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41 volumes, a consecutive run but for the 1769 & 1786 volumes. (8vo) 21x13.5 cm (8¼x5½"), matching period calf, spines gilt, red and black labels. Mixed Editions; Volumes 4, 17, 22, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, & 43 are First Editions, others various Second through Eighth Editions. 

Begun in 1758, The Annual Register is an annual survey of the past year (traditionally focusing on history, politics, and literature) from the British perspective. These volumes contain much on the American Colonies, the American Revolution and the formation and early years of the United States. The first edition of the 1776 volume contained the first English appearance of the Declaration of Independence in book form, the 1776 volume here is a fifth edition. The 1787 volume (a second edition) contains an early English appearance of the United States Constitution.