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The Debates, Resolutions, and Other Proceedings of the Convention of Delegates:. Assembled at Portland on the 11th, and Continued Until the 29th Day of October, 1819, for the Purpose of Forming a Constitution for the State of Maine - To Which is Prefixed The Constitution Taken in Convention.
Portland, ME: A. Shirley, 1820. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the proceedings for the creation of the State of Maine, published in Portland while it was still the District of Maine. Perley's later work is relatively common, but this edition is scarce and genuinely rare in its original boards and green paper. A lovely copy. Very Good (textblock Very Good+). No DJ as Issued. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning at spine, chipping at head, heel and hinges, library bookplate on front paste down, sporadic light foxing, even toning at text block edges, else tight, bright and unmarred. Original printed boards in green paper, untrimmed and uncut. Small 8vo. 300pp. Errata bound in at rear. Item #3561
Price: $2,250.00