AN ACT, TO INCORPORATE THE BOSTON MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Boston: John Russell, [1799]. 13pp, stitched, contemporary plain blue wrappers [verso of front wrap and front endpapers heavily foxed, as usual]. Text clean, crisp, and Very Good.

"Surprisingly, this is one of the most beautifully printed 18th century American pamphlets, with a woodcut ship on the title page and a splendid variety of type fonts conservatively arranged." Jenkins. An early example of American incorporations.
FIRST EDITION. Evans 35221. III Jenkins 887. NAIP w033188 [4]. 68 NUC 0676349 [2]. Not in Cohen. Item #11026

Price: $250.00

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