The Writings of Benjamin Franklin - 10 volumes
by FRANKLIN, Benjamin (Albert Henry Smyth, collector, editor, life, introduction)
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1907. Book. Fine. Cloth. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. New York: Macmillan, 1907. Reprint (1905). 10-volume set, complete. Maroon cloth binding, titles in gilt, top edge gilt, all edges trimmed. Each volume about 440 pp. This is a fine set that includes a 195-page invaluable introduction to Franklin's works (Manuscripts, Printed Editions, Works, Philosophical Works, Political and Economical Works, Satires and Bagatelles, Correspondence) by Albert Henry Smyth. The writing also include John Bigelow's corrected version of Franklin's autobiography and Franklin's outline for the autobiography. Fine..
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 011108
- Title
- The Writings of Benjamin Franklin - 10 volumes
- Author
- FRANKLIN, Benjamin (Albert Henry Smyth, collector, editor, life, introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Respectful Exits
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HARWICH PORT, Massachusetts
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- Fine
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- Edges
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- Reprint
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- Gilt
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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