$1,968
Massachusetts, General Court, House of Representatives. A Journal of the Honorable House of Representatives. Watertown: Benjamin Edes, 1776. Folio, two volumes bound as one, lacking title pages, covering the period from November 29, 1775 through February 20, 1776 and March 13 through May 10, 1776; 322 and 277 pages; with lists of representatives by county at the end of the first part; first few pages damaged and repaired with loss; first signatures with brown discoloration to bottom margin; large sections badly damaged by worming, especially in the second part, some browning to pages, bound in modern half calf, 11 x 7 1/2 in. Accepting the faults of this copy, this document of the earliest legal developments from the dawn of the new American republic contains very detailed information about the American Revolution, and is very rare, with three copies of each title only listed in ESTC (Evans 14874 and 14875); one copy of one part only appears in the auction records.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-27
