(AMERICAN REVOLUTION PRELUDE) Four Dissertations on the Rec

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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRELUDE.) Four Dissertations, on the Reciprocal Advantages of a Perpetual Union between Great-Britain and Her American Colonies. 8vo, later 1/2 calf, worn, front board detached; heavy staining in margins throughout. Philadelphia: William and Thomas Bradford, 1766

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first edition. John Morgan won the prize offered by John Sargent in this essay contest, held in the wake of the repeal of the Stamp Act. The prize was given at the 1766 commencement at the University of Pennsylvania. The other essays were by Stephen Watts, Joseph Reed, and future Declaration signer Francis Hopkinson; a eulogium by University of Pennsylvania president William Smith is also included. Adams, American Independence 40a; Evans 10400; Howes S691 ("aa"); Sabin 84611. One other copy known at auction since 1970 (Swann, 22 March 2007, lot 266).