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[UNITED STATES CONGRESS]. Acts Passed at the First [-Third] Session of the Congress of the United States of America...begun and held at the City of New York... Philadelphia: Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791.
3 volumes bound in one, 8° (218 x 132 mm). (Some scattered pale spotting.) Contemporary boards, uncut (rebacked in blue muslin).
Early reprint of Childs and Swaine's first official printing, which was issued in New York in 1789. This issue appeared in Philadelphia after the nation's capitol was moved there, and the printers had set up shop. All early printings are scarce, especially those of the first three sessions. These sessions record the original 12 articles of the Bill of Rights (only ten of which were ratified) and the acts establishing the departments of State, War, and Treasury. The second session included the establishment of the temporary and permanent capitols, treaties with the North American Indian tribes, and the "Definitive Treaty of Peace between the United States and His Britannic Majesty." The acts of the third session include the admission of Vermont and Kentucy to the union. Evans 29674.
[With:] Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America. New York: Hodge, Allen and Campbell and Thomas LLoyd, 1789.
8°. (Some staining and wear at beginning and end, some pale browning.) Modern calf antique preserving original spine label. Provenance: R. Champion (signature on title).
This edition of the laws was printed as an addenda to the Congressional Register, or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the First House of Representatives of the United States of America (so stated on the verso of the title). .
3 volumes bound in one, 8° (218 x 132 mm). (Some scattered pale spotting.) Contemporary boards, uncut (rebacked in blue muslin).
Early reprint of Childs and Swaine's first official printing, which was issued in New York in 1789. This issue appeared in Philadelphia after the nation's capitol was moved there, and the printers had set up shop. All early printings are scarce, especially those of the first three sessions. These sessions record the original 12 articles of the Bill of Rights (only ten of which were ratified) and the acts establishing the departments of State, War, and Treasury. The second session included the establishment of the temporary and permanent capitols, treaties with the North American Indian tribes, and the "Definitive Treaty of Peace between the United States and His Britannic Majesty." The acts of the third session include the admission of Vermont and Kentucy to the union. Evans 29674.
[With:] Acts Passed at a Congress of the United States of America. New York: Hodge, Allen and Campbell and Thomas LLoyd, 1789.
8°. (Some staining and wear at beginning and end, some pale browning.) Modern calf antique preserving original spine label. Provenance: R. Champion (signature on title).
This edition of the laws was printed as an addenda to the Congressional Register, or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the First House of Representatives of the United States of America (so stated on the verso of the title). .