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On marriage : Advice to a young man on early marriage / by Benjamin Franklin. Advice to a young woman on her marriage / by Jonathan Swift ; published for the enlightenment of both young and old ...
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Weather Bird 146
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Advice to a young man on the choice of a mistress
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage.
- Mistresses.
- Older women.
- Genre:
- Early works.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Essays.
- Bookplates (Provenance)
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [9], 8-36, [2] pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
- Other Title:
- Advice to a young man on early marriage
- Advice to a young woman on her marriage
- Advice on marriage by Dr. Franklin and Dr. Swift
- Half-title: Advice on marriage
- Place of Publication:
- Mount Vernon, New York : Published ... by Peter Pauper Press, [1955?]
- Contents:
- Advice to a young man on early marriage / Benjamin Franklin
- Advice to a young woman on her marriage / Jonathan Swift.
- Notes:
- "This limited edition of Advice on marriage is for special distribution. It was designed and printed at the office of the Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York. The silhouettes were drawn by Paul McPharlin"--Colophon.
- Publisher's name appears before place of publication in imprint.
- Not in: Life and times of Peter Beilenson [1928-1962] / P.A. Bennett, N.Y., 1964. Other titles by McPharlin at the Peter Pauper Press were published 1939-1951.
- Local Notes:
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript notes ("1929" and "pd." and "AN C1334") in pencil on front free endpaper.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has illustrated bookplate ("From the Library of Vance Gerry The Weather Bird Press") of Vance Gerry on front pastedown.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Contains:
- Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745. Letter to a very young lady on her marriage.
- OCLC:
- 6394164
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