The works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his Life written by himself : together with Essays humorous, moral, & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | "A reprint of the first London edition. Though paged for two volumes, there is no title to the second part, and they were always issued together."--Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 1889. The American Antiquarian Society copy has an identical engraved title page at the beginning of each of the two volumes. Edited by Benjamin Vaughan. Preface to volume 1 includes a letter from Richard Price. Pages 108-164 of volume 1 have the continuation of Franklin's Life written by Henry Stueber. Date of publication supplied by Evans. Pagination: volume 1, [1], 6-174 pages, 2 leaves of plates; volume 2, [1], 4-139, [5] pages, 1 leaf of plates. Frontispiece portrait and title pages engraved by P.R. Maverick. "Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--volume 1, pages 165-174. Note to the binders, page 140, regarding folding of signature A of volume 1, and noting the second gathering F of volume 2. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 volumes in 1 : 1 portrait ; 17 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- New York -- New York. |