LOT #37013 |
Sold on Jun 16, 2009 for: Sign-in
or Join (free & quick)
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Co...
Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
Sold on Jun 16, 2009 for:
$95,600.00
Bid Source: Live: Phone bidder
Get one of these:
Explore Available Items
Description
First Volume of the First Edition of "The Most Famous and Influential American Political Work"
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. New-York: Printed and Sold by J. and A. M'Lean, 1788.First edition. Volume I only (of the two-volume set). Twelvemo. iv, 227 pages.
Full leather binding. Leather title label to spine with gilt lettering. Inked name of previous owner, dated 1788. Marginalia by the same hand on a few pages. Front joint repaired and strengthened, slight bowing to front board. Some of the marginalia has been trimmed during a later rebinding. Front endpaper and blank preliminary pages missing. Binding bumped and scuffed. Leaves toned with light foxing and minor dampstaining. Good condition.
"These eighty-five essays on the Constitution, almost entirely written by Hamilton and Madison (probably only five were by Jay) and published in the New York newspapers under the name of 'Publius,' were a step in Hamilton's campaign to win over a hostile majority in New York for a ratification of the Constitution. To the people of the time the collected essays were little more than a huge Federalist pamphlet. A generation passed before it was recognized that these essays by the principal author of the Constitution and its brilliant advocate were the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention of 1787. As a commentary and exposition on the Constitution the influence of the Federalist has been profound" (Grolier, 100 American).
First volume of the first edition of "the most famous and influential American political work" (Howes). This volume contains Federalist Papers 1 to 36.
Grolier. Howes H114. Sabin 23979. Streeter 1049.
If you would like to send a message of well wishes to Indiana National Guard Captain Nathan Harlan, the owner of this book, please send us your comments and we will forward them on to him.
Auction Info
2009 June Grand Format Rare Books Auction #6025 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
June, 2009
16th-17th
Tuesday-Wednesday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 13
Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
Page Views: 41,034
Buyer's Premium per Lot:
19.5% of the successful bid per lot.
Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms
Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More
Terms and Conditions | Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments | Glossary of Terms