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James Otis: Rights of British Colonies Asserted

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James Otis: Rights of British Colonies Asserted
<B>James Otis: <I>The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved</B></I></B></I> (Boston, New-England Printed: London Reprinted for J. Williams and J. Almon, 1766), third edition, 120 pages, modern quarter morocco binding with gilt titles on a red leather spine plate and marbled paper boards, 8vo (5.25" x 8.25"). To a large extent, it was this very publication (in its first edition) that launched the political controversy that led to the American Revolution. <I>The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved</B></I> was originally written in response to the imposition of the Sugar Revenue Act of 1764, the first in a long line of British tax acts that the American colonists found particularly offensive. The book is in about very good condition, with moderate toning and mild damp-staining throughout the textblock, and a few scattered holographic notations in an unknown hand (Otis's himself?). A handsome example of a highly important early American imprint.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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