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[Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay]. The Federalist, on the New Constitution. By Publius. Written in... (Total: 2 )
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[Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay]. The Federalist, on the New Constitution. By Publius. Written in 1788. To Which is Added, Pacificus, on the Proclamation of Neutrality. Written in 1793. Likewise, the Federal Constitution, with all the Amendments, Revised and Corrected. New York: Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, 1802. Second U.S. edition, third overall. Two volumes. Octavo (8.25 x 5.25 inches; 210 x 133 mm). Vol. I: viii, 270, 263-317, [1, erratum] (note: two pages each numbered "167" and "168"); Vol. II: v, [1 blank], [2, publisher's ad and blank], 351, [1, blank] pages. Tail-piece at end of text in Vol. II. Full calf bindings, with red and black spine labels stamped in gilt; spine decorations in gilt. Back cover of volume II slightly rubbed. Modern endpapers. Internally, toning throughout, some dampstaining and marginal spotting, very slight foxing. A previous (early) owner has identified the author of each essay in volume one in ink; the authors of volume two's essays have not been identified but there are extensive pencil notations in the margins. Overall, book is in very good condition. Sabin 23981, Howes H-114.This edition of the most "famous and influential American political work" (Howes) is the first edition to identify Hamilton, Madison, and Jay as the original authors (attribution for individual essays would follow in the Gideon edition of 1818), and the last to be issued during Hamilton's life.
A beautiful copy of the second U.S. edition of this monumental work.
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