3 vols.
Franklin, Benjamin. Memoirs of The Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin. London: for Henry Colburn, 1818. 1st ed., edited by William Temple Franklin. 4to, contemp. full diced gilt-paneled calf, gilt-paneled spines, marbled edges, new morocco spine labels (1 detaching); rebacked, orig. spines laid down scuffed, occasionaly rubbed. With portrait facsimile & 7 plates (including fold. plates). Scattered light foxing. Lacking terminal blanks in vol. 1. This is the first publication of the autobiography as written by Franklin and of the third part in any form.
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