The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by order of the Library of Congress; Being his Correspondence and Reports of Debates during the Congress of Confederation and his Reports of Debates in the Federal Convention; Now Published fro the Original Manuscripts . Under the Superintendence of Henry D. Gilpin

Madison, James

Edité par Langtree and O'Sulivan, Washington, D. C., 1840

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First edition. lx, 580, xxii; [2], xxii, [2], [581]-1242; [2], xiv, [2], [1243]-1624, ccxlvi, [32]pp. Facsimiles of handwriting in the rear of vol. 3. Half-titles in vols. 2 and 3. 3 vols. 8vo. First printing of James Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention, and very scarce in this Washington edition. Other editions were produced in New York in 1841, and Mobile in 1842. In financial straits in his old age, Madison sold many of his papers, including his famous notes on the Federal Convention, to the Library of Congress. This collection constitutes the first printing of Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention, which he insisted on keeping secret until after his death. They have become one of the key texts in modern constitutional debates over the intentions of the founders. The papers were published under the auspices of Henry D. Gilpin, who at the time was Attorney General of the United States. The first thirty pages of text in the first volume contain Thomas Jefferson's notes on the debate over the Declaration of Independence, while the plates in the rear of the final volume comprise an engraved facsimile of the fair copy of the Declaration of Independence in Jefferson's hand, as well as engraved signatures of the signers of the Constitution. This example from the library of John Whitten Van Cleve (1801-1858), a noted early citizen of Dayton Ohio who served as the city's Mayor, had a notable early Ohio library and was among the founders of the Dayton Library Association. Sabin 43716 Publisher's calf, morocco labels, minor scuffing as usual, monor staining to vol. 2 boars. Provenance: John W. Van Cleve (signatures) lx, 580, xxii; [2], xxii, [2], [581]?1242; [2], xiv, [2], [1243]?1624, ccxlvi, [32]pp. Facsimiles of handwriting in the rear of vol. 3. Half-titles in vols. 2 and 3. 3 vols. 8vo.

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• Titre: The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by order of the Library of Congress; Being his Correspondence and Reports of Debates during the Congress of Confederation and his Reports of Debates in the Federal Convention; Now Published fro the Original Manuscripts . Under the Superintendence of Henry D. Gilpin
• Éditeur: Langtree and O'Sulivan, Washington, D. C.
• Date de parution: 1840
• Édition: First edition.
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