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Philadelphia: Printed by John Page, 1796. 352, [4] pp, 1 folded table. Later cloth [some wear], original red gilt-lettered red morocco spine label laid down. Good+. The Second Session of the Fourth Congress convened on December 5, 1796 and closed on March 3, 1797. Volume I reports in detail on the conclusion of George Washington's presidency. Evans records the total of three volumes as separate imprints, with different printers noted, as issued. The text is far more detailed than the official Journals of the period, revealing starkly the division of the country into political parties, one opposed to the President's policies, the other supportive. The bulk of the volume treats President Washington's final speech to Congress in December, with debate in House and Senate about a resolution of appreciation for the President's service, and the measures he advocated. Washington's presidency had so alienated followers of Thomas Jefferson that a number of Congressmen, including Andrew Jackson, refused to… Read More

Philadelphia: Printed for the Author, 1797. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original edition, handsomely rebound in gray (1/4) and light blue (3/4) paper covered boards, with dark red lettering on gray title label mountd on upper spine, new tan laid paper endsheets and front/rear blanks. 344,[4] pp. (of 355), index at rear. Note: as issued, Vol. II contains 355,[4] pp. and Vol. III, continuously paginated, contains 367-787,[13] pp., so clearly this copy lacks pp. 345-55, but the index at rear, 4 pp., appears complete. Slight chipping to main title fore-edge, edges otherwise intact, scattered interior foxing, generally light. Exceptionally scarce. Evans 31918; Sabin 11006..

Philadelphia : Printed by John Page, no. 67 Mulberry Street, 1796. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. [Presidency of George Washington, Early American printing] 2 volume set. Bound in contemporary American acid-calf. Rebacked, with renewed spines. Red, gilt-lettered spine-labels, "House of Representatives." gilt-lettered cover-labels. Early bookplate of the "Library of the House of Representatives of the United States," printed circa 1815. 352, [4] p., 1 folded table; v. 2: 366, [4] p. Generally sound internally, with occasional staining. A small chip missing from the corner margin of title page v.1. Contains the legislation of 2nd Session of the 4th Congress. Prior to 1840, private reporters such as Thomas Carpenter, related Congressional debates, votes, and issues before Congress. Contains Washington's Farewell Address warning against partisan politics and foreign entanglements. <br> Evans 30165 & 31918. Sabin 11006. Cohen 6858.

Philadelphia: Printed by John Page, 1796. 352, [4] pp, 1 folded table. Covers absent, text generally clean and Very Good. With the contemporary signature of 'Jno. Nicholas' on the title page, probably the Congressman from Williamsburg, Virginia, who opposed the Alien and Sedition Act. [offered with] THE AMERICAN SENATOR. OR A COPIOUS AND IMPARTIAL REPORT OF THE DEBATES IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: INCLUDING ALL TREATIES, ADDRESSES, PROCLAMATIONS, &C. WHICH OCCUR DURING THE PRESENT SESSION, BEING THE SECOND OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS. VOL. II. Philadelphia: Printed for the Author. 1797. 366, [4] pp, with the contemporary signature of 'Jno. Nicholas' on the title page. Covers absent, text lightly foxed and Very Good. The Second Session of the Fourth Congress convened on December 5, 1796 and closed on March 3, 1797. These are two of the three volumes printed, Evans recording them as separate imprints, with different printers. The text, far more detailed than the official Journals of the period,… Read More