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.
• Political science--Early works to 1800.
• Republics--Early works to 1800.

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