The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Now Printed from the manuscript as Franklin wrote it, and including his Preliminary Outline [...]
by FRANKLIN, Benjamin; Carl Van Doren, introd;
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Norfolk, CT: Easton Press, 1976. Octavo (25cm). Publisher's black full leather binding, titled and decorated in gilt to spine and boards; silk moiré endpapers; integral ribbon bookmark; all edges gilt; 233pp, with color frontispiece and 9 preliminary pages of ilustrations. A fine, unread copy. A collectible edition from the "100 Greatest Books Ever Written" series. Introduced by Carl Van Doren.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64254
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Now Printed from the manuscript as Franklin wrote it, and including his Preliminary Outline [...]
- Author
- FRANKLIN, Benjamin; Carl Van Doren, introd;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norfolk, CT
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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