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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Franklin, Benjamin
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1903. First thus. Very good+ in dark green cloth covered boards with gilt borders on the front board and gilt text on the spine. Much of the gilt on the top edge of the text block has been destroyed by silverfish and there are two tiny chips to the cloth at the head of the spine and light rubbing to the cloth at the heel of the spine. The gilt text on the spine and gilt logo and borders on the front board are very bright and clean. 264 pages of text illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Benjamin Franklin from an earlier work of art. This is the first Lakeside Classic which was issued at Christmas time in 1903 and is rather uncommon. There are no prior ownership markings of any kind within this copy.
Synopsis
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB32279
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Author
- Franklin, Benjamin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Lakeside Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1903
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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