[Rarebooks] FS: Franklin Memoirs (1818)

[Ezra Tishman]

Good morning, colleagues:

Ezra from Aardvark offers this roughshod but cool copy of Ben Franklin’s memoirs, curated and edited by his grandson William Temple Franklin.
Missing front board.



Franklin, William Temple. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, LLD,FRS &C.,
MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AT THE COURT OF FRANCE,
AND FOR THE TREATY OF PEACE AND INDEPENDENCE WITH GREAT BRITAIN, &C. &C. WRITTEN BY
HIMSELF TO A LATE PERIOD AND CONTINUED TO THE TIME OF HIS DEATH BY HIS GRANDSON,
WILLIAM TEMPLE FRANKLIN Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin, LLD,FRS &c., Minister
Plenipotentiary..Written by Himself to a Late Period and continued to the time of his death by his Grandson, W..T..F. London.:
Colburn., 1818. FIRST EDITION (NAP). Vol1 (of 3) only. Halfboun over worn marbled paper sides, worn. FRONT BOARD
MISSING. rear detached but present. Much of spine absent (under is old music). Internally VG. Frontis engraving by Charrles
Pye from an original by Duplessis (who worked for William Temple Franklin), the impression of which has transferred
onto the recto, which is the title page.  Signature of Joseph B. Garwood to front free
endpaper. Very light age-toning throughout. Contents Good. Leather-bound. (#78938) $125

Includes the complete account of Franklin's own autobiography, the premier American classic. W.T. Franklin inherited the
papers, but failed to publish them for so long, he was accused of a cover-up on behalf of powerful British figures. He denies
this in the introduction, but seems to have delayed publishing nevertheless until everyone was dead

Pictures later, upon request. Can ship today.



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