Junius: Stat Nominis Umbra. (2 volume set)

Junius; William Draper, Sir; Augustus Henry Fitzroy Grafton, Duke of; Thomas Bewick; Thomas Bensley

Printed by T. Bensley, for Vernor and Hood, 1805

2 volume set. Rebound in 20th cent. black cloth with gold lettering. Marbled end pages. Tight bindings.

Originally published in the London Public Advisor from Jan. 21, 1769 to Jan. 21, 1772, under the pseudonym of "Junius" (possibly Sir Philip Francis).

" Junius poured brilliantly slanderous invective upon Tory-minded English ministers, especially the Duke of Grafton, for a series of inconsistent measures which allegedly ruined England. Junius prophesised early that the colonies eventual aim would be independence.