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B. Franklin, innovator : Poor Richard was a sort of historical Crusoe, prepared to new-make everything, inventive, ingenious, resourceful, competent, the living symbol of a society of Robinson Crusoes / wood engravings by John DePol.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Tommasini 11
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Quotations, maxims, etc.
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790--Anniversaries, etc.
- Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania--History.
- Academy and Charitable School of Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania.
- Union Fire-Company (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History.
- Union Fire-Company (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Pennsylvania gazette (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1729)--History.
- Pennsylvania gazette (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1729).
- Educational innovations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Educational innovations.
- Subscription libraries--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Subscription libraries.
- Postmasters general--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Postmasters general.
- Almanacs, American--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Almanacs, American.
- Volunteer fire departments--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.
- Volunteer fire departments.
- Gift books.
- Anniversaries.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- History.
- Quotations.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Mohawk Superfine (Paper).
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Monotype Spectrum.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 28, [2] pages : color illustrations ; 14 cm
- Other Title:
- Benjamin Franklin, innovator
- Place of Publication:
- [Millbrae, CA?] : Privately printed by A.R. Tommasini, [1975]
- Summary:
- Brief descriptions on the various innovations of Benjamin Franklin ; some quotations from his writings.
- Contents:
- The Junto
- Pennsylvania gazette
- First subscription library in America
- Philadelphische Zeitung
- Poor Richard's almanack
- The Union Fire Company
- Associators
- Pennsylvania Academy
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Albany Plan of Union
- First Postmaster General
- Diplomat.
- Notes:
- "This is the twenty-eight in a series of Christmas keepsakes for the friends of A.R.T."--Title page verso
- "Christmas, 1975"--Title page verso
- Printer's holiday greetings slip laid in.
- Originally published in 1961 as a keepsake in connection with the 1961 New York Printing Week Celebration on the occasion of the 255th Anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin.
- Introduction by Charles V. Morris.
- "Seven hundred copies of this keepsake have been printed in December, 1975, for the friends of A.R. Tommasini ... The type for the text is 10-point Momotype Spectrum, composed by MacKenzie & Harris ... The paper is Mohawk Superfine, high finish white ...120 copies have been reserved for the members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, and are numbered from 101 to 220"--Colophon
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016 by Jean- François Vilain and Roger Wieck.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy is number 196.
- OCLC:
- 213766717
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