A defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America, against the attack of M. Turgot in his letter to Dr. Price, dated the twenty-second day of March, 1778. By John Adams, LL.D. president of the United States. In three volumes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, John, 1735-1826.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional history--United States--Early works to 1800.

Constitutional history.

Political science--Early works to 1800.

Political science.

Republics--Early works to 1800.

Republics.

Genre:

Letters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (3 v. ) ill. ;

Edition:

The third edition.

Other Title:

Defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America,

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for William Cobbett, opposite Christ Church, 1797.

Notes:

Half-title, v. 2: Mr. Adams's defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America. Vol. II.

Imprint varies. Vol. 2: Printed by H. Sweitzer for William Cobbett, opposite Christ Church. 1797.; v. 3: Printed by William Young, for William Cobbett, opposite Christ's Church. 1797.

Vol. 1, 6, xxxiii, [2] 4-392, [2] p., 1 leaf of plates; v. 2, [6], 451, [1] p.; v. 3, [2] 528, [36] p.

Errors in paging: v. 2, p. 441, 450 misnumbered 448, 250; v. 3, p. 504 misnumbered 509.

Frontispiece portrait of Adams engraved by James Smither after the painting by John Singleton Copley.

Short account of the author, v. 1, p. [3]-6, written by William Cobbett; extracted from: Morse, Jedidiah. American geography.

"A list of subscribers."--v. 1, p. [xxiii-xxviii].

"Addition to the list [of subscribers]."--[1] leaf tipped in between p. [xxviii] and [xxix] of v. 1.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Evans, 31689

Evans, 31690

Evans, 31691

English Short Title Catalog, W20115.

OCLC:

642774621