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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Printed by Robert Bell, Philadelphia, [8] July 1776
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Printed by Robert Bell, Philadelphia, [8] July 1776
"In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America," pp. 41–46 in The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution … with some Observations, on their Peculiar Fitness, for the United Colonies in General, and Pennsylvania in Particular. By Demophilus. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, [8 July] 1776.
· The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in a book
· Printed by Philadelphia patriot-printer Robert Bell, just about three days after the first broadside printing by John Dunlap
· One of the earliest and rarest printings overall
· The inclusion of the Declaration in a book is significant—marking it not only as an item of sensational news, but also as a founding document already taking its place with other historical texts
Octavo (195 x 122mm). Advertisement leaf present at end. Stitched. Custom blue leather and linen solander box, spine gilt-lettered.
Printed by Robert Bell, Philadelphia, [8] July 1776
"In Congress, July 4, 1776. A Declaration by the Representatives of the United States of America," pp. 41–46 in The Genuine Principles of the Ancient Saxon, or English Constitution … with some Observations, on their Peculiar Fitness, for the United Colonies in General, and Pennsylvania in Particular. By Demophilus. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, [8 July] 1776.
· The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in a book
· Printed by Philadelphia patriot-printer Robert Bell, just about three days after the first broadside printing by John Dunlap
· One of the earliest and rarest printings overall
· The inclusion of the Declaration in a book is significant—marking it not only as an item of sensational news, but also as a founding document already taking its place with other historical texts
Octavo (195 x 122mm). Advertisement leaf present at end. Stitched. Custom blue leather and linen solander box, spine gilt-lettered.
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