1798 Benjamin Franklin 1ed Autobiography Memoirs America French Electricity Castera

1798 Benjamin Franklin 1^ed Autobiography Memoirs America French Electricity Castera

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

― Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin’s famous ‘Autobiography!’ This book 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.

According to the Grolier American 100, Franklin’s ‘Memoirs’ is,

“The most widely read of all American autobiographies, ‘Memoirs’ holds the essence of the American way of life.”

This 1798 French edition was translated out of the English edition with notes by J. Castera. Castera’s first edition.

Item number: #24310

Price: $750

FRANKLIN, Benjamin

Vie De Benjamin Franklin : Écrite Par Lui-Même, Suivie De Ses Oeuvres Morales, Politiques Et Littéraires, Dont la plus grande partie n’avoit pas encore été publiée

Paris : Buisson, An VI de Republique (1798).

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
  • 1 – [4], viii, 382
    • Engraved frontispiece
  • 2 – [4], 438
• References: Grolier American 100, 21; Sabin 25543
• Language: French
• Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
• Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20cm x 13cm)

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