An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the.
Taylor, John, Of Caroline
Publication Date: 1814
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Fredericksburg, [Va.]: Green and Cady, 1814. A Foundational Text of Jeffersonian Democracy: The First Edition of Taylor's Masterwork Taylor, John, Of Caroline [1753-1824]. An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States. Comprising Nine Sections, Under the Following Heads: I. Aristocracy; II. The Principles of the Policy of the United States, And of the English Policy; III. The Evil Moral Principles of the Government of the United States; IV. Funding; V. Banking; VI. The Good Moral Principles of the Government of the United States; VII. Authority; VIII. The Mode of Infusing Aristocracy into the Policy of the United States; IX. The Legal Policy of the United States. Fredericksburg, [VA]: Green and Cady, 1814. viii, 656, [1] pp. Octavo (8" x 5"; 20.3 x 12.7 cm). Expertly bound in period-style quarter morocco over marbled boards, gilt fillets and calf lettering piece to spine, endpapers renewed. Light browning to interior, unobtrusive light foxing and light dampspotting in places. A handsome copy. $1,850. * First and only edition. This work stands as the definitive Jeffersonian response to John Adams's Defence of the Constitutions. Taylor fiercely rejects the "natural aristocracy" of paper and patronage, arguing instead for decentralized government and shorter executive terms. As Charles Beard noted in the Dictionary of American Biography, this work "deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the United States." It remains the primary source for understanding the intellectual roots of Southern states' rights and antebellum political theory. A reply to John Adams's Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, this book rejects the concept of "a natural aristocracy" of "paper and patronage" and a powerful federal government based on a system of debt and taxes. Also opposed to the extent of power awarded to the executive office, it calls for shorter terms for the president and all elected officers. It was a deeply influential work among antebellum Southern proponents of states' rights and decentralized government. A later assessment by Charles Beard in the Dictionary of American Biography says it "deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the. Seller Inventory # 79273
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Title: An Inquiry Into the Principles and Policy of...
Publication Date: 1814
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Illustrator: Fredericksburg, [Va.]: Green and Cady, 1814.
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ISBN-13: 9781616193201; ISBN-10: 1616193204. Taylor, John. An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States. Originally published: Fredericksburg: Green and Cady, 1814. With an introduction by Roy Franklin Nichols, Yale University Press, 1950. 562 pp. Reprinted 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781616193201. ISBN-10: 1616193204. Paperback. New. $39.95 * Taylor wrote this important work in 1814 as a reply to John Adams's Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. Unlike Adams, he rejects the concept of "a natural aristocracy" of "paper and patronage" and a federal government based on a system of debt and taxes. He considers the American government to be one of divided powers responsible to the sovereign people alone. Opposed to the extent of power awarded to the executive office, he calls for shorter terms for the president and all elected officers. Charles Beard said this work "deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the United States." Originally published in 1814, this is a reprint of the 1950 Yale University Press edition with an introduction by Roy Franklin Nichols. JOHN TAYLOR [1753-1824] was known as "John Taylor of Caroline County, Virginia." He served in the Continental Army and later in the Virginia House of Delegates, then served three terms as a member of the United States Senate. He is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of agrarian liberalism and was one of the first proponents of states' rights. His works include New Views of the Constitution of the United States (1823), Construction Construed, and Constitutions Vindicated (1820) and A Defence of the Measures of the Administration of Thomas Jefferson, By Curtius (1804). Dictionary of American Biography IX:331. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 94491. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 5823. Seller Inventory # 60091
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ISBN-13: 9781886363465; ISBN-10: 1886363463. Taylor, John. An Inquiry into the Principles and Policy of the Government of the United States. Originally published: Fredericksburg: Green and Cady, 1814. With an introduction by Roy Franklin Nichols, Yale University Press, 1950. 562 pp. Reprinted 1998, 2013 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781886363465; ISBN-10: 1886363463. Hardcover. New. $49.95 * Taylor wrote this important work in 1814 as a reply to John Adams's Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America. Unlike Adams, he rejects the concept of "a natural aristocracy" of "paper and patronage" and a federal government based on a system of debt and taxes. He considers the American government to be one of divided powers responsible to the sovereign people alone. Opposed to the extent of power awarded to the executive office, he calls for shorter terms for the president and all elected officers. Charles Beard said this work "deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the United States." Originally published in 1814, this is a reprint of the 1950 Yale University Press edition with an introduction by Roy Franklin Nichols. JOHN TAYLOR [1753-1824] was known as "John Taylor of Caroline County, Virginia." He served in the Continental Army and later in the Virginia House of Delegates, then served three terms as a member of the United States Senate. He is considered to be one of the greatest philosophers of agrarian liberalism and was one of the first proponents of states' rights. His works include New Views of the Constitution of the United States (1823), Construction Construed, and Constitutions Vindicated (1820) and A Defence of the Measures of the Administration of Thomas Jefferson, By Curtius (1804). Dictionary of American Biography IX:331. Sabin, A Dictionary of Books Relating to America 94491. Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 5823. Seller Inventory # 21535
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First edition. First edition. iii-viii,656pp. plus errata leaf. Lacks half-title. 8vo. The most important work of the Virginia patriot and political theorist, a book of such power that Beard said, "It deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the United States." Taylor urges control over the powers of the executive and claims that the greatest danger to American democracy lies in a monopoly of power built on "paper and patronage." Howes T63; Sabin 94491 Contemporary tree calf, rebacked, covers worn and dry. Provenance: Edwin A. Dalrymple (bookplate); General Theological Seminary (bookplates and ink stamps) iii-viii,656pp. plus errata leaf. Lacks half-title. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 372840
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AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRINCIPLES AND POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
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The most important work of the Virginia patriot and political theorist, a book of such power that Beard said, "It deserves to rank among the two or three really historic contributions to political science which have been produced in the United States." Taylor urges control over the powers of the executive and claims that the greatest danger to American democracy lies in a monopoly of power built on "paper and patronage." An important work, seldom met with. HOWES T63. Modern green polished calf, tooled in gilt, leather label. Gilt inner dentelles. Very minor scattered foxing, toning throughout. Very good plus. Seller Inventory # 22207