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[MASSACHUSETTS-ADAMS, JOHN] A Constitution or Frame of Government, Agreed upon by the Delegates of the People of the State of M...

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[MASSACHUSETTS-ADAMS, JOHN] A Constitution or Frame of Government, Agreed upon by the Delegates of the People of the State of M...

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Lot 88
[MASSACHUSETTS-ADAMS, JOHN] A Constitution or Frame of Government, Agreed upon by the Delegates of the People of the State of M...
Boston: Benjamin Edes & Sons, 1780. The first printing of the ratified Constitution of Massachusetts. Later tan calf over patterned boards, the spine gilt lettered. 8 1/4 x 5 inches (21 x 13 cm); [3]-43, without half-title counted in the pagination. Bookplate of John Carter Brown with release stamp to bookplate and verso of title and to verso of final text leaf, hinge split at end, quire B weakly printed, spotting and toning, wear to joint.

This is the revised issue of the first Massachusetts State Constitution. John Adams was an important contributor, and the Massachusetts constitution greatly influenced the documents ratified by the other states as well as the U.S. Constitution. Evans 16845; Sabin 45691.


C Private Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $693 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Sold for $693 (includes buyer's premium)
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