Description
Second Edition of The Charters of the British Colonies in America, printed in 1774. Octavo, [2], 142pp. Rebacked in contemporary brown cloth, gilt title over red label on spine. Text is clean. The first edition of this book was published in 1766. As the conflict with America become a growing concern, this work was republished in 1774. It includes copies of the Charters of Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Rhode Island. (Sabin 12162) (Howes C310) Includes stamp from Cincinnati Library on title page.
Comments: The first edition of this work was published in 1766. This second edition was an important work, published shortly before the declaration of independence of the colonies mentioned in this work.
