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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;elarnia, post: 6848, member: 159&quot;]I have a copy of the 1852 edition of &quot;The Federalist on the New Constitution Written in 1788, by Mr, Hamilton, Mr. Madison, and Mr. Jay with appendix containing the letters of Pacificus and Helvidius on the proclamation of neutrality of 1793; also the original Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution of the United States. New Edition with the numbers written by Mr. Madison corrected by himself.&quot; (Whew) &quot;Hallowell; Masters, Smith &amp; Company. 1852&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Of the cover the front board and spine are missing, the only remaining part is the back board, which is completely detached and has leather flaking off all around.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The pages are slightly foxed around the edges throughout, and the text sections are&nbsp; darkened (caused by deterioration of the ink?) but the pages are not brittle, and are securely and neatly sewn, with a nicely curved and solid spine.&nbsp; There are a few small bug holes on the outer pages, but no loss of text. </p><p><br /></p><p>in other words - as a book - not so much <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />, as a text block - maybe some promise <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie52" alt=":hungover:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a book I would like to have on my shelves, not just on my e-book or packed away (a much more recent paperback) with my old textbooks. I have been making journals and reading about bookbinding for several years. I do not pretend to be an expert, or even competent at it. My question is, is this a book I can safely practice on, hoping to wind up with a nice volume, but realizing that I might botch it up completely, or is there some reason to preserve this particular book, and find another one to play with? </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance for your advice and opinions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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