Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin, ... Written by himself to a late period, and continued to the time of his death by his grandsom, William Temple Franklin. Comprising the private correspondence and public negociations of Dr. Franklin, and his select political, philosophical, and miscellaneous works, published from the original mss.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Category
Books
Date
1819
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3248935
Summary
Bibliographic description
Third edition. 6v. ; 22cm (8vo). Imperfect: vols. 5 & 6 only; accompanied by and uniform with v. 1-4 in 2nd ed. (1818). Pencil numbered on v.1 t.p.: 27/1872 [binder's repair ref.?] Provenance: v.2, nineteenth-century plain armorial bookplate, lettered: Edward Stanley [i.e. Rt Rev Edward Stanley (1779-1849)]; v.1 inscribed "Stamford, Weybridge" [i.e. William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford (1850-1910)] Binding: nineteenth-century calf; double gilt fillet border; v.1 rebacked; v.2 spine wanting.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) William Temple Franklin (1760-1823)