The Federalist: 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison (Modern Library)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1937. Random House (Modern Library).

From the original text with an introduction by Edward Mead Earle. 

The Federalist Papers are 85 influential essays by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, published 1787-88, under the pseudonym "Publius," to persuade New Yorkers to ratify the new U.S. Constitution, explaining its principles and defending a strong federal government against Anti-Federalist concerns, becoming a cornerstone of American political thought.