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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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- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835, author.
- Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792, author.
- Price, Richard, 1723-1791, author.
- 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]
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- 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.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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