![]() ![]() The complete text of the Constitution is also included, headed ‘Articles of the New Constitution’, with the accompanying resolutions of the Constitutional Convention. Together these constitute ‘the most thorough and brilliant explication of the Federal Constitution (or any other constitution) ever written’ (Smith). The Federalist collects all 85 of the seminal essays in defence of the newly drafted Constitution published under the pseudonym ‘Publius’ in various New York newspapers. ‘A CLASSIC EXPOSITION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT’ (Bernstein), and ‘one of the new nation's most important contributions to the theory of government’ ( PMM). Provenance: Guillemard (title signature).įIRST EDITION. ![]() II, light browning in the top margin of the first few leaves, occasional minor marginal spotting.) Contemporary sheep (worn, boards detached, spine defective, text block split near beginning of volume II, front flyleaves detached and with some edge wear). (Without initial blanks, title repaired at inner margin, last leaf with short tear in inner margin, tear without loss in leaf T1 of vol. New York: John and Andrew M'Lean, 1788.Ģ volumes in one, 12° (166 x 100mm). THE FEDERALIST PAPERS – The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. ![]()
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