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Heritage Auction Galleries, Dallas, auction catalogue for the sale held on 4th-5th June, 2008. Laminated illustrated wrappers, 4to, 27 cm,. 340 pp, colour ills. Lots 57001-57632. From the introduction: "Our auction boasts a highly-desirable copy of what is considered by many to be the most important book printed in America, and America's lasting and still-salient contribution to political theory and the world: a first edition of The Federalist from 1788. Commonly referred to as "The Federalist Papers," this collection of eighty-five articles supporting the ratification of the American Constitution, and authored by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, can truly be credited with changing the world, and has a lasting effect around the globe that still endures. The copy at hand ..has the distinction of having as its original owner Roger Alden, who was an associate and colleague of the founding fathers, and was the Deputy Secretary of the Continental Congress. Also offered… Read More