A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government: Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States
[Upshur, Abel Parker, as] A Virginian
Published by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, Petersburg, 1840
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Octavo, iv, 132 pages. In Good plus condition. Full brown cloth boards. Moderate soiling and wear. Boards have moderate bumping to corners. Light chipping to cloth at head and tail of spine. Some foxing to edges of textblock and to inside pages. Bookplate of a former owner appears on the front paste-down, the signature of another previous owner ("William D. Gresham") appears in ink on the front free endpaper and in pencil on the second free endpaper. RW Consignment. Shelved in Room G. 1351988. Special Collections. Seller Inventory # 1351988
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Title: A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and ...
Publisher: Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, Petersburg
Publication Date: 1840
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
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A Brief Enquiry into the True Nature and Character of Our Federal Government: Being a Review of Judge Story's Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States. By a Virginian
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Printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, Petersburg, 1840
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Seller: Bolerium Books Inc., San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Pamphlet. iv, 132p., disbound, adhesive remnants to spine with dangling threads, all leaves secure. Self-wraps, 8.8x5.5 inches, exposed initial and terminal pages (original blanks) are quite dust-soiled; light but pervasive foxing throughout, with further dust, corner creasings and dog-ears. Author's name is neatly penciled on titlepage in period handwriting, find several similarly pencilled corrections to text, otherwise no ownership or other markings. A light dampstain affects the top margin of many leaves. Good copy. Pro-Slavery, advocated states rights. *Howes U24. Seller Inventory # 196868
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A BRIEF ENQUIRY INTO THE TRUE NATURE AND CHARACTER OF OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: BEING A REVIEW OF JUDGE STORY'S COMMENTARIES ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Published by
Edmund & Julian C. Ruffin, Petersburg, 1840
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 132 pages. In Good plus condition. Quarter bound in cloth with paper-covered boards. Boards rubbed. Scattered small stains and chips at edges and corners. Some fraying and small tears to cloth of spine, in spite of which binding remains stable. Rubbing to head and tail of spine. Pencil markings to front free endpaper. Light age-toning and foxing throughout text block. RW Consignment. Shelved in Room G. 1351986. Special Collections. Seller Inventory # 1351986
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