1813 The American’s Guide. The Constitutions of the United States of America

Description: The American’s Guide. The Constitutions of the United States of America, with the Latest Amendments; Also the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, with the Federal Constitution, an Acts for the Government of the Territories. Published and Sold by Moore and Lake, Trenton, 1813, 380 pp, half leather, 7 x 4.6”, 12mo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with heavier scuffing to tips. Tips exhibit loss of leather. Joints abraded with heavier wear along ends. Bands slight scuffed with minor imperfections to compartments. Gilt stamping bright and clean along spine. Boards slightly toned with scuffing. Lovely meander pattern tooled to front and rear boards. Old hand ownership of Vincent A. Satori written twice on the title page. Dampness staining throughout, heavy at times causing slight rippling. Silk book maker intact, albeit sunned at edges with fraying. Mid-gutter tender with splitting. Old hand notations on rear flyleaf. All edges speckled. Binding remains intact. Please see photos. Scarce Trenton edition. Contents: Declaration of Independence -- Articles of Confederation -- Constitution of the United States -- of New Hampshire -- of Massachusetts -- Charter of Rhode Island -- Account of the Constitution of Connecticut -- Constitutions of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Vermont, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana -- Ordinance for the government of the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio -- An act providing for the Government of the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio -- An act to divide the Territory Northwest of the river Ohio -- An act concerning the District of Columbia -- An act supplementary to the same -- An act additional and amendatory to the same. Satori family provenance, a notable Trenton family, as partially financing and building the first Catholic Church in New Jersey. They were distinguished as the first prominent Italian family to settle in the Trenton area in the year 1800. Giovanni Battiste Satori arrived in America in 1800 as an economic emissary of the Vatican State to the United States. He married French ex-pat Henriette de Woofoin in 1804 and together they had fourteen children. One of those children, Vincent, was the previous owner of this book. Victor opened a successful business venture in Philadelphia where he spent the rest of his life until 1835. RAREA1813DPQA

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