Dawson's "Federalist." Letter from Mr. Jay [Together With] Mr. Jay's Second Letter on Dawson's Introduction to the Federalist

Author: JAY, John
Title: Dawson's "Federalist." Letter from Mr. Jay [Together With] Mr. Jay's Second Letter on Dawson's Introduction to the Federalist
Publication: New York: v.p., 1864

Description: Two volumes as follows:

1. "Dawson's 'Federalist.' Letter from Mr. Jay." New York: N.Y. Evening Post, 1864. Octavo (23cm); staplebound self-wrappers; 8pp. Some toning and shallow chips to extremities, none approaching text, brief paper remnants along rear wrapper spine edge from having been previously tipped to second volume, else Very Good. Offprint of article first published in the N.Y. Evening Post.

2. "Mr. Jay's Second Letter on Dawson's Introduction to the Federalist. Exposing its falsification of the history of the Constitution; its libels on Duane, Livingston, Jay, and Hamilton; and its relation to recent efforts by traitors at home, and foes abroad, to maintain the rebel doctrine of state sovereignty, for the subversion of the unity of the Republic and the supreme sovereignty of the American people." New York: A.D.F. Randolph, 1864. Octavo (23cm.); publisher's grey printed wrappers; 54,viiipp. Three-inch closed split at bottom spine edge of upper cover, paper remnants to upper cover from previously mounted first letter (see above), else Very Good, internally fine.

The publisher Henry Dawson issued a new edition of "The Federalist Papers" in 1863 based on original texts rather than the revised versions from later years, opening with a lengthy introduction. The author of the two present pamphlets, John Jay (1817 - 1894), was a lawyer, diplomat, and grandson of "Federalist" co-author John Jay, and took great umbrage of Dawson's interpretation of the works of his esteemed ancestor and his co-authors, demanding at the end of his first letter that "you [Dawson] shorten your Introduction...by striking all your comments upon the work, all your strictures upon its authors: all in short, that claims to be either critical or historical: and that you make what amends you may for the singular injustice which, whatever the motive or the cause, you have done to the authors of the 'Federalist'" (p. 8).

Seller ID: 44986

Subject: Americana, Law, Political Science & Theory



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