[Americana]
The Constitution of the United States of America; As Proposed by the Convention, Held at Philadelphia, September 17, 1787, and Since Ratified by the Several States. [With the Several Amendments thereto.]
The Constitution of the United States of America; As Proposed by the Convention, Held at Philadelphia, September 17, 1787, and Since Ratified by the Several States. [With the Several Amendments thereto.]Philadelphia: Printed by John H. Oswald, 1799. Published by Order of the House of Representatives. 12mo. 27 pp.; interleaved with 17 blank leaves. Stab-sewn gatherings, upper thread broken, but sound; contemporary ownership signature at top of first blank, “Wm A Thomas’s Book May the 31st 1809”, large ownership signature on verso of same, “Samuel D. Thomas his handwriting,” signed again by same beneath; scattered spotting to text; scattered small chipping and creasing along edges; in quarter tan morocco fall-down-back box. Evans 36508; Sabin 16094
Scarce edition of the Federal Constitution and 11 amendments, printed by order of the House of Representatives.
Provenance
Private Collection, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania
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