American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography

Acts Passed at the First Session of the Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, in the Year M,DCC,LXXXIX. And of the Independence of the United states, the Thirteenth. Volume I. Philadelphia: Printed by E. Oswald, No. 156, Market-Street, South, 1793. 375,[49]pp. Professionally repaired fly leaf with inscription "John Davis Esqre / Book. Anodem. 1794." Professional restorations on spine, boards, leather and elsewhere. (Restoration report included with lot.) Acts include "a correct Copy of the Constitution of the United States."

[With:] Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fifth Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday the Fifteenth of May, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven, and of The Independence of the United States, the Twenty-First. Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross, Near Congress Hall, 1797. 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index]. The Acts of all three Sessions of this Congress are printed and contained within the volume, including the Alien & Sedition Acts and an act for establishment of the Marine Corps, plus "Articles of a Treaty Between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians." Professional restorations including to spine, boards, pages and elsewhere. (Restoration report included with the lot.)