1759 Benjamin FRANKLIN 1ed Pennsylvania Government INDIANS Colonial America RARE

1759 Benjamin FRANKLIN 1^ed Pennsylvania Government INDIANS Colonial America RARE

The Book:

• “An Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania” was published to heavily criticize the government of Pennsylvania which was controlled by the Penn family. It describes the lack of accountability for a proprietary government and the corruption within the administration (focused on self-serving rather than serving the people).
• Benjamin Franklin, the author, points out the poor protection of Pennsylvania settlers against Native American Indian tribes.

Authorship issues:

• The book is officially attributed to Richard Jackson, however, most scholars agree that Franklin either wrote most of it or was the main contributor. Jackson was likely a ‘front’ for Franklin so that the book would be more credible to British readers who were not fond of Franklin.

Item number: #28218

Price: $2500

Benjamin Franklin / JACKSON, Richard

An historical review of the constitution and government of Pensylvania

London: Printed for R. Griffiths, 1759. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages as issued
  • viii, [18], 444
• Reference: Sabin 25513
• Provenance:
  • Modern bookplate – King Lawrence Parker
  • Handwritten – James Kemer, 1761
  • Handwritten – J^s. H. Carr, 1857
• Language: English
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8.5in X 5.25in (21.5cm x 13.5cm)
• EXCEEDINGLY RARE, valuable, and desirable

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