1808 Ben Franklin 1ed Autobiography Essays ELECTRICITY America Philadelphia 4v

1808 Ben Franklin 1^ed Autobiography Essays ELECTRICITY America Philadelphia 4v

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

― Benjamin Franklin

Known as one of the most important and prolific founding fathers of America, Benjamin Franklin wrote several works that have left a legacy in American history. Franklin’s famous ‘Autobiography’ is often considered Franklin’s best-known book and is an important part of Americana. Originally known as ‘Memoirs’ by Franklin himself, ‘Autobiography’ covers each aspect of Franklin’s life including his studies in French, various letters he wrote while in Paris, the progress of his philosophies and experiments on electricity.

This 1808 edition of Franklin’s works contains the first American appearance of his autobiography, as well as many of his most famous essays including:

• On Pennsylvania
  • On Robert Morris, William Penn, etc.
• On electricity
  • Includes the “Magic Circle of Circles”
• On Meteorology
• On Navigation
• Art of Swimming
• On still of waves by oil
• On Principles of Trade
• Observations on War
• Cicero and Old Age
• On Earthquakes
• Political and congressional letters

From Ford on this edition:

“This [Philadelphia] edition was begun in 1808 but owing to the delay of [William] Temple Franklin in printing his edition (with whom Duane had agreed to an exchange of material), it was not completed until 1818.”

Item number: #27592

Price: $995

FRANKLIN, Benjamin

The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Philadelphia: printed and published by William Duane, 1809, 1808. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 4 volumes
  • 1 – [4], xxxv, [1], 431, [1]
  • 2 – [6], v, [1], 3-477, [1]
    • 12 engraved plates
  • 3 – [8], 407, [1]
    • Engraved frontispiece
  • 4 – [4], viii, [2], 434
  • Note: the volume numbers above correspond with the spine of each tome; the title pages do not match
• References: Howes F 232; Sabin 25605; Ford 568
• Provenance: Handwritten – John H. Williams
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.5in (22cm x 14cm)
• VERY rare and desirbale with auction records and price comparisons at between $4,000-$5,000

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