Benjamin Franklin Franklin's Works

FRANKLIN, Benjamin (Albert Henry Smyth, collector, editor, life, introduction): The Writings of Benjamin Franklin - 10 volumes, New York The Macmillan Company 1907
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Reprint (1905). 10-volume set, complete. Maroon cloth binding, titles in gilt, top edge gilt, all edges trimmed. Each volume about 440 pp. This is a fine set that includes a 195-page invaluable introduction to Franklin's works (Manuscripts, Printed Editions, Works, Philosophical Works, Political and Economical Works, Satires and Bagatelles, Correspondence) by Albert Henry Smyth. The writing also include John Bigelow's corrected version of Franklin's autobiography and Franklin's outline for the autobiography. Fine. Reprint Cloth 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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Franklin, Benjamin, William Temple Franklin: Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin [6 Volumes EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED] London Henry Colburn 1818 ; 1. Ed.
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An outstanding and very interesting set of Franklin's works. Stated Second Edition, 1818-1819 (the first of this edition being in 1817-1818), EXTRA-ILLUSTRATED with hand-colored frontispieces. This is the first appearance in any language of Parts I, II and III together, taken directly from the holograph by Franklin's grandson and heir with some editorial revisions. It is also the First Edition of Franklin's correspondence, so stated. Beautifully bound in full calf, with handmade marble endpapers in shades of brown, titles in gilt. Six compartments, raised ridges, heavily decorated spine in gilt. All edges trimmed, all edges gilt, including decorative edges of boards in gilt. This set consists of four volumes: Volume I and II containing the Life. Volume III and IV, Private Correspondence. Volumes 5 and 6, the Select Works. Volume I consists of an engraved, hand-colored frontispiece of Franklin (dated 1817). Examples of the extra-illustrations include plates of the Steam Boat Wharf, Battery Place, New York; Sir Isacc Newton along with second extra detail page about him; Saltero's Coffee House, Chelsea; William Penn; Peter Collinson; The Honorable Arthur Onslow. Preface by William Temple Franklin (iii-xii). The Life, 541 pp. Volume II: Hand-colored frontispiece of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, plus 5 additional plates. 450 pp. including an index to the Life and appendices that include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. Volume III: Hand-colored frontispiece engraving of Lavoisier, plus 7 additional engraved plates (one hand-colored). Preface (iii-vi). The Correspondance, 468 pp., including a fold-out facsimile of the famous letter to Strahan (you are now my enemy and I am yours). Volume IV: Hand-colored frontispiece of Frederick Lord North, plus 6 additional engraved plates. Continuation of the correspondence, 441 pp. Volume V: Posthumous and Other Works. Hand-colored frontispiece of John Dickinson with facsimile signature, plus 3 additional engraved plates. xvi, 493 pp. Volume VI: Posthumous and Other Writings. Hand-colored frontispiece of Franklin with facsimile signature, plus 11 additional engravings, 5 of which are foldouts (e.g. wonderful map of the Gulf Stream and illustrations for his scientific works). Books appear unread and have been kept in excellent condition with very minor defects. Foxing-free except for pages opposite the hand-colored frontispieces, some of which have shadows. Fine. First Edition Full Leather 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; First Edition

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Franklin, Benjamin: Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself, together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The Spectator. In Two Volumes. Second London Edition. London G.G.J. & J. Robinson 1793
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Second edition, stated. In two volumes, complete. 12mo. Newly rebound in full brown morocco, 6 compartments with raised bands, gilt titles, leather spine label. Pages trimmed. Original quarter leather over pebble marble boards. Engraved title with portrait of Franklin with fur cap, preface by Richard Price (pp. v-ix), contents to Volume I, 317 pp. Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself, Continuation of his Life by Dr. Stuber, Extracts from his Will, followed by 1-page erratum with 1 erratum listed. Volume II, 290 pp. Engraved title and portrait uniform with Volume I. Collection of his most famous essays. This work was a re-translation from the French, supplemented by Dr. Stuber's account of Franklin's life. It was to become the "standard" for the work until Bigelow's edition of 1868. No previous owner marks, no defects. Unusually fine set of Franklin's works. Second Edition Full Leather 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Second Edition

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Franklin, Benjamin; Franklin, William Temple (editor): The Posthumous and Other Writings of Benjamin Franklin (2 volumes bound in 1) London Henry Colburn 1819
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Second edition. Royal 8vo. 2 volumes bound in 1 with double title pages, xvi, 493, 523 pp. plus 4-pp publisher's catalogue. Dark green silk binding, decorated in blind with floral pattern, decorated spine, titles in gilt. Contains some of Franklin's most famous works, including the Way to Wealth, Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America, American political papers and many other short works, and in the second volume of philosophical papers 8 engravings (1 in-text, 5 fold-out) as stipulated by the publisher. Wear top and bottom of spine, bumping to corners, front hinge has old tape repair. Very clean text block. Very good. Second Edition Silk Royal 8vo.; Second Edition

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