.Including an engraved frontispiece to each volume.The first authorised edition, in the second state, which includes the table of contents and index.Containing the bookplate of 'Baron de Spon' to the front pastedown.A scarce work in this edition.ESTC citation no. T29288. In full calf binding, rebacked with the original calf laid down on the boards. Externally, smart, with rubbing and shelf wear to the boards. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedowns of each volume. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, especially considering the age of the work. Very Good. book.

First Woodfall edition, second issue. In two volumes. [2], xxxii, vii, [1], 208; [2], 356pp, [38]. Without final blank leaf to index. Engraved title pages. A reissue of Woodfallâs first edition (ESTC T1830) with the addition of a table of contents and an index covering both volumes. Recent half-calf, brown cloth boards, gilt, A.E.G. A trifle marked. Marbled endpapers, very occasional light spotting. An attractively bound set of this particularly finely produced edition of the political letters of 'Junius' to Henry Woodfall, printer and proprietor of a periodical, The Public Advertiser. Composed between 1769 and 1772, the pseudonym masks a well-placed man within the Whig establishment during the ministry of the Duke of Grafton, British Prime Minister 1768- 1770, and that of his successor Lord North. With the aim of exposing the injustices of the administration, and highlighting the rights and freedoms of British individuals, Junius attacked many individuals highly respected within the Whig firmament. Long subject to speculation, the authorship of these significant and embarrassing political letters is now generally attributed to Sir Philip Francis, a clerk in the War Office - but Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin and Jean Louis de Lolme have all been identified as alternative candidates. ESTC T29288. Size: 12mo.