Books by Madison James

Cambridge, MA: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1961. Hardback 9.5" x 6.5". 572pp. Navy blue cloth covered hardback with gilt lettering in dust wrapper. Top spine tip is lightly bumped, else, ownership signature on first leaf, else near fine condition. The dust jacket has light edge wear and general fading, else VG+ condition. This John Harvard Library book was edited by Benjamin Fletcher Wright ... more information

New York: The Modern Library. (ca.-1935). Later printing. 12mo. Introduction by Edward Mead Earle. Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Being a collection of essays written in support of the Constitution agreed upon September 17, 1787, by the Federal Convention. . ... more information

New York: The Modern Library. (1941). First. First edition thus. Introduction by Edward Mead Earle. Red cloth. Owner's decorative plate on front pastedown, else near fine in a good only dustwrapper with extremities chipped and neatly taped. Being a collection of essays written in support of the Constitution agreed upon September 17, 1787, by the Federal Convention. . ... more information

New York: Tudor Publishing Co.. 1937. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good +. Cloth-hardbound in dust jacket, 210 pp., clean unmarked text, Very Good+ copy in Good dust jacket, small sticker to the front flyleaf, minor soil or discoloration to some pages and the page-edges of the text, a bit of rubbing or bumping to the tips and edges of the book, some soil and discoloration to the dust jacket, rubbing and wear to the tips and edges of the dust jacket including some creasing, closed tears, and minor loss. ... more information

MetroBooks, 2002. Reprint, 2002. Reprint. Fine in fine, faintly worn dust jacket. ... more information

Heritage Press, 1973, 1973. Spine lightly sunned else fine in fine publisher slipcase. Includes the "Sandglass"... more information

New York: Heritage Press. (1945). Reprint. Age-toned spine, else fine without dustwrapper in slipcase as issued. . ... more information

LimitedEdition by Westvaco Corporation, n.p.: 1995. Fine in black, leather like, cloth covered boards with gilt text on the spine, illustrated end sheets and a red, silk placement ribbon sewn-in at the head of the spine. Without a dust jacket as issued; however, the book is contained with-in a fine illustrated paper covered slip case. "A selection from the original 85 papers published in 1787 and 1788". The Christmas 1995 issue by Westvaco which is the 38th volume in their series of American C... more information

Easton Press, 1979, 1979. Fine. Part of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series... more information

Norwalk, Conn. Easton Press 1979 Collector's Edition vg 8vo. xxii.600pp. Gilt decorated dark blue leather and spine. Raised bands. All gilt edges. Ribbon marker. Some white staining along outer edge of front board. Silk endpapers. Frontis of Hamilton, Madison and Jay. A wonderful edition of this classic work on politics. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. In very good condition. ... more information

Norwalk, Connecticut The Easton Press 1979 Collector's Edition vg 8vo. xxii.600pp. Gilt decorated dark blue leather and spine. Raised bands. All gilt edges. Ribbon marker. Silk endpapers. Frontis of Hamilton, Madison and Jay. A wonderful edition of this classic work on politics. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. In very good condition. ... more information

Norwalk:: Easton Press,, [1979].. Fine Condition. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Introduction by Carl Van Doren. Bound in the publisher's original blue composition leather with the title stamped in gilt on the spine. Four raised bands on the spine. Decorations stamped in gilt on the covers and spine. All edges gilt. Silk moire end papers. ... more information

Washington & London: M. Walter Dunne, [1901]. `. 2 vols., 4to. . Red cloth, uncut. Fine ... more information

2008. Hamilton, Alexander, [James Madison and John Jay]. The Federalist, On the New Constitution: By Publius. Written in 1788. To Which is added, Pacificus, On the Proclamation of Neutrality. Written in 1793. Likewise, The Federal Constitution, With All the Amendments. Revised and Corrected. New-York: George F. Hopkins, 1802. 2 Volumes. viii, 317; iv, 351 pp. Reprinted 2008 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584779100. ISBN-10: 1584779101. Hardcover. New. * Reprint of the second edition, published ... more information

2005. Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay]. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean, no. 41, Hanover-Square., 1788. 2 Volumes. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584775294; ISBN-10: 1584775297. Hardcover. New. * Facsimile reprint of the complete text of the rare first edition in two volumes. "Most famous and influ... more information

2001. [Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison and John Jay]. The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, As Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. New-York: Printed and sold by J. and A. M'Lean, no. 41, Hanover-Square., 1788. 2 Volumes. vi, 227; vi, 384 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584772040. ISBN-10: 1584772042. Hardcover. * Special limited numbered (193 copies) edition facsimile reprint of the very rare first edit... more information

New=York: George F. Hopkins, 1802. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo. v,(1),(2),351,(1)pp. "Revised and Corrected", the first printing after the original edition of 1788, and the last edition issued during Hamilton's life. Contemporary full sheep binding, spine tooled in blind, red leather lettering label. Hinges neatly mended, label chipped top and bottom, light marginal stain to last half of text block but a very good copy in original binding. Howes H114. Sabin 23981. Printing and the Mind of Man,... more information

New York: Printed and sold by George F. Hopkins, 1802. 2 volumes, 8vo. (8 3/8 x 5 1/8 inches). viii,317,[1]pp., with two pages numbered 167 and two pages numbered 168 (as noted on the errata on verso of the vol I terminal text leaf), and with page numbering 263-270 repeated; v, [1], 351, [1] pp., with publisher's ad leaf bound in the rear and a printing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights on pp. 335-351. Contemporary tree calf, expertly rebacked to style, flat spine in six compartments, red and black... more information

New York: Printed and sold by John and Andrew M'Lean, 1788. 2 volumes, 12mo. (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches). vi, 227; vi, 384pp. Expertly bound to style in contemporary tree calf, the covers with a neo-classical Greek-key roll- tool border, the flat spine tooled in gilt, divided into six compartments with a Greek-key roll, lettered in the second compartment, numbered in the fourth, the others with an elegant repeat pattern in gilt, both contained within a recent black morocco box, spine gilt. Rare first editio... more information

1817. Hamilton, Alexander [1757-1804]. Madison, James [1751-1836]. Jay, John [1745-1829]. The Federalist, On The New Constitution, Written In 1788, By Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, And Mr. Madison. A New Edition, with the Names and Portraits of the Several Writers. Philadelphia: Published by Benjamin Warner, 1817. vi, 7-477 pp. with full page portraits of Hamilton, Madison and Jay. Octavo (8-1/4" x 5"). Contemporary sheep treated to resemble tree calf, rebacked retaining original spine with lettering pie... more information