The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Comprising His Most Important Official Reports; An Improved Edition of the Federalist, on the New Constitution, written in 1788; and Pacificus, on the Proclamation of Neutrality, Written in 1793

(Hamilton, Alexander) and John Wells

Published by Williams & Whiting, New York, 1810

About this Item

Recently rebound sumptuously and accurately (to the period) in full calf leather with elegant and refined simple stamping to covers, applied red leather and gilt lettered spine labels. Three volumes, three frontispiece portraits present. Volume 1: Frontispiece, TP, vii (1) Contents, (1), pp. 1-325. Volume 2: frontispiece, TP, [i-ii, Federalist title], [iii]-iv [contents], pp. 1- 368. Volume 3: frontispiece, TP, [i-ii, Federalist title], [iii]-iv [contents], pp. 1- 368. Tissue guards between portrait frontispiece and TPs in all three volumes. A very nice set, tremendous shelf appeal and complete in all ways. Volume 1 contains five of Hamilton's Reports as first Secretary of the Treasury, including: Report on Public Credit, Report on a National Bank, On the Constitutionality of a National Bank, Report on the subject of Manufactures, and Report on the establishment of a Mint. Volumes 2 and 3 are 1810 reprinting of the Federalist Papers and include significant additions and edifications, incorporating changes based on Hamilton's own notes. Edited by John Wells. Ford, Hamiltoniana 116; Sabin 29987. VG, the portrait of Hamilton in Volume 1 is stained at the right edge and suffers a stress crack along the right plate margin of about 2" in length. Portraits of John Jay (Volume 2) and James Madison (Volume 3) slightly foxed but with no staining or damage. Lovely copies, lovingly rebound, new endpapers. Text with some light tonging and foxing but far short of what would typically be seen of American imprints from this era.Red speckled text block edges.

Seller Inventory # 195450

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Comprising His Most Important Official Reports; An Improved Edition of the Federalist, on the New Constitution, written in 1788; and Pacificus, on the Proclamation of Neutrality, Written in 1793
• Publisher: Williams & Whiting, New York
• Publication Date: 1810
• Binding: Leather bound
• Edition: First.
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History
  • Biography / Autobiography