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Constitution of the United States: arranged and epitomized.

Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Mapcase AB8 Un33CO 830b
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Desilver, Robert, 1779-1837, publisher.
Fry, William, 1777-1855, printer.
Edwin, David, 1776-1841, engraver.
United States.
Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Portraits.
Washington, George.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
United States. Constitution.
United States.
Portraits.
United States--Politics and government.
Politics and government.
Genre:
Broadsides.
Intaglio prints.
Boards (Binding)
Paper labels (Binding).
Penn Provenance:
Norris, Charles Camblos, 1876- (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
Physical Description:
1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : 1 portrait ; 63 x 48 cm folded to 18 cm
Place of Publication:
[Philadelphia] : Published by Robert Desilver, no. 110, Walnut Street, Philadelphia. Wm. Fry, printer, Philadelphia., [1824?]
Notes:
The Constitution arranged and explained in eleven numbered columns under the headings: Declared objects or ends in view, Government, President, Congress, Powers of the whole Congress of the U.S., House of Representatives, Senate, Powers of each house, Restrictions upon Congress, Judicial power, and General provisions.
Portrait of George Washington signed: D. Edwin sc.
The twelfth column has heading "No. of states, territories, and districts in the Union." The last state listed is Missouri, which was admitted to the Union on Aug. 10, 1821.
Two impressions noted. In one, printed on thin paper and issued folded in boards with printed title label pasted inside back cover, the words "arranged and epitomized" are printed over the bottom of the oval portrait. In another, printed on thick paper with ruled columns and issued in A General collection of maps, charts, views, &c. Philadelphia, 1824 (Shoemaker 16260), the words "arranged and epitomized" are centered between the portrait and the text.
"Copy-right secured according to law."
Apparently Checklist Amer. imprints 4650 where it is dated [1830?].
Printed area measures 61.5 x 46.0 cm.
Not in Shoemaker.
Broadside indicating the objectives and provisions of the Constitution.
Local Notes:
Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: portrait of George Washington wanting.
Culture Class Collection copy is gift presented to the Penn Libraries in December of 1954 by Dr. Charles Norris.
Cited in:
Checklist Amer. imprints, 4650
OCLC:
81560965

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