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Title: Extracts From the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress, Held at Philadelphia on the 5th of September, 1774. Containing The Bill of Rights, a List of Grievances, Occasional Resolves, the Association, an Address to the People of Great-Britain, and a Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British American Colonies. Published by Order of the Congress Author: United States. Place: Philadelphia Printed: Boston, Re-printed Publisher: Sold by John Boyle .. and Mills and Hicks Date: 1774 Description: ) 52 pp. ([A]4, B-E4, [F]2, G4). (8vo) 21.5x13.5 cm (8½x5¼"), original uncut brown paper wrappers, stitched as issued, pages untrimmed; custom half-morocco clamshell box. Rare 1774 Boston printing of this "forerunner of the Declaration of Independence," containing extracts from the extraordinary proceedings of the first Continental Congress, published by order of the Congress. This extraordinary wide-margined uncut copy has its original stab-sewn stitches and paper wrappers. The title page contains the large contemporary ownership signature of Elisha Basset. Evans 13717; Howes U.S.iana (2nd ed.) E247; Sabin 15528. Lot Amendments Condition: Some darkening to contents and a few brown spots to margins; very good, in rare untrimmed state. Item number: 274384