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Government Printing Office. Used - Acceptable. 1909. Paperback. Octavo. 208 pp. Some shelf wear, creasing, and severe chipping and tearing to wraps (with noticeable portions torn away). Cellophane tape repair securing front wrap. Ex-library with usual markings and labels. Sound working copy.

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Gale, Sabin Americana, 2012-02-22. Paperback. Good.

University Press of the Pacific, 2002-12-27. Paperback. Used:Good.

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University Press of the Pacific, 2002-12. Paperback. Good.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention, 1787.

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Washington, D. C.: G. Templeman, 1836. 308 pp. Original brown cloth covers. Corners bumped. Wear to extremities. Pieces of spine missing. Binding is scuffed and stained. Previous owner's name and notes on fpde and ffep. Foxing throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket.

1838. YATES, Robert, and Luther MARTIN. SECRET PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE CONVENTION ASSEMBLED AT PHILADELPHIA, IN THE YEAR 1787, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FORMING THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ... INCLUDING "THE GENUINE INFORMATION" LAID BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND BY LUTHER MARTIN, ESQUIRE ... ALSO, OTHER HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS, RELATIVE TO THE FEDERAL COMPACT OF THE NORTH AMERICAN UNION. Cincinnati: Alston Mygatt, (1838). xi + [1] + 335 pp. 8vo., dark brown leather stamped in gilt and blind. Leather worn and scraped, gilt spine title intact but worn, front cover bowed. Light foxing to margins. Pencil ownership to title page, pencil notes to rear endpapers. Some pencil margin marks in text. Fair to good overall; complete. Historical analysis of the making of the Constitution. Howes Y3.

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Richmond, VA: Wilbur Curtiss, 1839. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, xi, 335 pages. In Very Good condition. In publisher's full dark blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Blind embossed decoration on front and rear boards. Mild shelfwear. Chipping to head of spine. Light shelfwear. Light foxing throughout. Shelved in Case 7. Sabin 78749. Howes Y3. Robert Yates was a Founding Father who, along with Alexander Hamilton and John Lansing Jr., were the New York Delegates to the 1787 Philadelphia Convention. He opposed the Constitution based in part on the scope of a national government. He later served as chief justice of the New York Supreme Court. 1376344. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Louisville: Alston Mygatt, 1844. Hardcover. Original full leather binding. 335 pages. Leather shows light wear at corners and edges. Small 1/3"" x 1/3"" chip at top of spine. Some foxing and offsetting to end papers. Pages are by and large clean and bright. Overall, a very good copy.

Richmond: Published by Wilbur Curtis, 1839. xi,[1],335pp. Half title. Original blindstamped rust cloth, spine gilt. Chipped at head of spine. Institutional label on front pastedown. An occasional light fox mark, a few instances of pencil marginalia, else quite clean internally. Very good. In a cloth chemise and half morocco and cloth slipcase, spine gilt. Actually printed in Cambridge, Ma., and not recorded in Shaw and Shoemaker. This work, first published in 1788, is largely Chief Justice Robert Yates' account of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It is an important publication, reflecting the beginning of historical examination into the processes of the formation of the Constitution. HOWES Y3. SABIN 78749.

Louisville: Alston Mygat, 1844. xi [1], 335pp. Original calf. Rubbed and slightly faded, else very good. One of the most important early collections of documents relating to the Federal Constitutional Convention. The first edition printed in Kentucky. SABIN 78749 (earlier ed). HOWES Y3

1836. The First Record of the Constitutional Convention Yates, Robert [1738-1801]. Lansing, John [1754-1829]. Martin, Luther [1748-1826]. Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, In the Year 1787, For the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America. From the Notes Taken by the Late Robert Yates, Esq., Chief Justice of New York, And Copied by John Lansing, Jun., Esq., Late Chancellor of That State, Members of That Convention. Including "The Genuine Information," Laid Before the Legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esq., Then Attorney of that State, And a Member of the Same Convention. Also, Other Historical Documents Relative to the Federal Compact of the North American Union. Washington: Printed for G. Templeman, 1836. 308 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Later three-quarter calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt ornaments and red and black lettering pieces to spine, endpapers renewed. Light rubbing to extremities with minor wear to… Read More

1821. Albany, NY, 1821. First edition. Albany, NY, 1821. First edition. First Edition of the First Record of the Constitutional Convention Yates, Robert [1738-1801]. Lansing, John [1754-1829] Martin, Luther [1748-1826]. Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America. From the Notes Taken by the Late Robert Yates, Esq. Chief Justice of New-York, and Copied by John Lansing, Jun. Esq. Late Chancellor of That State, Members of That Convention. Including "The Genuine Information," Laid before the Legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esq. Then Attorney general of That State, And a M ember of the Same Convention. Also, Other Historical Documents Relative to the Federal Compact of the North American Union. Albany: Printed by Websters and Skinners, 1821. 308 pp. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/4"). Contemporary sheep, lettering piece and gilt fillets to spine. Moderate rubbing and a few minor… Read More

1839 Constitution Secret Proceedings United States Debates Americana Yates LAW
Robert Yates's 'Secret Proceedings' was the first work published to offer answer and understanding to the work of the Federal Convention, which occurred nearly a half-century earlier. This work is perhaps one of the most important books to cover the discussions of the American constitutional establishment. It contains the United States Constitution and other important American documents as well.

Item number: #17271
Price: $499
YATES, Robert
Secret proceedings and debates of the convention assembled at Philadelphia, in the year 1787 : for the purpose of forming the Constitution of the United States of America
Richmond, Va.: Wilbur Curtiss, 1839.

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Collation: Complete with all pages
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xi, [1], 335, [1]
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References: Sabin 78749; Howes Y3
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Provenance: Handwritten – A. H. Robinson
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Language: English
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Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
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