Continental Congress

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Description

[The Journals of Congress containing the proceedings from September 1774 to June 1784]. [Philadelphia or New York: Aitken (vol. 1), Patterson (vol 7), Claypoole (vols. 4-6 and 8) and Dunlap (vols. 2-3 and 9), 1777-1784]
paper, ink, leather

9 volumes, 8vo (7 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.; 190 x 188 mm, to 9 x 5 1/2 in.; 229 x 140 mm). Volume I, Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1 1776. Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1777. [2], 310, [2]pp. Evans 15683 — Volume II, January 1, 1776 to January 1, 1777. Yorktown: Dunlap, 1778. [2], 520, [27]pp. — Volume III, January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778. Philadelphia: Dunlap, [1788]. 603, [1], xxxix pp. — Volume IV, January 1, 1778 to January 1, 1779. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, [1779]. 748, [2], lxxxix, [1], [4]pp. Includes 4pp. Appendix in the rear. Evans 16584 — Volume V, January 1, 1779 to January 1, 1780. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1782. 464, [16], lxxiv pp. Evans 17766 — Volume VI, January 1, 1780 to January 1, 1781. Philadelphia: Claypoole. 403, [3], xxxviii, [4]pp. Evans 20079 — Volume VII, for the Year 1781. New York: Patterson, 1787. 522, [17], lxxix, [1]pp. Evans 20773 — Volume VIII, November 1782 to November 1783. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1783. 483, [1], xxxvi pp. Evans 18266 — Volume IX, November 1783 to June 1784. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, [1784]. 317. Evans 18840. BINDING: Uniformly bound, half tree sheep and marbled paper covered boards, flat spines ruled in gilt.

New Bedford Free Public Library label to front pastedowns, library stamps to title-pages, occasional contemporary or early inscriptions and annotations, occasional dampstaining (primarily to vol. IV). Bindings rubbed, corners bumped, hinges weak, overall rubbing to extremities.

Catalogue Note

A partial set of the Journals of Congress.