
Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Third Edition, Two Volumes Bound Together, 1794
Franklin, Benjamin. Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, Consisting of His Life Written by Himself together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator, in Two Volumes. London: G. G. J and J. Robinson, 1794. Third Edition. Volumes Bound together in ¾ leather and marbled boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and tooling to the spine. Presented is the third edition of The Works of the Late Doctor Benjamin Franklin, printed for G.G.K. and J. Robinson in London in 1794. Issued in two volumes, both volumes have been rebound together in stunning ¾ leather and marbled boards, with raised bands, gilt titles, and gilt tooling to the spine. This is an early collection of papers by the Pennsylvanian polymath and founding father, Benjamin Franklin. Published within four years of his death, this collection offers rich evidence of the pragmatic brilliance of this founding father, who was described as "a great genius" by John Adams. Featured in these