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Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 10 VOLUMES - 1887

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AUTHOR: FRANKLIN, Benjamin (John Bigelow - editor). TITLE: The Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. PUBLISHER: NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887. DESCRIPTION: LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 10 vols., 9-1/8" x 6-5/8", limited to 600 numbered copies, this copy number 351, frontis portrait plate in volume one, bound in fine 3/4 brown morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, top edges gilt, others uncut as issued. CONDITION: Head and foot of spines fine, inner and outer hinges fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings or gift inscription, bookplate to front pastedowns, overall A FINE SET. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Includes "His private as well as his official and scientific correspondence, and numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed, with many others not included in any former collection also the unmutilated and correct version of his autobiography" - titlepage.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.13 in (23.2 cm)Width: 6.63 in (16.85 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 10
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1887
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hillsborough, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6214242716622

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