The American's Own Book; or the Constitutions of the Several States in the Union; embracing the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and the constitution of each state, with the amendments, and much other matter of general interest; from authentic documents. Embellished with the Seals of the different States
Published by Gates, Steadman & Co. and B.G. St. John, New York, 1849
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Seller: Arader Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.Arader Books
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Third edition. New-York: Gates, Steman & Co. B.G. St. John; 1849. Octavo (8 3/4" x 5 5/8", 223mm x 143mm): with four pages of publisher's advertisements, a folding wood-engraved map, two wood-engraved frontispieces, and wood-engraved vignettes of the states' seals. Bound in the publisher's black cloth. On the boards, an elaborate blind border. On the front board, a gilt vignette of the constitutional convention. Spine pictorially gilt. Head- and tail-piece cracked. Some wear to the extremities. Boards bowed. Moderate foxing throughout. An early but illegible ink ownership signature to the upper edge of the first free end-paper. Bookplate (over an earlier inkstamp) of the Bibliothek Ostenwalde on the title-page. First published in 1847. Including, importantly, the constitution of Texas, newly admitted to the Union in 1845, but only including "California" on the map, accompanied by a brief history of the state: "The coast first discovered by Sir Francis Drake. The first white inhabitants were R.C. missionaries. Contains about 16,000 inhabitants, white and Indians. Included in the Republic of Mexico in 1824. Taken military possession of, by U.A. 1846". Sabin 5316.…
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- Title
- The American's Own Book; or the Constitutions of the Several States in the Union; embracing the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and the constitution of each state, with the amendments, and much other matter of general interest; from authentic documents. Embellished with the Seals of the different States
- Author
- Bigelow, J[ohn] R.
- Publisher
- Gates, Steadman & Co. and B.G. St. John, New York
- Publication year
- 1849
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- Third.
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- Americana
Arader Books
New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since January 21, 2021
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Arader Galleries in New York City is one of the nation's foremost sellers of illustrated material from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Arader Books began in 2021 as a curated set of antiquarian books of the highest quality, specializing in atlases, voyages and natural history items -- especially plates of birds and flowers. Our shop is located at 1016 Madison Avenue (at East 79th Street) over six stories of a historic beaux-arts mansion. We welcome inquiries in-person, over the telephone or via e-mail.…
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