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178737046Worcester: Isaiah Thomas 1787. Pages 335-352 with caption title as issued. Upper margins of several leaves trimmed closely shaving portions of several page numbers a couple of printer flaws with effect on a few letters. Good in modern pale grey paper over boards.<br/><br/> This early rare printing of the proposed Constitution-- certainly one of the earliest-- appears at pages 349-352 under the heading "Proceedings of the Federal Convention." Isaiah Thomas started the Worcester Magazine in April 1786. It was "The octavo continuation of Isaiah Thomas' newspaper The Massachusetts Spy necessitated by his opposition to the tariffs on paper and the tax upon advertisements in newspapers which were repealed in April 1788" Lomazow. <br/>Lomazow 20. Evans 20159. Mott 92-93. Isaiah Thomas unknown books
200676537Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Serial No. 109-103. 4 volume set. Volume I v 1 1453 5 pages. Volume II v 1. 1455-2388 2. Volume III v 1 2389-4296. Volume IV v 1 4297-5711 3 pages. Footnotes. Illustrations. The Subcommittee will be holding its tenth hearing examining the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the temporary provisions that are to expire. They're set to expire in 2007 unless we reauthorize by Congress which I think most of us anticipate will occur. The Subcommittee examined each of the expiring provisions in great detail. This afternoon we examine the evidence of continued discrimination against racial and language minority citizens since 1982 that have been compiled by a number of non-governmental organizations who will be testifying. I'd thank these organizations for the time and effort that they have put into completing these reports and in making sure that this Committee and Congress has before it a complete and accurate record of discrimination over the last 25 years. In continuing to reauthorize the temporary provisions Congress on four separate occasions examined the extent to which discrimination continued to exist by analyzing information such as enforcement statistics minority voter registration rates minority voter turnout and litigation pursued to protect minority voting rights. Federal agencies such as the United States Commission on Civil Rights were instrumental in investigating analyzing and reporting back to Congress on the state of minority voting during each consideration. Each time Congress concluded based upon the evidence presented that the exceptional conditions which existed in 1966 continued to exist in 1970 1975 1982 and in 1992 when it was last reauthorized. This afternoon the Committee continues to examine whether the exceptional conditions warranting the extension of the temporary provisions continue to exist in 2006. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
18341215671834. First Edition. DORR Thomas Wilson. An Address to the People of Rhode-Island From the Convention Assembled at Providence on the 22nd Day of February and Again on the 12th Day of March 1834 to Promote the Establishment of a State Constitution. Providence: Cranston & Hammond 1834. Octavo period-style half diced calf gilt marbled boards pp. i-v 6-60. $2400.First edition of Dorr's foundational Address prompting his role as instigator and leader of the Dorr Rebellion placing him ""in the front rank of the political reformers of Jacksonian America.Born into privilege Rhode Island's Thomas Dorr became ""a political insurrectionary who hastened the demise of the royal charter of 1663 and the adoption of a written constitution"" Wiecek Peculiar Conservatism 242. Following the American Revolution by the 1820s Rhode Island remained the only state that clung to its colonial charter which ""restricted suffrage to white men who possessed real estate valued at a minimum of $134"" Chaput Proslavery and Antislavey Politics 662-63. It had ""evolved from the most to the least democratic state"" Lemons Rhode Island's Ten Turning Points 62. ""Dorr's political goals'free suffrage' with no discrimination against the foreign-born 'one-man one-vote' an independent judiciary a more powerful and dynamic executive the secret ballotthough not permanently achieved in Rhode Island during his lifetime placed him in the front rank of the political reformers of Jacksonian America"" ANB.In 1834 Dorr ""asked the General Assembly to call a convention to revise the state constitution in favor of taxpayer-militia suffrage and to adopt 'equal representation'"" Wiecek 242. In this major Address delivered at that convention and ""composed primarily by Dorr"" Conley Democracy in Decline 255 he states: ""No form of a Constitution can be worth much if in this State the Legislative power is in the hands of less than one third part of the qualified voters. A few political managers rule the whole State as they please against the will of two thirds of the freeman and three fourths of the people"" emphasis in original."" To Dorr the state's ""strange adherence to the charter"" left Rhode Island with an ""inequality of representation too unjust to be much longer tolerated."" In 1841 after Dorr was elected ""the People's governor"" under the state's ""People's Constitution"" he became the leader of the 1842 Dorr rebellion which historian Sean Wilentz calls ""'a striking and exceptional case in the history of American democratization before the Civil War' calling it no less than 'a deadly serious test of democracy's meaning and democracy's future.'"" The Dorr Rebellion increasingly viewed as the ""most significant political and constitutional event between the Age of Jackson and the election of Lincoln Dorr's constitutional understanding had roots not only in the Revolution and the post-Revolutionary era; it remained a vibrant part of American constitutionalism"" Chaput Rhode Island Question 55-56. Sabin 70537. American Imprints 26527. Text generally fresh with light scattered foxing. hardcover
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
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
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
178721449.18Philadelphia PA 1787. No binding. Fine. Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser. Newspaper. Pennsylvania Packet and General Advertiser September 21 1787. John Dunlap Philadelphia Pa. 4 pp. 12 x 18 3/4 in. Pennsylvania's representatives to the Constitutional Convention including Benjamin Franklin present the Constitution to the Representatives of the Pennsylvania State legislature. A contemporary report of the end result of the Philadelphia Convention's efforts over the summer of 1787 less than a week after the Convention concluded. ""Sir we have now the honor to present to this house the plan of government for the United States which has been determined upon by the federal convention. As soon as the speaker had concluded Dr. Franklin rose and delivered a letter from the delegates to the house which being read consisted of a recommendation to the legislature."" p. 2 col. 4Reports on the proposal of the Constitution to Pennsylvania. ""To the Honorable the Representatives of the Freemen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.your petitioners have seen with great pleasure the proposed constitution of the United States and as they conceive it to be wisely calculated to form a perfect union of the states as well as to secure to themselves and posterity the blessings of peace liberty and safety they have taken this method of expressing their earnest desires that the said constitution may be adopted as speedily as possible by the state of Pennsylvania."" p. 3 col.1.Contains a section entitled: ""Origin of the Island of Nantucket. An Indian Tradition."" ""On the west end of Martha's Vineyard are high cliffs of variegated coloured earths known by the name Gayhead.The Indians who live about this spot have a tradition that a certain deity resided there before the Europeans came into America."" p. 3 col.4.Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 Born in Boston he originally worked as a printer for his older brother. After moving to Philadelphia he started his own newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette in which he published his ideas in support of American independence. He was very involved in the writing of the Declaration of Independence and during the Revolutionary War was appointed Ambassador to France where he negotiated the important alliance between the two nations. Franklin was also known for his science experiments most notably with regards to electricity.ConditionNear fine books
18256784Paris: Dondey-Dupre Pere et Fils 1825. Hardcover — Tapa dura. 133x80mm. 5¼x3¼". Paris Dondey-Dupre Pere et Fils 1825. En 12º 133 x 80mm. 110 pp. 1 h. Encuadernación de la época en piel. Primera edición francesa. La Constitución Federal de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos de 1824 entró en vigor el 4 de octubre de ese año después del Imperio Mexicano de AgustÃn de Iturbide. En la nueva Constitución la República tomaba el nombre de Estados Unidos Mexicanos y era definida como una República Federal Representativa. Esta traducción francesa es rara en comercio. Dondey-Dupre Pere et Fils hardcover
182969246Kentucky 1829. UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; BROADSIDE. BROADSIDE. Transportation of the Mail on the Sabbath. In the Senate of the United States. Kentucky: 1829.<br> <br> Full Description:<br> <br> UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION. BROADSIDE. Transportation of the Mail on the Sabbath. In the Senate of the United States. Kentucky: January 19 1829.<br> <br> An important and interesting broadside supporting the separate of church in state in so as it applies to the delivery of mail on Sunday the Sabbath. Broadside folio 16 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches; 428 x 266 mm. With a caption title printed above three columns separated by rules. All within a decorative woodcut border. Mounted at the top edge within a portfolio mat. Some minor toning and a few small spots of dampstaining. A One and one half-inch closed tear at right-hand margin just touching the border. Overall very good.<br> <br> This is a significant document in the history of the United States Constitution in relation to the concept of the separation of church and state. Christian leaders demanded that the Government institution of the Postal Office not work on Sunday as their God had deemed this the Sabbath. The following document discusses that while many Christians observe the Sabbath on Sunday others including their Jewish neighbors observe the Sabbath on Saturday. Demanding that the government institution not work on Sunday for religious reasons goes directly against the Constitution. The report states "With these different religious views the committee are of opinion that congress cannot interfere.-It is not the legitimate province of the legislature to determine what religion is true or what false. Our government is a civil and not a religious institution. Our constitution recognizes in every person the right to choose his own religion and to enjoy it freely without molestation. Whatever may be the religious sentiments of citizens and however variant they are alike entitled to protection from the government so long as they do not invade the rights of others." It goes on to powerfully state "Extensive religious combinations to effect a political object are in the opinion of the committee always dangerous. This first effort of the kind calls for the establishment of a principle which in the opinion of the committee would lay the foundation for dangerous innovations upon the spirit of the Constitution and upon the religious rights of the citizens. If admitted it may be justly apprehended that the future measures of government will be strongly marked if not eventually controlled by the same influence. All religious despotism commences by combination and influence; and when that influence begins to operate upon the political institutions of a country the civil power soon bends under it and the catastrophe of other nations furnishes an awful warning of the consequence."<br> <br> The five-person committee for this report consisted of Richard Johnson of Kentucky who later went on to serve as the country's 9th vice president under Martin Van Buren as well as future President John Tyler of Virgina Ellis of Mississippi Silsbee of Massachusetts and Johnson of Louisiana.<br> <br> "The opening of post offices on Sunday led to a national debate about the relationship of the federal government to the Sabbath day. The argument which raged from 1810 to 1830 involved whether the national government would exist as a secular commercial republic committed to a separation of church and state or as a Christian commonwealth. The U.S. postmaster general Gideon Granger responded by persuading Congress in 1810 to pass legislation to open all 2300 post offices seven days a week and transport mail every day. Congress immediately began to receive petitions from numerous religious denominations urging repeal of the law. Under strong public pressure House and Senate committees formed to study the postal law. While the chair of the House committee waffled on the subject the head of the Senate committee swayed Congress to keep the law. Gen. Richard M. Johnson of Kentucky a devout Baptist wrote in the committee's 1829 report that congressional action to stop Sunday mail would be unconstitutional. Johnson reminded Americans that they had religious freedom and that government had no right to coerce the religious homage of anyone. The invention of the telegraph in 1844 ultimately spelled the end of Sunday mail. It was now possible to get market information without the mail system. By the 1850s postmaster generals were eliminating the movement of most mail on Sunday." Free Speech Center Caryn E. Neumann.<br> <br> HBS 69246.<br> <br> $1750. Kentucky unknown
18471239761847. First Edition. CONSTITUTION PHILLIPS Wendell. Review of Lysander Spooner's Essay on the Unconstitutionality of Slavery. Reprinted from the ""Anti-Slavery Standard"" With Additions. Boston: Andrews & Prentiss 1847. Octavo modern half calf gilt marbled boards; pp. 1-3 4-95 1. $1600.First edition in book form of Phillips' bold and influential antebellum work on the U.S. Constitution and the question of slavery revised and ""with additions"" to its serialization in the Anti-Slavery Standard.Controversy over slavery ""was the most important single influence on American constitutional development before the Civil War"" Wiecek Sources 15. Leaders in that controversy were William Lloyd Garrison Wendell Phillips and Lysander Spooner. As an anti-constitutionalist Phillips deemed ""Prophet of Liberty Champion of the Slave"" made his ""first public pronouncement that the Constitution should be abandoned"" when in 1842 he asserted the ""'spirit of liberty' is 'chained down in the iron links of the United States Constitution'"" and subsequently argued the Constitution was a ""'compromise' between freedom and slavery"" Knowles Securing the 'Blessings'"" 41. Phillips' 1844 work Constitution: A Pro-Slavery Compact prompted Spooner to author Unconstitutionality of Slavery First Part: 1845 Second Part: 1847 arguing it was instead slavery that was unconstitutional not the founding document. Phillips quickly countered with this Review.""Phillips insisted the only path to justice 'is over the Constitution trampling it under foot'. and raised pertinent questions about the processes of constitutionalism. Must a just person reject an imperfect constitution or even one that sanctioned and protected an evil like slavery to work effectively for constitutional reform and to abolish injustice Or was it possible to regard the constitution as an imperfect but amendable instrument the only thing available in the here and now of a heterogeneous secular society that can serve as a means of changing a society's goals and structuring"" Wiecek 246. To Phillips Spooner's approach essentially ""leaves every one to do 'what is right in his own eyes.'"" Spooner and Phillips also disagreed on remedies to immoral laws. ""Spooner did not consider an immoral contract binding"" and argued for example that judges rely instead on natural law for their decisions. Phillips felt that in such circumstances a judge should resign. In this Review Phillips also offers ""a new area in which antislavery and anarchy"" could be connected when he describes Spooner's ""antislavery constitutionalism as 'the first step toward anarchy'"" Perry Radical Abolitionism 165-66. First edition first printing. Serialized earlier the same year in the Anti-Slavery Standard the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society which was co-founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappen. Sabin 62524. Dumond 93. Not in Blockson. Text fresh and about-fine. hardcover
0143024981New. Brand new and still unused unknown
1783106382<p>Small 8vo modern calf spine in gilt spine label title 2 1 3-257 pp. Rebound A1 cropped only affecting the running head binder stamp on endpaper Some browning and foxing otherwise very good in a near fine modern binding. This is a first Scottish edition of this work originally published in Philadelphia in 1781. There were two London editions prior to this printing. In addition to the Constitutions of the various colonies this work includes a copy of The Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. As a preface this edition includes two pages of Scottish verse. This appears to be a somewhat scarce edition as the OCLC locates only two copies. Sabin 16091. OCLC. </p> ohn Bryce, books
1795WRCAM11233Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Benj. Franklin Bache 1795. 59pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards. Minor tanning to text. Very good. The events of the French Revolution were followed with the keenest interest in America. As the excesses in France grew American reaction split along emerging political lines with the Federalists expressing revulsion while the Democrats were more supportive. The French Constitution of 1793 collapsed with the end of the Terror and this new constitution which created the Directory was instituted. This is the first American edition in English of that new constitution published by the Democratic grandson of Franklin Benjamin Franklin Bache. Bache also published an edition in French the same year. It would have keenly interested the politicians of that year both from a party and foreign relations viewpoint. The NUC locates eight copies. EVANS 28694. Printed and sold by Benj. Franklin Bache hardcover books
178767677London: Printed for D. Henry 1787. UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION; URBAN Sylvanus. One of The First Means by Which The British People Learned of The Enactment of The Constitution of The United States of America<br> <br> UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION subject. URBAN Sylvanus editor. The Gentleman's Magazine "New Constitution of the United States of America". Printed by John Nichols for D. Henry November December 1787.<br> <br> First edition of these November and December 1787 issues. Two small octavo volumes 8 1/2 x 5 1/8 inches; 215 x 130 mm. 941-1035 1; 1037-1131 1 pp. With woodcut text illustration on front wrapper of each volume. November issue with one fold-out plate and lacking plate I entitled "S.W. View of Aconbury Chapel 5 Miles from Here." The December issue with two plates plate II and Supp. but lacking plate I Illustrations of the Royal Charter School Near Dublin Clontarfe Castle Dublin and others. Text of American Constitution on pp. 1008-1011; 1110-1112.<br> <br> Self-wrappered. Newer stitching. Some very minor toning and light occasional spotting. Overall very good.<br> <br> This is the first English magazine printing of the U.S. Constitution. The November issue on pages 1008-1011 prints George Washington's Letter and the first Article. The December issue on pages 1110-1112 contains articles two through seven and the delegates names.<br> <br> "The following is the new Plan of the Constitution of the United States of America upon which the Convention of all the most distinguished men in the States have been deliberating for several months and by which if finally adopted the Constitution of the Union is totally changed." From the introduction<br> <br> Einaudi. Goldsmiths'. Howes. Howes. Kress. Streeter. Streeter.<br> <br> HBS 67677.<br> <br> $1500. Printed for D. Henry unknown
200676619Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 2006. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. Serial No. 109-103. 3 of 4 volume set. Volume I v 1 1453 5 pages. Volume II v 1. 1455-2388 2. Volume III v 1 2389-4296. Volume IV NOT PRESENT. Footnotes. Illustrations. The Subcommittee will be holding its tenth hearing examining the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the temporary provisions that are to expire. They're set to expire in 2007 unless we reauthorize by Congress which I think most of us anticipate will occur. The Subcommittee examined each of the expiring provisions in great detail. This afternoon we examine the evidence of continued discrimination against racial and language minority citizens since 1982 that have been compiled by a number of non-governmental organizations who will be testifying. I'd thank these organizations for the time and effort that they have put into completing these reports and in making sure that this Committee and Congress has before it a complete and accurate record of discrimination over the last 25 years. In continuing to reauthorize the temporary provisions Congress on four separate occasions examined the extent to which discrimination continued to exist by analyzing information such as enforcement statistics minority voter registration rates minority voter turnout and litigation pursued to protect minority voting rights. Federal agencies such as the United States Commission on Civil Rights were instrumental in investigating analyzing and reporting back to Congress on the state of minority voting during each consideration. Each time Congress concluded based upon the evidence presented that the exceptional conditions which existed in 1966 continued to exist in 1970 1975 1982 and in 1992 when it was last reauthorized. This afternoon the Committee continues to examine whether the exceptional conditions warranting the extension of the temporary provisions continue to exist in 2006. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
17892601011London: Annual Register 1789. early. hardcover. good. One of the earliest British printings of the US Constitution. Printed for J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall London 1789. Book good wear to covers gutters cracked front free end paper has two tears former owner's name stamp to 2nd front free end paper. Annual Register unknown
1814FANarFRA8<p>Paris: M.Ponce & P.Didot L'Aîné 1814. 1814. 4to. large-paper copy. pp. 48. 9 plates engraved by Helman & N.Ponce after C.Monnet incl. 3 before letters. A fine copy bound in modern half morocco by Rivière & Son t.e.g. others uncut original wrs. bound in at end 2 leaves with small marginal stains. armorial bookplate of Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons Baronet. FINELY PRINTED AND ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE 'RESTORATION' CHARTER OF 1814 PROMULGATED UNDER LOUIS XVIII. INSERTED IN THIS COPY ARE THREE ADDITIONAL PLATES WITH FIGURES BEFORE LETTERS. COHEN-DE RICCI 228.</p> Paris: M.Ponce & P.Didot L'Aîné, 1814.
1791117509Didot jeune 1791 A Paris, De l'Imprimerie de Didot jeune, 1791, 1 volume in-quarto de 170x265 mm environ, VII, 118 pages. Reliure postérieure, demi chagrin vert bouteille, dos à cinq nerfs portant titres et tomaisons dorés, fers dorés, gardes marbrées. Menus frottements sur le dos, mors interne fendillé, coins frottés, des rousseurs, bon état général malgré les défauts signalés.
1741629710Lüneburg, Stern, 1741-45. 4to. Mit gestochenem Porträt (Georg II.) u. 1 gefalteten Tabelle. Zusammen über 7300 Seiten. Pergament d. Zeit (fleckig u. etwas berieben, Bd. 3/4 im Format etwas kleiner, Innengelenke verstärkt). [3 Warenabbildungen]
1767309408Göttingen, Vandenhoeck, 1767. 8nn. Bl. 254 S. Neuer Pappband.
1749P1-4A-7Genève, Barrillot et fils, 1749. 2 parties en 1 volume in-4 (270x210 mm) de XXIII-(1)-1 grande carte dépliante, 326 pp. ; (2)-XIV-398 pp. relié d’époque plein veau brun granité, dos à nerfs orné de fers dorés, pièce de titre charnières faibles. Édition parue un an après l’originale. « ..Nouvelle édition. Corrigée par l’auteur. Et augmentée d’une table des matières, et d’une carte géographique, pour servir à l’intelligence des articles qui concernent le commerce. ».
1787365066Philadelphia: Seddon Spotswood Cist and Trenchard 1787. 3 618-674. Without 2 plates. 8vo. Disbound fire damage at edges leaves detached. 3 618-674. Without 2 plates. 8vo. Along with a printing in the American Magazine among the earliest printings of the Constitution in a periodical. "One of the best of the eighteenth century magazines was the Columbian of Philadelphia. Considered from beginning to end the Columbian Magazine with its sequel the Universal Asylum affords an extremely valuable treasury of materials which reflect its own times and the war years immediately preceding. it was the handsomest American magazine of its century" Mott. Seddon, Spotswood, Cist and Trenchard unknown
179241771Honiton England 1792. Folio leaf 16" x 13." Folded to 4 pp. Printed on verso of first leaf and recto of second leaf only. Light old folds spine with early reinforcement tape. Text clean and bright. Very Good. <br /> <br /> Public enthusiasm for the tenets of the French Revolution and Thomas Paine worried those who supported the established monarchy and British parliamentary government. <br /> In response Loyalists created local Societies like this one pledging "that we will to the utmost of our power & at the expence of every thing dear to us maintain and support the Principles of the British Constitution as established at the Glorious Revolution whenever they shall be attacked with open Violence or be secret and designing Treachery."<br /> The Association expresses its "deepest Abhorrence of the Authors and Publishers of those seditious Pamphlets which under the specious disguise of Liberty are calculated only to promote Licentiousness and Disorder to encourage Rebellion against the State and Treason against Society." More than thirty supporters sign in type. E. Holland and C. Gidley sign in type as Chairman and Secretary respectively.<br /> ESTC records this rare document only at the British Library. OCLC does not list it. <br /> ESTC T22340 1- British Library. Not on OCLC as of March 2026. unknown
1820SP561Gales and Seaton 1820. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Washington 1820. 12mo iv 409 pp. Contemporary paper covered boards. Expanded to include 23 states including Alabama and North Carolina. The first edition published a year earlier included just 21 states. A good copy with fraying and chipping to paper at spine foxing to contents and contemporary ownership marks to endpapers. Contents complete. Please contact us for additional pictures or information. Seven copies in OCLC. Cohen Bibliography of Early American Law 3014. Gales and Seaton hardcover
182212181Lisboa: Impresa Nacional 1822. Lisboa Imprensa Nacional 1822. En 8º mayor. 100 pp. Encuadernación en cartoné tejuelo de piel en el plano superior con letrerÃa dorada. Primera edición de la primera Constitución Portuguesa votada en Cortes extraordinarias y constituyentes el 23 de Septiembre de 1822 y aceptada por el rey D. João VI en octubre del mismo año. Considerada como un triunfo de los liberales contenÃa 240 artÃculos en su mayorÃa inspirados cuando no directamente copiados de la constitución española de 1812: cesión de soberanÃa al pueblo e independencia de los poderes legislativo ejecutivo y judicial. Esta es la Constitución que los Andradas y otros diputados brasileños se negaron a firmar. Bien acogida en un principio por los brasileños supuso al final el detonante de la independencia de Brasil. Varios dÃas antes de la publicación del "Suplemento" en Lisboa las Cortes declararon el gobierno brasileño subordinado a la constitución lo que fue rechazado por los representantes brasileños quienes comandados por Andradas declararon la independencia de Brasil en 1822. Inscripción en tinta en la portada ligeras manchas ocasionales papel ligeramente tostado. Impresa Nacional unknown
