[CONTINENTAL CONGRESS]. Journals of the Congress...Vol. I, Sept. 5, 1774 to Jan. 1 1776. Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1777 (Evans 15683). - Vol. II, for the Year 1776. Philadelphia: R. Aitken 1777 (Evans 15684). - Vol. III, January 1, 1777 to January 1, 1778. New York: John Patterson [1778] (Evans 21527). - Vol. IV, January 1, 1778 to January 1, 1779. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1782 (Evans 16584). - Vol V, January 1, 1779 to January 1, 1780. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1782 (Evans 177766). - Vol. VI, for the Year 1780. [Philadelphia]: John Dunlap, [1786] (Evans 20779). - Vol. VII, for the Year 1781. New York: John Patterson, 1787 (Evans 20773). - Vol. VIII, November 1782 to November 1783. Philadelphia: David C. Claypoole, 1783 (Evans 18266). - Vol IX, November 1783 to June 1784. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, [1784] (Evans 18840). - Vol. X, November 1784 to November 1785. Philadelphia: John Dunlap, 1785 (Evans 19316). - Vol. XI, November 1785 to November 1786. [Philadelphia:] John Dunlap, [1786] (Evans 20068). - Vol XII, November 1786 to November 1787. [Philadelphia:] Published by Order of the Congress, 1787 (Evans 20772). -Vol. XIII, November 1787 to November 1788. [Philadelphia:] John Dunlap, [1788] (Evans 21526). 13 vols in 8 bindings, 8o. Upper corner of title-page to Vol. XII torn away, light foxing, very slight browning. Contemporary American half mottled calf over marbled boards, gilt-lettered red morocco spine labels, slight rubbing. A COMPLETE RUN, IN ORIGINAL BINDINGS, OF THE JOURNALS OF THE CONGRESS, FROM REVOLUTION TO CONSTITUTION, issued by the government's successive printers Robert Aitken, John Patterson, John Dunlap and his partner David Claypoole. This set offers a rare opportunity to obtain a contemporary printing of the Declaration of Independence which was declared the authentic text by an En Banc vote of the Congress (including Jefferson) on 18 January 1777. There are numerous intriguing variations between Aitken's published version of the Declaration and the Dunlap broadsides. The series also includes minutes of the debates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention and a printing of the proposed Constitution. Together 8 items. Complete sets, uniformly bound, of these historic Journals are very seldom encountered. (8)