Madison. | To which is added | Pacificus, | on the proclamation of neutrality; | written in 1793,| by Mr. Hamilton. | A new edition, with the names and portraits of the several writers. | In two volumes. | Vol. I. | New-York: | Published by Williams & Whiting, | at their theological and classical bookstore, | No. 118, Pearl-street. | Printed by J. Seymour. | 1810."
"The | Federalist, | on the new constitution; | written in 1788, | by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison. | To which is added, | Pacificus, | on the proclamation of neutrality; | written in 1793, | by Mr. Hamilton. | A new edition, with the names and portraits of the several writers. | In two volumes. | Vol. II. | New-York: | Published by Williams & Whiting, | at their theological and classical bookstore, | No. 118, Pearl-street. | Printed by J. Seymour. | 1810."
This edition of The Fœderalist, in two volumes, small octavo, forms the second and third volumes of The Works of Alexander Hamilton,—a neatly printed selection from the writings of that gentleman, which was prepared for the press under the editorial supervision of John Wells, Esq., a learned member of the bar of New York, and an intimate friend of their distinguished author. It was, probably, the fourth American collective edition of the work; and the editor, in the preparation of the text, appears to have followed, with few and unimportant variations, the text of the third edition, which has been already noticed.
As before stated, it forms two small octavo volumes, each of which contains three hundred and seventy-four pages, which are arranged as follows: The running-title of The Works of Alexander Hamilton, and verso, blank, inserted and not paged; the title which belongs to the volume; verso of title-page, copyright certificate,—
