What Think Ye of the Congress Now? Or, An Enquiry, How Far The Americans are Bourne to Abide by, and Execute the Decisions of, The Late Congress?
New York: James Rivington, 1775.
48 pages (+23 blank leaves added at rear). Slim 8vo, handsomely rebound in recent blind-stamped brown calf with red spine label. New-York: James Rivington, 1775. First edition of this lively critique of the proceedings of the First Continental Congress, "one of the important publications of the pamphlet war waged in 1774 by Chandler, Seabury, and Hamilton" (Streeter). Pages rather clean with minimal light toning. Near Fine.
"Although he had advised the repeal of the Stamp Act, [Chandler] was as ardent a Loyalist as churchman, and the events of the next few years moved him to vigorous protest against the drift toward revolution. In 1775 appeared his pamphlet What Think Ye of the Congress Now? which was a spirited attack upon the authority and actions of the Continental Congress. The occurrences of April 1775 were too much for his Loyalist fervor, and he departed for England the following month" (DAB). --Sabin 16590; Evans 13866; Church 1117; Streeter Sale 761; Adams 159a.
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First
Language: English
Price: $4,500.00
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