Benjamin Franklin: A Book for the Young and the Old: For All

This is a handsome, antique copy of "BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: A Book for the Young and the Old: For All." No author is cited. 1853; "Printed for the Author"; Cambridge. This copy has been beautifully re-bound in full leather with decorative gilt accents along the perimeter of the covers, and on the spine. Smaller book with 36 numbered pages - it measures 6 3/4" tall x 4 1/2" wide. Apparently to make the book more substantial (thicker), 16 blank pages have been bound in at the front, and 16 blank pages have been bound in at the back. Here are a few examples of the contents: A Tribute to the Memory of Franklin; Benjamin Franklin a Printer; Arriving at Moral Perfection; Franklin on Scandal, Intemperance, Virtue, Health, Riches; The Electrical Kite; Franklin a Master of Arts and Doctor of Laws; Death of Dr. Franklin, and more...please see the photos for the complete list.

Condition:
Rubbing to the leather along the edges of the covers and spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. There is a tear to the leather along most of the length of the spine. Nice interior - the pages are clean with only a small, light smudge at the bottom of the title page. Fading to the yellow end papers and pastedowns. There are 2 old strips of tape on the front end paper. Overall the book is in Very Good- condition.