The federalist papers large print edition hamilton alexander jay john 9780554234267 amazoncom books. The federalist papers are a series of 85 articles advocating the ratification of the united states constitution seventy seven of the essays were published serially in the independent journal and the new york packet between october 1787 and august 1788 a compilation of these and eight others called the federalist was published in 1788 by j and a mcleanthe federalist papers serve as a primary source for interpretation of the constitution as they outline the philosophy and motivation of . The federalist papers were published primarily in two new york state newspapers the new york packet and the independent journal they were reprinted in other newspapers in new york state and in several cities in other states a bound edition with revisions and corrections by hamilton was published in 1788 by printers j and a mclean an edition published by printer jacob gideon in 1818 with revisions and corrections by madison was the first to identify each essay by its authors name . This edition is very large bigger than a4 paper and has very small print on the very first page the word constitution is missspelled in the title this is basically a printout of the free pdfs of the federalist papers would not recommend