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. ; [One line from Pope] ; In three volumes. Vol. I [-III].

Author/creator Adams, John
Other author Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 illustrator.
Other author Smither, James, 1741-1797, engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionThe third edition.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by Budd and Bartram, for William Cobbett, opposite Christ Church, 1797.
Description3 volumes : illustrations ; 23 cm (8vo)
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 31689. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31690. ^A478749
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31691. ^A478749
General noteHalf-title, v. 2: Mr. Adams's defence of the constitutions of government of the United States of America. Vol. II.
General noteImprint 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.
General noteVol. 1, 6, xxxiii, [2] 4-392, [2] p., 1 leaf of plates; v. 2, [6], 451, [1] p.; v. 3, [2] 528, [36] p.
General noteErrors in paging: v. 2, p. 441, 450 misnumbered 448, 250; v. 3, p. 504 misnumbered 509.
General noteFrontispiece portrait of Adams engraved by James Smither after the painting by John Singleton Copley.
General noteShort account of the author, v. 1, p. [3]-6, written by William Cobbett; extracted from: Morse, Jedidiah. American geography.
General note"A list of subscribers."--v. 1, p. [xxiii-xxviii].
General note"Addition to the list [of subscribers]."--[1] leaf tipped in between p. [xxviii] and [xxix] of v. 1.
References Evans 31689
References Evans 31690
References Evans 31691
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Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 31691).
Genre/formSubscribers' lists.