The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana
The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman | Highly Important Printed and Manuscript Americana
Hamilton, Alexander, John Jay, and James Madison | The first edition of The Federalist to name the authors
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April 14, 05:34 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
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Hamilton, Alexander, John Jay, and James Madison
The Federalist, on the New Constitution; written in 1788, by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison. Philadelphia: Benjamin Warner, 1818
8vo (218 x 128 mm). Frontispiece portrait of Hamilton, 2 plates depicting Madison and Jay; foxing and offsetting. Contemporary tree sheep, edges speckled blue; rebacked to style, nicks to head and tail of spine, extremities rubbed.
The first edition to unmask "Publius" and name the authors.
PROVENANCE
Ernest J. Edgcomb (bookplate to front pastedown)
REFERENCE
Howes H114; Sabin 23987