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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:
Book
Author/Creator:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835, author.
Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792, author.
Price, Richard, 1723-1791, author.
Contributor:
Price, Richard, 1723-1791.
Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792.
Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835, editor.
Tiebout, John, 1772?-1826, printer.
O'Brien, Edward, -1799, printer.
Gaine, Hugh, 1726 or 1727-1807, bookseller.
Nutter, Valentine, 1741-1836, bookseller.
Macgill, Robert, 1746?-1831, bookseller.
Allen, Thomas, bookseller.
Reid, John, 1764?-1828, bookseller.
Duyckinck, Evert, 1764?-1833, bookseller.
Mitchell, Edward, 1768?-1834, bookseller.
Maverick, P. R. (Peter Rushton), 1755-1811, engraver.
Series:
Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Franklin, Benjamin.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Portraits.
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Portraits.
Physical Description:
2 volumes : portrait ; 8⁰
Place of Publication:
New York : Printed by Tiebout & Obrian for H. Gain, V. Nutter, R. McGill, T. Allen, J, Read, E. Duyckinck, & Co. and Edward Mitchell no. 9, Maiden Lane, [1794]
System Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Notes:
Two volumes in one, each with engraved title page. Volume 1 contains the Life of Franklin, v. 2 the Essays.
Edited by Benjamin Vaughan. Preface to v. 1 includes a letter from Richard Price. Pages 108-164 of v. 1 have the continuation of Franklin's Life written by Henry Steuber.
Date of publication supplied by Evans.
Pagination: v. 1, [1], 6-174 p., 2 leaf of plates; v. 2, [1], 4-139, [5] p., 1 leaf of plates.
Frontispiece portrait and title pages engraved by P.R. Maverick.
"Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--v. 1, p. 165-174.
Note to the binders, p. 140, regarding folding of signature A of v. 1, and noting the second gathering F of v. 2.
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
Cited in:
Evans, 27007
English Short Title Catalog, W17368.
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