Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774
[CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]
Published by Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee House, Philadelphia, 1774
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(7 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches). [4],144pp. Bound to style in quarter 18th century russia over period marbled paper covered boards, flat spine divided into compartments with gilt double fillets, morocco lettering piece in the second compartment, the others with a repeat decoration in gilt. Housed in a modern full blue morocco box The journal of the first Continental Congress. Here in the rare preferred issue with 144 pages of text. The Journals of the first Continental Congress, describing meetings from Sept. 5 to Oct. 20, 1774, is one of the most fundamental documents of the American Revolution. This is the very rare issue of 144 pages, with the correctly dated state of the title page, probably issued several months after the first (with 132pp. only, omitting the Petition to the King, and the correct date in Roman numerals). Committees of Correspondence, responding to the Intolerable Acts passed by Parliament in the wake of the Boston Tea Party, resolved to hold a Continental Congress in June of 1774. Delegates from twelve colonies (none from Georgia) gathered in Philadelphia in the fall. It included many of the most distinguished men in America: Samuel and John Adams, Roger Sherman, John Jay, Joseph Galloway, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Edmund Pendleton, and Henry Middleton, among others. The Congress succeeded in taking numerous important steps. On Oct. 14 they adopted a Declaration of Rights, and agreed to an Association governing imports and exports and boycotting British goods. They also drafted and sent an Address to the People of Great Britain and another Address to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec. They agreed to reassemble on May 10, 1775. This issue of the Journals adds twelve highly important pages of text, consisting of the address to King George III ("The Petition to the King") arguing the American position, asking for redress, and promising loyalty if the status quo of 1764 was restored. This text was agreed upon and voted in executive session on Oct. 1, 1774, and probably reached England in early November. This text does not appear in the 132pp. issue, probably published in November, because it was still secret. The Petition certainly reached Lord North, but it is unclear the King ever saw it. By mid-January 1775, as the flow of events progressed and it seemed unlikely there would be a response (there never was), it was published in this issue of the Journals, said to be issued on Jan. 17-18, 1775. The title page for the Journal of 1774 bears the famous seal of the Congress, showing twelve hands representing the twelve participating colonies supporting a column topped with a Liberty Cap and resting on the Magna Charta. Evans 13737, Howes J263, "aa."; Hildeburn 3036. Seller Inventory # 28959
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Title: Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, ...
Publisher: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee House, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1774
Binding: 8vo
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress, Held at Philadelphia, September 5th, 1774. Containing the Bill of Rights, A List of Grievances . to which Is Added (Being Now First Printed by Authority) an Authentic Copy of the Petition to the King . [Bound With:] Extracts from the Votes and Proceedings of the American Continental Congress, Held at Philadelphia, on the Fifth of September, 1774 . [Bound With:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress Held at Philadelphia, May 10, 1775. Published by Order of the Congress . [And with:] Journal of the Proceedings of Congress, Held at Philadelphia, from September 5, 1775 to April 30, 1776
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[2],66,[2]; [4],59,[1]; [4],168,159-200; [3]-202pp. Final work printed in double columns. Half title in first three items. 8vo. A group of London printings of the earliest proceedings of the American Continental Congress, closely relating the chain of events that eventually culminated in the Declaration of Independence. The first two works print the entire proceedings of the Congress for its very first session, beginning Sept. 5, 1774, and include the Petition for the Redress of Grievances, the last real effort to reach a resolution with the Crown. Also included are the Bill of Rights, the list of grievances, the Association, the Address to the People of Great Britain, and the Memorial to the Inhabitants of the British American Colonies. The third item records the transactions of Congress for the period from May 10 to Aug. 1, 1775. It includes, among other items, the draft of the address of the Congress to the Six Confederated Indian Nations stating the grievances against Britain, the "Declaration.setting forth the causes and necessities of their taking up Arms," the rules and regulations of the Continental Army, the appointment of Washington as Commander in Chief, the Olive Branch Petition, etc. The final item is the first British edition of these crucial journals of the Continental Congress, covering the proceedings after the outbreak of hostilities, but before the writing of the Declaration. American Controversy 74-84c, 74-83c, 75-151b, and 78-110' Sabin 15544, 15528, 15543, and 15547; Howes J263 (ref), E247, and J264; Reese, Revolutionary Hundred 20, 25 (ref) Contemporary mottled boards, rebacked and retipped. Slight dampstaining (mostly in second work), but generally internally clean and very good. Provenance: Inner Temple Library (gilt stamp on upper covers, red inked stamps) [2],66,[2]; [4],59,[1]; [4],168,159-200; [3]-202pp. Final work printed in double columns. Half title in first three items. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 366928
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Journal of the Proceedings of the Congress Held at Philadelphia, September 5, 1774
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William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee-House, Philadelphia, 1774
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Seller: A Book By Its Cover, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
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Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Recent calf binding performed by the Water Street Bindery of Lancaster, PA, with red title label on spine and date in gilt at foot of spine. Period style endpapers, with original armorial bookplate of the former owner (Alexander Hodgdon, Treasurer of Massachusetts 1787-1792) preserved on the inside front cover. [iv] + 132 pages, including half title. Full leather bindings in New condition--done in period style. Date on title page corrected as 1774, as is the case with almost all copies. Title page bears the seal of the First Continental Congress, showing twelve hands representing the twelve participating colonies supporting a column topped with a Liberty Cap and resting on the Magna Charta. The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates of 12 of the Thirteen Colonies held from September 5 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia at the beginning of the American Revolution. The meeting was organized by the delegates after the British Navy implemented a blockade of Boston Harbor and the Parliament of Great Britain passed the punitive Intolerable Acts in response to the Boston Tea Party. The primary accomplishments of the First Continental Congress include the adoption of Articles of Association, intended to pressure Parliament into addressing the colonies' grievances, a Petition to the King pleading for redress of their grievances and repeal of the Intolerable Acts, and a compact among the colonies to boycott British goods beginning on December 1, 1774, unless parliament should rescind the Intolerable Acts. The Congress adopted a "non-importation, non-consumption, non-exportation" agreement as a peaceful means of settling the colonies' disputes with Great Britain. The agreement, which had been suggested by Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee based on the 1769 Virginia Association initiated by George Washington and written by George Mason, opened with a pledge of loyalty to King George III of Britain, and went on to outline a series of actions opening with a ban on British imports that would begin December 1, 1774. Trade between the colonies and Britain subsequently fell sharply. The British soon responded with the New England Restraining Act which escalated their own economic sanctions. The outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775 superseded the need to boycott British goods. This first edition of the Proceedings of the Congress was published in November, 1774, before the Petition to the King was made public, and so does not publish the Petition, later included in a second edition. British reaction to the Congress, the Petition and the economic sanctions imposed by the Congress led directly to the first shots of the American Revolution, which were fired at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. A founding document of American Independence. Here begins the American Revolution. Photos available. Seller Inventory # 045155
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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONGRESS, HELD AT PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 5, 1774.
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Philadelphia: Printed by William and Thomas Bradford, at the London Coffee House, 1774., 1774
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The Journals of the first Continental Congress, describing its meetings from Sept. 5, 1774 to Oct. 26, 1774, and one of the most basic documents of the American Revolution. This is the first issue of 132 pages, preceded in publication sequence only by a very rare misdated state of the titlepage. Committees of Correspondence resolved to hold a Continental Congress in June of 1774, and delegates from twelve colonies (none from Georgia) gathered in Philadelphia in autumn. It included many of the most distinguished men in America: Samuel and John Adams, Roger Sherman, John Jay, Joseph Galloway, John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, George Washington, Edmund Pendleton, and Henry Middleton, among others. The Congress succeeded in taking numerous important steps. On Oct. 14 they adopted a Declaration of Rights, and agreed to an Association governing imports and exports and boycotting British goods. They also drafted an Address to the People of Great Britain and another Address to the Inhabitants of the Province of Quebec. They agreed to reassemble on May 10, 1775 for what was to be the fateful Congress that broke with England. The titlepage bears the famous seal of the Congress, showing twelve hands representing the twelve participating colonies supporting a column topped with a Liberty Cap and resting on the Magna Charta. EVANS 13737. HOWES J263, "b." ESTC W20577. HILDEBURN 3036. REESE, REVOLUTIONARY HUNDRED 20. Half title. Bound to style in three-quarter calf and marbled boards, spine gilt extra with raised bands, gilt leather label. Half title lightly soiled, contemporary ownership inscription ("Thos. Sinclair"). Light scattered foxing and soiling to text; p.15 torn at edge, not affecting text. Very good. Seller Inventory # 58464
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