Books and Manuscripts

A Collection of Interesting, Authentic Papers, Relative to the Dispute Between Great Britain and America; Shewing the Causes and Progress of that Misunderstanding, from 1764 to 1775
London: Printed for J. Almon, 1777. First edition. 8vo. 280, (4) pp. Printed in two columns. Modern three-quarter brown calf over marbled paper-covered boards, red calf spine label, stamped in blind and in gilt; all edges trimmed; "Foreign Office Library" ink stamp on title-page, library call number in ink on verso of same; foxing to prelims and scattered throughout text. Howes A-179; Church 1141; Sabin 951; Gephart 3102; Adams, The American Controversy 77-13

John Almon's uncommon compilation of papers relating to the beginning of the American Revolution, covering its origins from the Stamp Act to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Often referred to by its running headline "Prior Documents," this was issued by Almon to accompany his annual periodical "Remembrancer, or Impartial Repository of Public Events," published from 1777-84.