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United States. Continental Congress. Articles of Confederation [first printing, first edition]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04759 Author/Creator: United States. Continental Congress. Place Written: Lancaster, Pa. Type: Book Date: 1777 Pagination: 26 p. : Height: 29.8 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy

Printed by Francis Bailey. Quarto. This is the rare printing done at Lancaster with illegible signature of owner from 1777 on titlepage. Evans 15619, Sabin 2142. Ex-Huntington. [Boston edition, GLC 268]

Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817

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