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Military Laws of the United States; to which is Prefixed the Constitution of the United States. Washington: Edward De Krafft, 1825. xxxi, [1], 279 pp. 8vo (218 x 132). Period full tan sheep, black leather gilt-stamped spine label, custom cloth folder, green morocco-backed slipcase. Some spotting and toning, binding rubbed and worn. First edition. Apparently extremely rare. We can locate no copies at auction, not in Howes, and 2nd and 3rd editions only listed in Sabin. The first section lists the amendments to the Constitution including the XIII on p 16: "If any citizen of the United States shall accept, claim, receive, or retain any title of nobility or honor, or shall, without consent of congress, accept and retain any present, pension, office, or emolument of any kind whatever, from any emperor, king, prince, or foreign power, such person shall cease to be a citizen of the United States, and shall be incapable of holding any office of trust or profit under them, or either of them." Provenance: From the collection of M.B. Goldstone.