Author: [New Hampshire].
Title: A Journal of the Proceedings of the Hon. House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire, at a Session Began and Holden at Dover, on the First Wednesday of June, 1792, Being the Day Appointed by the Constitution for the Annual Meeting of the Hon. General-Court.
Description: Portsmouth: Printed by J. Melcher, 1792. 1792. - sc Octavo, printed self-wraps consisting of stitched signatures. 88 untrimmed deckle-edged pages with a woodcut vignette illustration of the attactive pictorial state seal decorating the title page. The half-title which serves as front wrap is slightly darkened with a couple of light dampstains. Else only minor flaws detract from this otherwise near fine unopened copy of this rare book. First edition. Rare. [Evans 24582]. Christopher Toppan was the elected chairman for this session of the proceedings covering the votes and details of the many issues which came before New Hampshire's House of Representative that year. This copy, dated "1792 June at Dover" in ink on the half-title, is additionally inscribed "Hillsborough" in black ink at the top. Copies were apparently distributed to each of the municipalities, this being the one intended for Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Very good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; NEW HAMPSHIRE; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; 18TH CENTURY; NEW ENGLAND; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; CHRISTOPHER TOPPAN; A JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE HON. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW-HAMPSHIRE; 1792; HILLSBOROUGH; MUNICIPALITIES; V


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