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1853 Benjamin Franklin Life & Autobiography Essays Marriage Slavery Chess Wealth
1853 Benjamin Franklin Life & Autobiography Essays Marriage Slavery Chess Wealth
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1853 Benjamin Franklin Life & Autobiography Essays Marriage Slavery Chess Wealth



“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.”

― Benjamin Franklin



Benjamin Franklins famous Autobiography. This book is often considered Franklins best-known book and is an important part of Americana. Originally known as Memoirs by Franklin himself, Autobiography covers each aspect of Franklins life including his studies in French, various letters he wrote while in Paris, the progress of his philosophies and experiments on electricity.



According to the Grolier American 100, Franklins Memoirs is,

“The most widely read of all American autobiographies, Memoirs holds the essence of the American way of life.”



This early pre-Civil War era printing of The Life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin includes the portrait frontispiece of Benjamin Franklin and his essays on observations on war, marriage, chess, nautical affairs, the slave trade, whitewashing, tradesmen and more.



Item number: #18244

Price: $399



FRANKLIN, Benjamin



The life of Benjamin Franklin, written by himself: to which is added his miscellaneous essays.



Cleveland, Ohio: Tooker and Gatchel, 1853.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

250

Provenance: Handwritten

M. W. Jenney

J. S. Banks

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; secure

Cloth

Size: ~6in X 4in (15.5cm x 10cm)



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