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ADAMS, Samuel. An Oration delivered at the State-

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"Philadelphia, printed; London, Re-printed for E. Johnson," 1776. [2], 42 pp., 8vo (202 x 120 mm). Lacks the half title. Later half green morocco by Sangorki & Sutcliffe. Condition: inner hinge reinforced, rear hinge starting; restoration along the front joint, rear joint worn. first edition of a false philadelphia imprint. This oration was never delivered in Philadelphia; indeed, it was never given by Adams at all. The work, published before knowledge of American Independence had reached London, is entirely a fabrication bent on fanning the flames of the Revolution and was "designed to show that the colonies were bent on independence" (Howes). Although the pamphlet was widely-circulated and reprinted in several languages, this first edition is very rare. Adams, American Controversy 76-106a; Howes A72; Sabin 344.

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