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[US CONGRESS]. Acts Passed at the First Session of the Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, in the Year M,DCC,LXXXIX. [With:] Acts of the Fifth Congress, 1797.
Estimate: $600-$800
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American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography
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Cincinnati
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[US CONGRESS]. Acts Passed at the First Session of the Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, in the Year M,DCC,LXXXIX. [With:] Acts of the Fifth Congress, 1797.



Acts Passed at the First Session of the Congress of the United States of America, Begun and Held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the Fourth of March, in the Year M,DCC,LXXXIX. And of the Independence of the United states, the Thirteenth. Volume I. Philadelphia: Printed by E. Oswald, No. 156, Market-Street, South, 1793. 375,[49]pp. Professionally repaired fly leaf with inscription "John Davis Esqre / Book. Anodem. 1794." Professional restorations on spine, boards, leather and elsewhere. (Restoration report included with lot.) Acts include "a correct Copy of the Constitution of the United States."

[With:] Acts Passed at the First Session of the Fifth Congress of the United States of America: Begun and Held at the City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, on Monday the Fifteenth of May, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety-Seven, and of The Independence of the United States, the Twenty-First. Philadelphia: Printed by William Ross, Near Congress Hall, 1797. 240, vii, [4], 244-561, [1 blank], 26 (Constitution and Amendments), iv (Table of Contents), [48- Index]. The Acts of all three Sessions of this Congress are printed and contained within the volume, including the Alien & Sedition Acts and an act for establishment of the Marine Corps, plus "Articles of a Treaty Between the United States of America and the Cherokee Indians." Professional restorations including to spine, boards, pages and elsewhere. (Restoration report included with the lot.)


This lot is located in Cincinnati.