1810 Works of ALEXANDER HAMILTON, Vols 1 & 2 w/ FEDERALIST, James G. Birney Copy

Description: James Gillespie Birney's personal copy of "The Works of ALEXANDER HAMILTON" - Volumes I and II (of a 3-volume set) with an early printing of The Federalist Papers. 1810 1st edition; Williams and Whiting; New York. "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." Handsome, leather-bound volumes with attractive gilt spines, and gilt accents along the edges of the boards. Volume I contains a frontispiece portrait of Hamilton. Volume II contains the 6th edition of The Federalist, Numbers 1 through 46. Provenance: The name "J.G. Birney" (James Gillespie Birney) is written on page 50 of both volumes. Birney was an American abolitionist, politician, and attorney from Kentucky. He published a weekly abolitionist publication titled "The Philanthropist" and twice served as the Presidential nominee for the anti-slavery Liberty Party. Birney was referred to as "Lincoln's Prophet," as his candidacies in 1840 and 1844 forecasted the antislavery position the country would take by electing Lincoln in 1860. The contents are as follows:VOLUME I:* Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on Public Credit* Report on a National Bank* Report on the Subject of Manufactures* Report on the Establishment of a MintVOLUME II:* The Federalist (Numbers I through XLVI)

Price: 9500 USD

Location: Merrimack, New Hampshire

End Time: 2024-11-15T23:36:59.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD