The Genuine Letters of Junius. To which are prefixed Anecdotes of the Author. Piccadilly.
by Junius. [Philip Francis, or Edmund Burke]
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About This Item
London: 1771. 8vo. xx + 366 pages. Full calf, spine lettered in gilt on a panel of red. Marbled end papers. The calf is finished in an unusual marbled pattern. Large chip from the upper spine, not affecting the title; upper cover and first blank leaf detached; a clean very good copy otherwise. Early ownership signature of William Thomas Wyld on the verso of the front end paper, and that of a later owner on the detached blank. This issue has a colon after London on the title page. This is the so-called "Piccadilly Edition", a re-issue of the 1771 London edition. The author was assumed by some to be Edmund Burke; later scholarship suggests that it was in fact Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818). The Junius letters were serialized beginning in 1769, and many unauthorized and incomplete editions were issued soon after.
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- William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop (CA)
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- Title
- The Genuine Letters of Junius. To which are prefixed Anecdotes of the Author. Piccadilly.
- Author
- Junius. [Philip Francis, or Edmund Burke]
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
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William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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Sidney, British Columbia
About William Matthews, Bookseller / The Haunted Bookshop
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