Of the first edition of _The Federalist_ a few copies remain unsold,
which passed into the hands of John Tiebout, who reissued it with new
titles only.
“It is said that in the year 1799, a new edition of _The Federalist_,
the fifth in book-form, was published by John Tiebout.... The most
diligent search has been made for a copy of that edition, but
without finding it or obtaining any other information concerning
it. It is not in any of the principal public libraries, nor, so far
as can be learned, is a copy of it in any private library in this
part of the country. The newspapers of that period—both Foederal and
Republican—have been carefully examined, with the hope of finding the
Proposals for its publication; personal enquiries have been made of
Mr. Tiebout’s sons, and of several of the older inhabitants of the
city; and those whose intimate knowledge of books entitles them to
the respect of every student have been applied to on the subject; yet
no trace whatever, beyond the single allusion above referred to, has
been obtained from any quarter concerning this or any other edition
of _The Federalist_ from the press of John Tiebout.” _Mr. Dawson’s
Introduction to The Federalist_, lxvii
“Mr. Dawson, after the most exhaustive research, failed to find a
copy, and only heard of one, or what appeared to be one, in the
collection of Mr. Force, while his own volume was passing through the
press, and he was therefore compelled to leave the existence of such
an edition largely a matter of conjecture. This gap is now filled.
There is a copy of this edition, probably unique, for the Force copy
has disappeared, in the Long Island Historical Society.” _Mr. Lodge’s
Introduction to The Federalist._
This copy mentioned by Mr. Lodge is however, imperfect, there being
but one volume.
_The Federalist. New York._ 1802.
The / Federalist, / on the New Constitution. / By Publius. / Written
in 1788. / To which is added, / Pacificus, / on the Proclamation of
Neutrality. / Written in 1793. / Likewise, / The Federal Constitution,
/ with all the Amendments. / Revised and Corrected. / In Two Volumes. /
Vol. I. / Copy-right secured. / New-York: / Printed and sold by George
F. Hopkins, / At Washington’s Head. / 1802.