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Title

  • The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and morals : containing, beside all the writings published in former collections, his diplomatic correspondence, as minister of the United States, at the court of Versailles, a variety of articles, and epistolary correpsondence, never before published: with memoirs and anecdotes of his life ...

Names

  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  • Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823.
  • Duane, William, 1760-1835, publisher.
  • Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886, former owner.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Philadelphia : William Duane, 1808-1818.

Contents

  • Vol. 1. Memoirs of the life and writings of Benjamin Franklin -- v. 2. American politics before the Revolution -- v. 3. Philosophical essays and correspondence -- v. 4. Political papers before the Revolution -- v. 5. Diplomatic correspondence -- v. 6. Diplomatic correspondence, private epistolary correspondence.

Headings

  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Notes

  • -  Vol. 1 (1818) xxi, 519 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2 (1808) xxxv, 431 p.; v. 3 (1809) v, 477 p. 12 leaves of plates ([7] folded) : ill., map; v. 4 (1809) 407 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 5 (1809) viii, 434 p.; v. 6 (1817) xxiii, 564 p.
  • -  Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 568
  • -  Sowerby, E. M. Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 4931
  • -  Shaw, R.R. American bibliography, 15043
  • -  Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 25605
  • -  Some engravings signed by Cornelius Tiebout, Alexander Lawson, James Akin and W. Strickland. Added engraved title with vignette in each volume; engraved portraits of Franklin in vols. 1 and 4.
  • -  LC copy 3, vols. 1-5 shelved in Sowerby no. 4931; v. 6 remains in Benjamin Franklin Collection.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-04-17 no edits (2 cards)

Medium

  • 6 v. : ill., map ; 22 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E302 .F82 1808
  • E302 .F82 1808 Copy 2 Has bookplate: Toner Collection. Mounted on v. 1, p. 412: [2] p. folded sheet "Supplement to the Boston Chronicle", vol. VII, no. 1,095 dated Monday, March 13, 1782.
  • E302 .F82 1808 Copy 3 Vol. 1-5 forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. Has bookplate of Henry Stevens. Has inscription on v. 1 by d'Alembert.
  • E302 .F82 1808 Copy 4 Imperfect: v. 4 only.
  • E302 .F82 1808 Copy * From the Oliver Wendell Holmes library.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 12031550

Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

Franklin, Benjamin, William Temple Franklin, William Duane, Henry Stevens, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Benjamin Franklin Collection, and Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and morals: containing, beside all the writings published in former collections, his diplomatic correspondence, as minister of the United States, at the court of Versailles, a variety of articles, and epistolary correpsondence, never before published: with memoirs and anecdotes of his life. Philadelphia: William Duane, to 1818, 1808. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/12031550/.

APA citation style:

Franklin, B., Franklin, W. T., Duane, W., Stevens, H., Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, Benjamin Franklin Collection & Oliver Wendell Holmes Collection. (1808) The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and morals: containing, beside all the writings published in former collections, his diplomatic correspondence, as minister of the United States, at the court of Versailles, a variety of articles, and epistolary correpsondence, never before published: with memoirs and anecdotes of his life. Philadelphia: William Duane, to 1818. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/12031550/.

MLA citation style:

Franklin, Benjamin, et al. The works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in philosophy, politics, and morals: containing, beside all the writings published in former collections, his diplomatic correspondence, as minister of the United States, at the court of Versailles, a variety of articles, and epistolary correpsondence, never before published: with memoirs and anecdotes of his life. Philadelphia: William Duane, to 1818, 1808. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/12031550/>.