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188721542Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson & Co. 1887. 8vo. 46 pp. <br><br>Original wrappers are missing; stapled. Ownership inscription on title-page. Ex-library with rubber-stamp of six-digit inventory number on page 1. T. & J. W. Johnson & Co. unknown books
186434502Baltimore: Pr. & Pub. byJohn Murphy & Co. 1864. 8vo. 107 1 pp. <br><br>With Marginal Notes and References to Acts of the General Assembly and Decisions of the Court of Appeals and an Appendix and Index by Edward Otis Hinkley."<br>Â Â Â Â A short-lived document: the third of the four constitutions of the state of Maryland. Born of the Civil War it outlawed slavery and disenfranchised Southern sympathizers; it was in effect only until 1867.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: "Stinnecke Maryland Episcopal Library. Contemporary law sheep covers detached spine leather mostly perished. Ex-library with stamps. Only a good copy. Pr. & Pub. byJohn Murphy & Co. hardcover books
187416168Atlanta 1874. Broadsheet 10" x 13" and printed in four columns. Light wear Very Good. The Report provides analyses "of most of the leading guanos and phosphates that are sold in this State." Included also are articlues by Mark W. Johnson of Atlanta on Cheap Corn Culture using the Thomas Patent Smoothing Harrow and Broadcast Reaper; and advice to every Georgia planter to "plant at least one to five acres of millet. unknown books
185823739.02Washington 1858. No binding. Very Good. Pamphlet. Kansas-Lecompton Convention. Speech of Senator Douglas of Illinois on the President's Message. Delivered in the Senate of the United States December 9 1858. Washington: Buell & Blanchard. 1858. 16 pp. Inscribed in period ink ""From Hon. John Sherman."" ConditionDisbound; toned overall but very good. books
1870636861870. The Mexican Constitution in 1870 Mexico. Constitution. Constitucion Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Sancionada y Jurada por el Congreso General Constituyente el 5 Dia de Febrero de 1857. Y Coleccion de las Constituciones de los Estados que Forman la Confederacion. Toluca: Tip. del Instituto Literario Dirijida por Pedro Martinez 1870. 657 3 pp. Octavo 8-1/4" x 5-1/2". Contemporary three-quarter calf over marbled boards raised bands lettering pieces blind ornaments and early owner label to spine. Moderate rubbing to extremities with some wear to spine ends and corners small scuff to rear board. Moderate toning to text internally clean. Ex-library. Location label to spine small inkstamp to title page. A nice copy. $250. Only edition. Mexico's 1857 constitution remained in force until 1917. It received its first amendment in 1873 and numerous amendments and additions until its repeal which is why annotated editions from are helpful. OCLC locates 8 copies in North American law libraries. See Clagett and Valderrama A Revised Guide to the Law & Legal Literature of Mexico 9-10. unknown books
1814WRCAM44673Milan: Presso Sonzogno e Compagni 1814. 44pp. 19th-century marbled wrappers. Modern bookplate inside front wrapper. A bit of light foxing. Very good. Untrimmed. In a half morocco and cloth folding case spine gilt. Early Italian printing of the United States Constitution preceded in this volume by the Articles of Confederation. This appears to be one of the earliest Italian printings of the Constitution possibly preceded only by a 1797 "Filadelphia" printing. Presso Sonzogno e Compagni hardcover books
1805WRCAM20263Richmond 1805. viii477pp. Original calf worn hinges broken. Minor staining. A sound copy. Second edition of the Virginia convention to ratify the federal constitution. An important document in the passing and implementation of the U.S. Constitution. Scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 9665 3 copies. unknown books
1881664891881. Concord NH 1881. Unrecorded. Concord NH 1881. Unrecorded. Are New Hampshire's U.S. Senators Serving Shorter Terms Than Their Fellow Senators Broadside. New Hampshire. U.S. Constitution. Opinion of the Supreme Court. To the Senate of New Hampshire Running Title. Concord NH June 10 1881. 18" x 9-1/2" broadside. Text in parallel columns. Light browning vertical and horizontal fold lines some with clean tears at edges. $350. This broadside records an opinion submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court. It states that New Hampshire's election schedule for state offices results in terms for New Hampshire's U.S. Senators that are three months shorter than those of other senators. It questions how to adjust the election cycle to guarantee 6-year terms to New Hampshire's senators which were then elected by the state senate. Signed in type by C. Doe Wm. L. Foster C.W. Stanley W.H.H. Allen Isaac W. Smith Leis W. Clark I.N. Blodgett. This appears to be an unrecorded broadside. unknown books
1805WRCAM20263ARichmond 1805. viii477pp. 20th-century tan buckram gilt leather labels. Institutional ink stamp and contemporary ink inscription on titlepage ink signature on first page of main text some toning and foxing. Good. Second edition of the Virginia convention to ratify the federal constitution. An important document in the passing and implementation of the U.S. Constitution. Scarce. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 9665 3 copies. hardcover books
1884622541884. The Mexican Constitution in 1884 Mexico. Constitution. Coleccion que Comprende la Constitucion General de la Republica con sus Adiciones Reformas y Leyes Organicas Expedidas Hasta el 30 de Junio de 1884 y las Constituciones Especiales de Cada uno de los Estados de la Federacion. Mexico City: Imprenta del Gobierno en Palacio 1884. ii 451 2; ii 440 1 pp. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-3/4". Later cloth red and black lettering pieces to spine endpapers renewed. Some soiling light fading to spine light wear to edges of lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text light foxing in a few places. Ex-library. Location label to spine stamps to title page annotations to verso. A solid copy of a scarce title. $450. Only edition. Mexico's 1857 constitution remained in force until 1917. It received numerous amendments and additions until its repeal which is why annotated editions from different periods are helpful. Coleccion also includes state constitutions. OCLC locates 7 copies in North American law libraries Columbia Harvard Library of Congress LA County St. Louis University University of Michigan University of Minnesota. See Clagett and Valderrama A Revised Guide to the Law & Legal Literature of Mexico 10. unknown books
184137248Providence 1841. Elephant folio sheet folded to 16-1/4" x 21." 4 pp. A persistent but light circular spot in the center of each page. Untrimmed a bit of crimping. Good.<br/><br/> The "Proposed Constitution" adopted at "the Convention of the People" on 18 November 1841 is printed. It would grant the suffrage to "Every white male" adult. Articles favoring is adoption are printed along with Rhode Island's 1790 Declaration of Rights.<br/> The New Age a rare newspaper was an organ of the Rhode Island Suffrage Association allied with Thomas Dorr urging universal white male suffrage. unknown books
184137252Providence 1841. Elephant folio sheet folded to 15-1/4" x 21-1/2." 4 pp. Old folds light foxing. Good.<br/><br/> The "Proposed Constitution" adopted at "the Convention of the People" on 18 November 1841 is printed. It would grant the suffrage to "Every white male" adult. Articles favoring its adoption are printed along with Rhode Island's 1790 Declaration of Rights. Articles on national and local political affairs plus numerous advertisements are also printed. <br/> In 1843 Thomas Dorr was arrested at the offices of the Republican Herald for high treason. unknown books
1806184040Philadelphia PA: Wm. Duane 1806. Hardcover. Good- front board nearly split yet firmly held; rattled. boards edge-worn & rubbed; moisture spotted. portion of spine top missing & chipped; tail rubbed torn at edge & flapped. pastedowns & endpapers tanned & foxed w/ pencil notations & names; front pastedown has paper remnants & dampstaining; back pastedown & endpaper has dampstaining to upper edges. pgs 264 to closing have tanned dampstaining to upper edge. leather boards w/ gilt ruled spine & maroon leather gilt printed title plate. 307 pgs. Narrow previous owner's name label to spine. Some instances of dampstaining to lower page edges. Page 166 has black ink spattering to lower text and page edge A few pages darkly tanned with higher concentrations of foxing. Instances of light to moderate foxing throughout; text dark. An uncommon 1806 edition. Wm. Duane hardcover books
187118311Bogotá: Imprenta i Estereotipia de Medardo Rívas 1871. 12mo. 45 pp. <br><br>The political pendulum swung to the liberals in 1863 and a new constitution was promulgated at Rionegro which was to last until 1886. It renamed the nation the United States of Colombia gave to the states all powers not reserved to the central government contained fully defined individual liberties and guarantees and guaranteed Colombians full religious freedom.<br>Â Â Â Â "Edicion oficial revisada por una comision de la Camara de Representantes compuesta de un miembro por cada estado."<br>Â Â Â Â Uncommon: we locate fewer than half a dozen copies in U.S. libraries. Late 19th- or early 20th-century quarter cloth with marbled paper sides. Ownership mark on rear free endpaper. A very good copy. Imprenta i Estereotipia de Medardo Rívas hardcover books
186318599Cali: Imprenta de Nicolas Hurtado 1863. 12mo. 50 pp. plus wrps. <br><br>The political pendulum swung to the liberals in 1863 and a new constitution was promulgated at Rionegro which was to last until 1886. It renamed the nation the United States of Colombia gave to the states all powers not reserved to the central government contained fully defined individual liberties and guarantees and guaranteed Colombians full religious freedom.<br>Â Â Â Â This states' printing occurred very shortly after the official Bogotá printing as seen by the ownership date of 11 August the document having been approved on 8 May! It is also very rare: We trace no copies via WorldCat and NUC. Further searches of the OPACs of the National Library of Colombia and of the universities of Cali and the Andes failed to locate a copy.<br>Â Â Â Â Provenance: Ownership inscription of B. Núñez dated 11 Aug. 1863 on front wrappers; so too of Simon Arboleda 20th century undated and of J. R. Arboleda dated 29 Aug. 1900. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Palau. Original printer wrappers. Ownership inscriptions on front cover. Private ownership stamps on two pages. A very good copy. Imprenta de Nicolas Hurtado unknown books
1802106375<p>8vo period calf rebacked with leather 2 266 pp. Joints cracked rebacking crude some wear to covers paper slightly fragile front endpaper detached other front endpaper with piece missing ink name on front pastedown some darkening to contents; otherwise about very good. This is a rich volume of early American government. In addition to the United Sates Constitution and Declaration of Independence this volume also contains the constitutions of the original states and the ordinances for the government of the North West Territory. Printed under the title is the notation that "This edition contains the constitutions of Vermont Delaware Georgia and Kentucky with the regulations for the government of the territory north west of the river Ohio." This material was not in any other edition. </p> William Duane, books
182328505Santiago de Chile: Imprenta Nacional 1823 or 1824. Small 4to 22 cm; 8". 81 1 blank pp. <br><br>Sixth Chilean constitution the first having been the Reglamento para el arreglo de la Autoridad Ejecutiva Provisoria de Chile 1811. The author here was Mariano Egaña 17931846 "one of the two or three best-read Creole intellectuals of the time. . . . but The constitution was far too complex to be applied to Chile or anywhere else" Collier & Sater History of Chile pp. 4849. This constitution and its 277 articles were replaced by the Ensayo Federal de 1826. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Briseño I 74; Palau 59709. 20th-century Spanish sheep. Stitching holes in inner margins. Very clean. A very good copy. Imprenta Nacional unknown books
1845700771845. French-Language Account of Louisiana's 1845 Constitutional Convention Louisiana. Constitution of 1845. Foullouze Foulhouze James Reporter. Rapports Officiels Des Devats sic de la Convention la Louisiane. New Orleans: J. Bayon Imprimeur de la Convention 1845. i 460 11 pp. Text in parallel columns. Octavo 9-1/2 x 6-1/4. Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces and paper location label to spine endleaves added. Some soiling and light shelfwear some chipping to edges of lettering pieces. Light browning and foxing to text early mark sin pencil to a few passages lower corners lacking from a few leaves with no loss to text library stamp to title page "8049" in early hand to its verso. $1850. Only edition. Louisiana's first constitution was adopted in 1812 its second in 1845. More liberal than its predecessor it expanded white male suffrage established public schools and granted the right of appeal to felons sentenced to death or hard labor. The final 11 pages contain a French translation of the 1845 Constitution. Also issued in English Foullouze's report is not to be confused with the Official Reports of Debates 1844 a different account by an anonymous author. The French edition of Foullouze's report is scarce the English edition in rare. Jumonville Bibliography of New Orleans Imprints 1390. Babbitt Hand-List of Legislative Sessions and Session Laws 150. unknown books
183218408Bogotá: Tipografia de Bruno Espinosa 1832. Small 4to. lvii 1 pp. <br><br>Official printing of the first Colombian constitution after the dissolution of the Republic of Gran Colombia 182230 and the short period of revolving leadership 183032. The constitution decentralized power vesting it in the states which then proceeded to snipe at one another; eventually civil war broke out. In 1842/3 a peace was achieved and in 1843 a new constitution with centralized power was promulgated. Searches of WorldCat locate only six copies in the U.S. <br>Â Â Â Â <br>Â Â Â Â Not in Palau Contemporary calf over paste boards; spine lacking; covers barely holding on. Serious worming to preliminaries and title-page costing letters. Worming in margins of other leaves. An "okay" copy of a scarce and historic constitution. Tipografia de Bruno Espinosa hardcover books
