Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled by [YATES, Robert] - 1821

1821. [YATES, Robert]. Secret Proceedings and Debates of the Convention Assembled at Philadelphia, in the Year 1787, for the Purpose of Forming the Constitution of the United States of America. From Notes Taken by the Late Robert Yates, Esquire, Chief Justice of New York, and Copied by John Lansing, Jun., Esquire, Late Chancellor of that State, Members of that Convention. Including "The Genuine Information" Laid Before the Legislature of Maryland, by Luther Martin, Esquire, then Attorney-General of that State, and Member of the Same Convention. Also, Other Historical Documents, Relative to the Federal Compact of the North American Union. Albany, NY: Printed by Websters and Skinners, 1821. 1st ed. 308pp. Orig. full calf, housed in custom cloth folding box. Rebacked, original gilt-ruled spine laid down, Light scattered foxing, else very good. HOWES Y-3. Ownership signature of Samuel J. Tilden, New Lebanon, on front free endpaper. Tilden (1814-1886) served as governor of New York and Democratic candidate for President in 1876. Bookplate of Hermon Dunlap Smith, the well-known map collector. Largely Chief Justice Robert Yates' account of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It is an important publication, reflecting the beginning of historical examination into the processes of the formation of the Constitution.