The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.

Name: The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.
Author: [Hamilton, Alexander; James Madison; John Jay]

[Hamilton, Alexander; James Madison; John Jay]

Published by Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, New York, 1788

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First edition of The Federalist, one of the rarest and most significant books in American political history. 12mo, two volumes bound into one in half calf over marbled boards with raised bands, gilt titles to the spine. In very good condition with light toning to the pages. Text blocks trimmed. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell and chemise box. An exceptional example of this cornerstone of Americana. The significance of The Federalist has been recognized for more than 200 years, George Washington wrote, "The Federalist will merit the notice of posterity; because in it are candidly and ably discussed the principles of freedom and the topics of government, which will always be interesting to mankind so long as they shall be connected in Civil Society." âWhen Alexander Hamilton invited his fellow New Yorker John Jay and James Madison, a Virginian, to join him in writing the series of essays published as The Federalist, it was to meet the immediate need of convincing the reluctant New York State electorate of the necessity of ratifying the newly proposed Constitution of the United States. The 85 essays, under the pseudonym âPublius,â were designed as political propaganda, not as a treatise of political philosophy. In spite of this, The Federalist survives as one of the new nationâs most important contributions to the theory of governmentâ (PMM, 234). The Federalist âexerted a powerful influence in procuring the adoption of the Federal Constitution, not only in New York but in the other states. There is probably no work in so small a compass that contains so much valuable political information. The true principles of a republican form of government are here unfolded with great clearness and simplicityâ (Church 1230). âA generation passed before it was recognized that these essays by the principal author of the Constitution and its brilliant advocate were the most authoritative interpretation of the Constitution as drafted by the Convention of 1787. As a commentary and exposition of the Constitution, the influence of the Federalist has been profoundâ (Grolier American 100, 56). "Of the only 500 copies published, Hamilton is said to have sent nearly 50 copies to Virginia for the ratifying convention. The remaining 450 copies sold poorly, and âthe publishers complained in October 1788, long after New York had ratified the Constitution, that they still had several hundred unsold copiesâ (Maggs, 815).

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Title: The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787.
Author: [Hamilton, Alexander; James Madison; John Jay]
Publisher: Printed and Sold by J. and A. McLean, New York
Publication year: 1788
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Seller catalogs: Americana

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