Fairburn's Genuine Edition of the Death-Bed Confessions of the late Countess of Guernsey, to Lady Anne H*******; developing a series of mysterious Transactions connected with the most illustrious Personages in the Kingdom: to which are added, [...].

8vo: iv + 48 + [ii] pp. Last leaf carries advertisements for works by Fairburn. In marbled wraps. Text clear and entire. On aged paper with slight wear and fraying, small holes and light stains to first four leaves. Title continues '[...] to which are added, The Q-'s last letter to the K-, Written a few Days before Her M-'s Death, and other Authentic Documents, never before published. | [quotation] I am the Viper that has been secretly wounding you both. | Vide THE COUNTESS's NARRATIVE.' A spurious production purporting to be the work of Frances Villiers, Countess of Jersey and allegedly addressed to Lady Anne Hamilton, written in support of Queen Caroline. Its popularity is attested to by the fact that it went through at least 31 editions. Copies on COPAC at the Bodleian, LSE, Bristol, Manchester, Dublin, Newcastle and the British Library.