1352113 The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]. James Madison, Henry D. Gilpin.
The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]
The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]
The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]

The Papers of James Madison, Purchased by Order of Congress [Three Volumes]

Washington: Langtree and O'Sullivan, 1840. First Edition. Octavos; Three volumes; G; Half bound in brown leather with boards covered in blue textured paper; Gilt lettering and ornamentation to spines; Binding of first volume signed "Hickman, Binder" near tail of spine on front board; Significant chipping to leather of spine on first and third volumes; Rubbing to heads and tails of spines, edges and corners of boards; Light rubbing to paper covering boards; Joints starting on all volumes; All three volumes with name of previous owner to front free endpaper; Textblocks minimally age-toned but moderately foxed. Contents: Vol. I (lx, 580 pages, xxii) – Vol. II (xii, [2], 581-1242 pages) – Vol. III (xiv, [2], 1243-1624 pages, ccxlvi, [34], [complete with 30 pages of facsimile manuscript pages]).

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