HAMILTON MADISSON ET GAY - Le fédéralisme, ou Collection de quelques écrits en faveur de la constitution proposée aux États-Unis de l'Amérique, par la convention convoquée en 1787. Paris, Chez Buisson, 1792; in-8, LII-366 + 511 pp, bound in full contemporary calf, ornate smooth spines, speckled edges, green morocco titles, fillets on boards. All 2 volumes. First French edition. This is also the first edition to identify the otherwise anonymous authors, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Gay. This French translation was the first to appear after the American edition of 1788. A second edition appeared in 1792 with an introduction, but the translation is unchanged. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY

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