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The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
After nearly 60 years of collecting, Sid Lapidus ’59 has presented to the Library more than 2700 volumes representing the fruits of his enthusiasm. Broadly conceived, the collection charts the definition and re-definiton of rights and liberties endemic to Western political traditions. The main focus is texts and documents relating to the American Revolution, its run-up dating back to the Commonwealth men, and coming down to documents of the early Federal government.
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- People
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- Donor
- Morgan, Junius Spencer
- Related Name
- La Rochefoucauld d'Enville, Louis-Alexandre, duc de, 1743-1792
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Language
- French
- Notes
- A translation of "The constitutions of the several independent states of America: the Declaration of independence: the Articles of confederation" etc., a collection prepared by a committee of three under a resolution, December 1780, of the Continental Congress, first published, Philadelphia, 1781.
- The publication of this translation (made by Louis Alexandre, duc de La Rochefoucauld) was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin. (cf. Sparks' edition of Franklin's works, 1840, vol. IX, p. 503, 508, 523) It has no connection with Regnier's "Recueil des lois constitutives des colonies angloises à Philadelphie, Paris, 1778."
- Title vignette: first instance of the seal of the United States.
- 600 copies printed (100 on large paper). Howes C 716.
- Note on formats: ESTC T138348 is 8⁰ ; ESTC W42083 is 4⁰ (large paper).
- Princeton copy 7 (Lapidus 5.594) is quarto (4⁰ ); all other copies are octavo ( 8⁰).
- Princeton copy 5 WHS shelf-list has note: Bought with U.S. Constitution, 17 Sept. 1787 (q.v.) which was bound in at end of this volume and disbound by W.H.S. [In pencil at head of note: 15.4.47 (or 15.4.41].
- Binding Note
- Princeton copy 1 Ex copy 1 is bound in red morocco, gilt, black title piece, all edges gilt, with La Rochefoucauld arms on spine.
- Princeton copy 2 Ex copy 2 in original blue wrappers uncut.
- Princeton copy 3 Ex copy 3 is one of the "50 half bound, that is between Paste Boards with a Sheepskin Back, and Letter'd but not cut" (Franklin to the printer Pierres, 10 June 1783).
- Princeton copy 4 Ex copy 4 is one of the "50 of the 8vos bound in Calf and letter'd" (Franklin to the printer Pierres, 10 June 1783).
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