Bowles's moral pictures or Poor Richard illustrated : being lessons for the young and the old on industry, temperance, frugality &c. / by the late Dr. Benj. Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Contributor:

Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793.

Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, illustrator.

Hayward and Co., publisher.

Bowles & Carver, publisher.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Poor Richard. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life--Pictorial works.

Conduct of life.

Success--Pictorial works.

Success.

Maxims, American.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations, portrait ; 49 x 60 cm, folded to 19 x 12 cm

Other Title:

Bowles's moral pictures

Poor Richard illustrated

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Published by Hayward & Co., Exchange St. and St. Anns Square, [1880?]

Notes:

Undated. Date based on floruit of Manchester publisher. Published after 1790 (Franklin's death).

On sheet are portrait of Franklin and 24 oval vignettes illustrating maxims from Poor Richard, with captions; sheet is mounted on linen and folded into cover (20 cm.), with printed title: Bowles's moral pictures.

Signed "Dighton."

Image published in 1795 as a Bowles and Carter puzzle, cf. L. Hannas's The English jigsaw puzzle, 1760-1890, fig. 10.

OCLC:

842966142