10 vols.
Franklin, Benjamin: The Life... The War of Independence... Negotiations at Paris... History of His Political and Other Writings. London: Hunt and Clarke, 1826. 12mo, contemp. red straight-grained morocco, gilt; rubbed and worn. Not recorded by Ford. * The Works... Essays... With His Life. London: J. Limburd, 1824. 8vo, later wrappers. Some internal staining. Lacking original Limburd's British Classics front wrapper. Ford 494. * The 1830 Limburd printing of the preceding, 8vo, contemp. cloth; spine defective. Not recorded by Ford. * The Life of... Also The Miscellaneous Writings... Edinburgh, 1838. People's Edition. 8vo, later wrappers. Slightly toned. Lacking original covers. Ford 518. * The Autobiography... Edited by Jared Sparks. London: H. G. Bohn, 1850. 12mo, orig. publisher's red straight-grained, morocco, spine gilt; parts of spine detaching, other wear. Lacking front free endpaper. Ford 414. * Autobiography. New York: Harper, 1856. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 calf and marbled bds.; rubbed. Frontis., text illus. See Ford 413. * The 1859 New York: Harper ed. of the preceding, 8vo, orig. cloth, spine mostly gone, frontis., text illus. * The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1874. 1st ed. thus, edited by John Bigelow. 3 vols. 8vo, contemp. 3/4 tan calf, marbled bds. & edges, spines gilt, morocco spine labels; rubbed, spine ends rubbed away or detaching, front hinges broken. Frontis. portrait. Ford 424.