Published by US Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission of Washington, DC in 1937. First edition. No dust jacket. 192 pages including index. Spine and edges show heavy wear and mild chipping. Inside covers and some pages have heavy tanning. The front illustrates the official poster of the US Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission. The book was commissioned by a Joint Resolution of the congress of the United States, Approved August 23, 1935. The book is signed by Wright Patman. John William Wright Patman was an American politician. First elected in 1928, Patman served 24 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 1st congressional district from 1929 to 1976. He was a member of the Democratic Party.