Stat Nominus Umbra The Letters of Junius 2 Volume 1st Edition Thus Antique 1794

The Junius letters, which appeared anonymously in The Public Advertiser between 1769 and 1792, comprise a series of attacks on prominent figures of the government. Though authorship of the letters has never been firmly established, most think they were written by Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818). 

London: T. Bensley for Vernor and Hood, 1794. 1st edition thus. Two volumes complete; 225 and 259 pp plus index. Leather covers with gilt detail on spines. Rubbing to extremities, bumped corners, scuffs and wear to leather. Front (plus FFEP, fly leaf, and title page) and rear covers of Volume II are DETACHED. Marginalia on title pages. Slight wave to pages. Some foxing present.