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ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday the Fifteenth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, and of the independence of the United States, the twenty-first. (Alien and Sedition Acts)
by United States Congress
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross, 1797. Leather. Leather. Very Good -. 1st edition. A Very Good - copy. 8vo., 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments thereto), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index] pp. Bound in period full calf, with gilt title on red morocco label on the spine. Moderate shelf wear, with a pull at the spine's crown, several pulls of leather on the boards, and a series of small holes along the rear joint, showing the board beneath. Scarce in the period binding. This is Ross's printing (other printers also published this at the time) of the Acts of all three Sessions of the Fifth Congress, including the notorious Alien & Sedition Acts and establishment of the Marine Corps, plus a treaty with the Cherokees.
Evans 32951, 34688, 36479. Sabin 15501-15503.
Evans 32951, 34688, 36479. Sabin 15501-15503.
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- Title
- ACTS PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: begun and held at the city of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on Monday the Fifteenth of May, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-seven, and of the independence of the United States, the twenty-first. (Alien and Sedition Acts)
- Author
- United States Congress
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Leather
- Publisher
- Printed by William Ross
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1797
- Keywords
- Law, US treaties
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Shelf Wear
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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