Reports from Committees of the House of Commons, Which have been printed by Order of the House, and are not inserted in the Journals.

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Reports from Committees of the House of Commons, Which have been printed by Order of the House, and are not inserted in the Journals. London, 1776. Volumes I, III, and IV of the series, all folio volumes, uncut, ex libris Harvard College, with bookplates, stamps, and de-accession information, two volumes in early 20th library bindings, the other in a period binding, all are failing. (3)
All volumes are rare, with ESTC listing only three U.S. locations for any given volume at most. Volume I covers the years 1715-1735; volume III is concerned with 1771-1773 and volume IV is completely taken up with reports from the Committee of Secrecy appointed to enquire into the state of the East India Company, from December 7, 1772 through June 30, 1773.
Estimate $200-300


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