1806 Benjamin Franklin 1ed Autobiography & Essays Americana Slave Trade 3v RARE

1806 Benjamin Franklin 1^ed Autobiography & Essays Americana Slave Trade 3v RARE

“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 1806 first British collected edition of Franklin’s works contains many of his most famous essays including:

• On Slave Trade
• Art of Procuring Pleasant Dreams
• On the Art of Swimming
• Observations of War
• Comparison of the conduct of the Ancient Jews to the Antifederalists of the United States of America
• On Luxury, Idleness, and Industry

Item number: #27011

Price: $1,950

FRANKLIN, Benjamin

The complete works in philosophy politics, and morals, of the late Benjamin Franklin: now first collected and arranged.

London: Johnson; Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1806. First collected edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • 1 – xiv, [2], 440, [36]
    • 4 numbered plates (2 folding), plus engraved frontispiece and title page
  • 2 – vi, [2], 468
    • 9 plates (7 folding), plus folding chart and engraved title page
  • 3 – vi, 552
    • Engraved title page
  • References: Sabin 25495
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; tight and secure
  • Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
  • VERY RARE, valuable, and desirable with multiple auction records and price comparisons at over $4,000

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