The John Dunlap Broadside, The First Printing of the Declaration of Independence [HARDCOVER, new, in publisher's slipcase and shipping carton]

Washington D. C.: Library of Congress, 1976. BRAND NEW HARDCOVER in a BRAND NEW slipcase. Perfect condition. STILL SEALED with the original clear plastic shrinkwrap and housed inside the PUBLISHER'S CARDBOARD SHIPPING BOX. Never opened. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. 1976. First Edition. This detailed study examines the Declaration of Independence printing methodology, watermarks, chain lines, offset, variant states, dimensions, later printings, etc. Included are detailed descriptions, comparisons, and full page photos of 21 copies of the first printing. A color portrait of John Dunlap is tipped-in as frontispiece. From the introduction by Frederick Goff: "The present study is an attempt to review the activity that attended the printing of America's basic charter and to reconstruct, on the evidence furnished by the twenty-one surviving copies. the story of a dramatic and exciting chapter in this country's earliest history as a nation." Bound in the original gilt-stamped brown boards, with a printed paper label stamped in red and brown. Enclosed in the publisher's brown paper-covered slipcase with matching paper label. Oversize Hardcover. 10" wide by 13.25" tall. This large hardcover book may require SUBSTANTIAL extra postage at our cost [up to $100 or more], for International shipments, but only the standard charge for priority or media mail. First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. New/New slipcase. 67pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…