1852 Federalist Papers United States Constitution Hamilton Madison Jay Americana

1852 Federalist Papers United States Constitution Hamilton Madison Jay Americana

 

“The most famous and influential American political work!” (Howes)

 

“The Federalist” is a collection of essays by American founding fathers Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, advocating for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

 

This rare 1852 “New Edition” was based on the 1837 Hallowell edition and features debates between Hamilton and Madison on constitutional interpretation via the “Letters of Pacificus” and “Helvidius” on the Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793 as well as an appendix. The book also contains the original Articles of Confederation and the U.S. Constitution, providing a holistic view of America’s foundational political journey.

 

Item number: #41323

Price: $950

 

HAMILTON, Alexander; MADISON, James; JAY, John

 

The Federalist or The New Constitution, Written in 1788, by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay: with an Appendix, Containing the Letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the Proclamation of Neutrality of 1793; also, the Original Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States.

 

Hallowell: Masters, Smith, and Company, 1852.

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • vi, [7]-496
• References: Howes H-114; Sabin 23988; Biblioteca Hamiltoniana 29
• Provenance:
  • Binding label – John F. Logan
  • Handwritten – Saml A. Verdery, 1853
    • Samuel A. Verdery was a second-lieutenant for the 17^th Alabama Infantry for the Confederate States during the American Civil War. The unit was mustered into service in 1861, seeing combat in the battles of Shiloh, Nashville, Franklin, and Bentonville. The regiment sustained particularly heavy losses in 1864 after it joined the Army of Tennessee. Verdery himself passed away due to illness in a field hospital in February 1865, just a few months before the unit surrendered at Greensboro in April.
  • Stamp – Hans Sherrer
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Tan cloth
• Size: ~9in X 5.75in (23cm x 14.5cm)
• always rare and desirable

 

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