Easton Press, like new (never opened for reading), leather bound and edged in gold. Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the making of the U.S. Constitution. This 1997 Pulitzer Prize Winner investigates the meaning of the Constitution in modern-day society. Highly collectable signed edition during America's current constitutional crisis. An essential addition to the library of any historian or politician, as well as everyday citizens. Signed by author and includes a Certificate of Authenticity July 1997.