The American Enlightenment: the Shaping of the American Experiment and a Free Society by Koch, Adrienne (ed.) - 1965

New York: George Braziller, 1965. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo. 665 pp, preface by Frank Freidel, introduction, Part I. Benjamin Franklin; Part II. John Adams; Part III. Thomas Jefferson; Part IV. James Madison; Part V. Alexander Hamilton; chronologies, sources, further reading. Edited with an Introduction by Adrienne Koch: First Edition, 1965. "The selections attempt to show the scope of their abilities and activities and the nature of the contributions made to the formation of American society as revealed in the thoughts and writings of our major philosopher-statesmen." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Partially age-toned spine and panel margins dj. Light age-toning to text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark-blue cloth with maroon title plate and gilt lettering to spine.