Pictorial life of Benjamin Franklin : embracing anecdotes illustrative of his character : embellished with engravings.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weld, H. Hastings (Horatio Hastings), 1811-1888.

Frost, John, 1800-1859.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Juvenile literature.

Franklin, Benjamin.

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.

Statesmen--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Statesmen.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Todres, Susan Molofsky (donor)

Tower, David B. (David Bates), 1808-1868 (autograph)

Derby(?), George S. (former owner) (inscription)

Park Latin School (Boston, Mass.) (inscription)

Physical Description:

208 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 18 cm

Other Title:

Pictorial life of Franklin

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lindsay and Blakiston, 1847.

Notes:

May have been written by H.H. Weld or John Frost.

"Stereotyped by J. Fagan. Printed by T.K. and P.G. Collins."--T.p. verso.

Engraved plates by Gilbert & Gihon of Philadelphia, Pa. (most signed: Gilbert & Gihon, Phila.).

Plates hand-colored.

Local Notes:

Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013 by Susan Molofsky Todres.

Penn Libraries copy has dated 19th-century ms. inscription ("Awarded to George S. Derby[?] for excelling in Written Spelling during the Term ending June 23. 1849. D.B. Tower Park School.") in brown ink noting the award of this book to George S. Derby by David B. Tower of the Park Latin School, Boston, Mass., for excellence in written spelling; a further note in blue ink reads "(10 1/2 yrs.)", probably indicating George's age at the time.

Penn Libraries copy bound in publisher's red cloth; left board has blind-stamped border around central gold-stamped illustration (Franklin flying his kite while a boy looks on, both figures seated); right board has blind-stamped border around central blind-stamped ornament; gold-stamped spine; decorative endpapers.

OCLC:

5620195