Lot 222

[THE FEDERALIST PAPERS]. -- HAMILTON, Alexander (1739-1802), James MADISON (1751-1836) and John JAY (1745-1829). The Federalist, on the New Constitution...A New Edition. City of Washington: Jacob Gideon, 1818.

Sale 800 - Fine Books and Manuscripts

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Nov 12, 2020 4:00AM CT

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Nov 13, 2020 4:00AM CT

Live / Chicago

Estimate

$400 - $600

Sold for $1,063

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

8vo (213 x 126 mm). (Some browning or spotting). Contemporary sheep (worn, joints broken, a few leaves becoming disbound). Provenance: Timothy Fuller (signature dated 30 December 1830).

A new edition, the first to include Madison's revisions, "one of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government" (PMM). Sabin 23985.

Property from the Collection of Edward A. Quattrocchi

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