Author: Junius, 18th cent.

Title: Die Briefe des Junius / übertragen von F. P. Greve.

Published: Leipzig : Im Insel-Verlag, 1909.

Description: xxx, 452 p. ; 19 cm. --

Note:
Brown, laminated linen of fine leather appearance, with Insel signet & spine-title in gold-inlay. --
Tile in red ink. --
Colophon, p. [453]:"Dieses Buch wurde gedruckt in der Spamerschen Buchdruckerei zu Leipzig." --

This edition contains all 69 letters of Junius according to the order in which they appeared in the 'Public Advertiser' between 1769 & 1771. --

About this text & its supposed author:
"English political author, known only by the signature Junius, which he signed to various letters written to the London Public Advertiser from Jan., 1769, to Jan., 1772, attacking George III and his ministers. The letters, centering on John Wilkes (1727-97, English politician and journalist) and the controversy over the Middlesex election, were written by a passionate opponent of the government familiar with secret government matters.
Junius used scandal and invective rather than argument as his major tools of attack. The letters were reprinted by the publisher of the Advertiser in 1772, and a new edition, with additional letters, appeared in 1812.
Although the identity of Junius has never been definitely established, the political beliefs, handwriting, and life of Sir Philip Francis (1740-1818, British statesman and pamphleteer) have led many to ascribe the authorship to him. Arguments have also been offered in favor of the authorship of Lord Shelburne (William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2d earl of, 1737-1805, British statesman) and of Laughlin Macleane, British army surgeon and secretary to Shelburne."
http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Junius

The preface to the 1st. collected ed., Bowyer 18: first Woodfall edition, second issue. "A table of contents and index are included in this issue, which in other respects is identical with the first."--

Originally published with the title 'Junius, Stat nominis umbra' in 1772 for Henry Sampson Woodfall, explained: "In 1772, with Junius's authorization, Woodfall published the first complete edition with a dedication and preface by the author ... This version contained 69 letters, of which 42 bear the signature of Junius, 16 that of Philo Junius, 5 that of Sir William Draper, 3 that of John Horne, and 3 are unsigned." (Source: Cambridge bibliography of English literature). --

Note: Includes bibliographical references. --

Contents:
Vorbemerkung des Ubersetzers / Felix Paul Greve [p.v]. --
Widmung an die Englische Nation [pp.vi-ix]. --
Vorrede [pp.xii-xxx]. --
Die Briefe des Junius [pp.[1]-452]. --
[Colophon]. --

Annotation:
In his "Vorbemerkung des Übersetzers", Felix Paul Greve specifies, that the notes follow closely those the author added to his first collected ed. [of 1772, gd], & that there was considerable need to expand them for understanding the historical conditions in contemporary Germany [of 1909]. --

In many of the often lengthy notes at the bottom of the pages, FPG identifies himself with the letters "D. Ü." [="der Übersetzer"] in parentheses [x., p.170], & does not hesitate to draw attention to his Swift ed. in the making, as, for ex., on p.87: "Siehe... Bd. I der deutschen Swiftausgabe des gegenwartigen Herausgebers."

Local Note:
Acquired (with PDA funds, gd) in January 2006 via zvab for the FPG & FrL Endowment Collections, from Antiquariat Hagena & Schulte, Bonn-Bad Godesberg. --

Subjects: Great Britain Politics and government 1760-1820.

Other Author(s): Greve, Felix Paul, 1879-1909