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[CONSTITUTION, COLORADO]. Draft of a Constitution Published Under the Direction of a Committee of Citizens of Colorado, for Consideration and Discussion by the Citizens of the Centennial State. Denver: Chain & Hardy, 1875.
8vo, xiii, 54pp. (text) 1p. (errata), 4pp. advertisemnts. Sewn, thin paper wrappers (front wrapper lacking). Half red morocco slipcase. Provenance: Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate on wrapper) -- Harry J. Sonneborn (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 5 June 1980, lot 58).
THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE CENTENNIAL STATE. A detailed preliminary draft constitution, prepared by an anonymous jurist. The author acknowledges a considerable debt to Jeremy Bentham, "the greatest legist that ever lived." This draft precedes that version adopted in the Colorado Constitutional Convention (20 December 1875 - 14 March 1876) and approved by referendum on 1 July 1876. Colorado was admitted to the Union on 1 August 1876 by proclamation of President Grant. Streeter sale 2184. McMurtrie & Allen, Colorado, 245. RARE.
8vo, xiii, 54pp. (text) 1p. (errata), 4pp. advertisemnts. Sewn, thin paper wrappers (front wrapper lacking). Half red morocco slipcase. Provenance: Thomas W. Streeter (bookplate on wrapper) -- Harry J. Sonneborn (sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 5 June 1980, lot 58).
THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION OF THE CENTENNIAL STATE. A detailed preliminary draft constitution, prepared by an anonymous jurist. The author acknowledges a considerable debt to Jeremy Bentham, "the greatest legist that ever lived." This draft precedes that version adopted in the Colorado Constitutional Convention (20 December 1875 - 14 March 1876) and approved by referendum on 1 July 1876. Colorado was admitted to the Union on 1 August 1876 by proclamation of President Grant. Streeter sale 2184. McMurtrie & Allen, Colorado, 245. RARE.