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. (Alien and Sedition Acts)

United States Congress

Verlag: Printed by William Ross, Philadelphia, 1797

Beschreibung

1st edition. A Very Good - copy. 8vo., 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments thereto), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index] pp. Bound in period full calf, with gilt title on red morocco label on the spine. Moderate shelf wear, with a pull at the spine's crown, several pulls of leather on the boards, and a series of small holes along the rear joint, showing the board beneath. Scarce in the period binding. This is Ross's printing (other printers also published this at the time) of the Acts of all three Sessions of the Fifth Congress, including the notorious Alien & Sedition Acts and establishment of the Marine Corps, plus a treaty with the Cherokees. Evans 32951, 34688, 36479. Sabin 15501-15503. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 30514

Bibliografische Details

Titel: ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE ...

Verlag: Printed by William Ross, Philadelphia

Erscheinungsdatum: 1797

Einband: Leather

Zustand: Very Good -

Auflage: Leather.