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The Federal Politician by PUGLIA James Ph

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The Federal Politician

by PUGLIA James Ph

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Philadelphia: Printed by Francis & Robert Bailey, 1796. . 8vo in half sheets, original paper-covered gray boards rebacked and expertly resewn in signatures; new paper spine label. All edges uncut, but opened; occasional foxing; pp. 104 and 105 heavily stainedÑwine? Evans 29373 and Sabin 6617. Institutionally very common, but scarce in trade. Ownership notation on front free endpaper: "James Pollard's Book | Presented by James Turner | in 1803". We have not been able to identify either of these gentlemen. Pages 281-284 (actually pp. 241-244) contain a list of subscribers which includes Hamilton and Madison and seven "Patriotic Editors of Newspapers who encouraged this Work by Publishing its Proposals. Puglia was an Italian-born pamphleteer who also wrote under the pseudonym of Quick Sliver. He dedicated his comedy "The Embargo" to Thomas Jefferson, but it seems never to have been performed.
  • Bookseller Franklin Gilliam :: Rare Books US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Philadelphia: Printed by Francis & Robert Bailey, 1796.
  • Pages xxiii, [25]-284 (i. e. 244) pp. 281-284 containing the List of Subscribers are misnumbered

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THE FEDERAL POLITICIAN
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THE FEDERAL POLITICIAN

by Puglia, James Ph

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Philadelphia: Francis & Robert Bailey, 1795. xxiii, [1 blank], [24]-240, 281-284 [Subscribers] pp, as issued. Light scattered foxing, untrimmed. Inscription in neat ink script on front free endpaper: "James Pollard's Book Presented by George Turner in 1803." Contemporary pale grey boards, rebacked. Very Good. With a three-page list of Subscribers, including Alexander Hamilton [who bought six copies], James Madison [2], Robert Morris [2], Oliver Wolcott, and other well-known Congressmen, lawyers, and merchants. Puglia's introduction anticipates his critics who, he says, express "the expiring rage of conquered Anti-federalism." He defends America's Federal system, contrasting it with the "aspiring tyranny" of the French Revolution; celebrates America's built-in restraints against mobbery and despotism; and argues that the reins of government must be controlled by men of moderation under a system of "rational liberty" that recognizes that civil society is necessary for nurturing the rule of law and… Read More
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