Nov 29, 2001 - Sale 1916

Sale 1916 - Lot 351

Price Realized: $ 2,990
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
JAMES MONROE'S COPYUNITED STATES. Constitutions des Treize Étas-Unis de l'Amérique. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf gilt extra, worn, front joint restored, rear cover detached; lacks signature Cc and with a tear with loss to Bb8, scattered minor foxing; James Monroe's bookplate on the front pastedown; cloth slipcase, worn. first french edition,<> one of approximately 500 octavo copies printed. Howes C716; Sabin 16118; Streeter II:1035.<\t>Paris: Pierres and Pissot, 1783

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This French translation, suggested by Benjamin Franklin and accomplished by La Rochefoucault, contains the constitutions of each state, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and several foreign treaties. It also contains the first appearance in book form of the seal of the U.S. <