Civil Liberties Under The Constitution.
618pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Univ. of S. Carolina Pr., (1985). vg. More
618pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. Univ. of S. Carolina Pr., (1985). vg. More
Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1998. Volume 2 only. 515 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Cambridge: Belknap Press, 1998. A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper, sunned spine. More
New York: 1934. 600 pp. Thick 8vo, blue cloth (dust soiled and sunned). New York, (1934). A good reading copy. More
Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. 2 volumes. 8vo, 1/2 contemporary calf, leather spine labels, spine ends and edges of corners lightly worn on each volume, corners lightly bumped, boards lightly rubbed, small amounts of light foxing to some pages of both volumes. Paris: Chez Buisson, 1792. First French Edition "The serious divisions in the States led Adams to study principles of government....The first volume (of the American edition of this work) appeared in America while the convention for framing a constitution..... More
London: C. Dilly, 1787. [ii], xxxi, [1], 3-392 pages. 8vo, neatly rebound in black pebbled cloth with red leather spine label. London: Printed for C. Dilly, in the Poultry, 1787. First English edition. Light scattered foxing throughout, heavier on title and first several pages, still a near fine copy of this landmark book. Complete in itself, this first volume was issued separately, and two subsequent volumes were published later in 1787 and 1788. The work comprises an important series of..... More
Compiled by a Member of the Philadelphia Bar. viii, 531pp. 8vo, contemporary calf, leather label; (rubbed, otherwise very good). Philadelphia: Desilver, Thomas, 1836. First Collected Edition. Collection of speeches mostly delivered in the House of Representatives and the Senate on important bills by members of Congress. Four are by Patrick Henry on the adoption of the Constitution by Virginia. Other speeches are by Edward Livingston, John Randolph, Gouverneur Morris, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, and others. Sabin 11173... More
Buffalo: William S. Hein, 1997. 415pp. 8vo, blue cloth, cloth lightly soiled. Buffalo: William S. Hein, 1997. More
8vo, cloth, d.w.; (ex-lib). New York, (1968). More
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. Illustrated. 352 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.New York: Simon and Schuster, (1981). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Macmillan,, 1932. vg. More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1993. 474pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Harvard UP, 1993. vg. More
8vo, cloth, d.w. Univ. of AL Pr., (1964). More
New York: Gates, Steadman & Co. and B.G. St. John, 1849. Octavo. Black cloth with blind border. Lovely gilt vignette of the constitutional convention and spine pictorially gilt. Head- and tail-piece cracked. Corners bumped. Foxing throughout. Ink ownership signature to the upper edge of the first free end-paper. Large folding wood-engraved map with hand coloring, foxing and split to lower fold, two wood-engraved frontispieces, and wood-engraved vignettes of the states' seals. First published in 1847. Includes the constitution of Texas..... More
New York: Random House, 2012. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. New York: Random House, (2012). Fine. More
illus. 885pp. 4to, cloth. (Washington, 1943). More
New York: Knopf, 2005. 161 pages, 12mo, red cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, many pages wrinkled from exposure to dampness, but not dampstained. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1993). More
8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Morrow, (1995). vg. More
Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. 422pp. 8vo, blue cloth. Durham: Duke University Press, 2001. Near Fine. More
Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995. 8vo, pr. wrs. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995. Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1995. Fine. More
New York: Penguin, 2004. Illustrated. 818 pages, thick 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; ownership signature front free endpaper, dust wrapper very lightly edgeworn. New York: The Penguin Press, 2004. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Appleton, 1864. for proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, held at Washington, D. C. , in February, A. D. 1861. 626pp. + 6pp. of publisher's ads. 8vo, original brown cloth, top and bottom of spine worn and repaired with modern cloth. Pages 339-364 chipped on the lower right corner margin. New York: D. Appleton, 1864. First Edition. The author was a member of the Peace Convention of 1861. "...the Peace Convention or Conference...on call by..... More
New York: J. Seymour, 1821. Held at the Capitol, in the City of Albany, on the 28th Day of August, 1821. 367pp. + errata page. 8vo, contemporary calf, spine and covers worn, ex-lib, light foxing, mostly to margins, front joint cracked, first two blank pages partially loose. New-York: J. Seymour, 1821. First Edition. As a result of this convention, the right to vote was extended to more male citizens who did not own property. 19th century embossed library stamp on..... More
Paris: Migneret, 1791. 302pp., 8vo, mottled calf, gilt decorated spine, red edges; some scuffing to the rear cover, minor damage to leather spine label. Paris: L'Imprimerie de Migneret, 1791. A bright, clean, very good (+) copy. More
829pp. 4to, bds. Mineola: Foundation, 1976. vg. More
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