[Americana] The Constitutions of the United States; According to the Latest Amendments. To Which Are
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The Constitutions of the United States; According to the Latest Amendments. To Which Are Prefixed The Declaration of Independence, The Federal Constitution and The Bill of Rights of the State of Virginia
Winchester, Va: From The Press of Jonathan Foster, 1811. First edition. 8vo. 334, (2) pp. Modern green buckram, stamped in gilt; all edges trimmed; moderate to heavy foxing to text. Sabin 16102; Shaw & Shoemaker 22610
A scarce early printing of America’s founding documents. In addition to those mentioned in the title, also reproduced here are the Articles of Confederation, the Constitutions of the 13 original states, as well as the Constitutions of Vermont, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio, and Acts concerning the governments of the District of Columbia and the Northwest Territory.
This is only the eighth copy of this book to come up for auction since 1900.
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Private Collection, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
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