The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 (Volume 3 Only)
by Farrand, Max (Editor)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New Haven: Yale University Press. Good. 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Hailed as "one of the great scholarly works of the early twentieth century." This is Volume 3 of the first edition which was issued in 1911 in three volumes by Yale University. This is Volume 3 ONLY of the three volume set. It is bound in the publisher's original brown cloth covers with gilt spine lettering; the top edge is also gilt. The covers are spotted and there is a previous owner's bookplate on the front paste down as well as a previous owner's name in pencil dated 1912 on the front end paper. The covers are spotted, however the contents are clean and the book is tight. The first edition of this work is uncommon. Contains: Appendix A - F, Index of the Clauses of the Constitution, and General Index. This is not the later 1937 revised edition--it is the first 1911 edition. Please inquire if you would like more information.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 685 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20809
- Title
- The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 (Volume 3 Only)
- Author
- Farrand, Max (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Haven
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- American History, Constitution, United States
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Peninsula Books
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