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THBRARE FEDERALIST PAPERS VOL. I & II, 1788
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2229 Lincoln Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
United States
Founded in 1969, Jackson’s International Auctioneers and Appraisers has grown to become one of the nation’s premier service providers for the sale and appraisal of antiques and fine art. Our regularly scheduled auctions bring to market a broad array of objects, including Russian icons, Old Master pa...Read more
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LiveJun 16, 2015 - Jun 17, 2015
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“THE FEDERALIST”, ALEXANDER HAMILTON, JOHN JAY & JAMES MADISON, 1788. The two first edition books comprising a series of 85 letters written to newspapers by Alexander Hamilton (51), James Madison (29) and John Jay (5). These letters urged the ratification of the Constitution. Printed and sold by J. and A. McLean, No41, Hanover Square, 1788. With later 19th century rebinding in forest green leather with embossed gilt spine cover and contained in a later pasteboard slip cover. Each volume 4.25 inches x 6.5 inches.
Within four weeks of completion of the Constitution three of the greatest minds in America joined forces to convince the public that the Constitution should be adopted. The Federalist Papers appeared in three New York newspapers: The Independent Journal, the New-York Packet, and the Daily Advertiser, beginning on October 27, 1787. At the time of publication the authorship of the articles was a closely guarded secret. The authors’ foremost wish was to influence the vote in favor of ratifying the Constitution, though astute observers discerned the identities of Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. Because the essays were first published in New York, most of them begin with the same salutation: "To the People of the State of New York".
The high demand for the essays led to their publication in a more permanent form. On January 1, 1788, the New York publishing firm J. & A. McLean announced that they would publish the first thirty-six essays as a bound volume; that volume was released on March 2 and was titled The Federalist. New essays continued to appear in the newspapers; Federalist No. 77 was the last number to appear first in that form, on April 2. A second bound volume containing the last forty-nine essays was released on May 28. Charles A. Beard wrote of the Federalist: “In my opinion it is the most instructive work on political science ever written in the United States.” - Shipping Info
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