Philadelphia: B. Franklin, no date (1735). First edition. 8vo. 16 (of 24) pp. (lacking pp. 17-24). Illustrated with woodcut anatomical man. Limp printed self-wrappers, stab sewn, first leaf worn and soiled, loss at bottom left edge and along fore-edge of same (with some loss to text on second page); approximately 2 1/2 in. closed tear along third page, traversing woodcut; light dampstaining in gutter of most leaves; scattered minor spotting and soiling; a few singe marks on final leaf; contemporary ownership signature on title-page; year written in ink at bottom of eighth page; in clamshell case. Miller 103; Evans 3903.

The fourth Poor Richard almanack. The is the first copy of the 1736 edition to be offered at auction in 37 years. Copies in any condition are rare