New York: Viking, 1938. First edition thus. HC, no DJ. PC VG/Fair. Brown cloth, gilt titling, spine dulled, edgewear, sun fading to edges, some scuffs, corners bumped, shop sticker to FFEP, hinge cracked at title page & at leaf preceding rear endpaper, leaves toned, unmarked. Clipped DJ, heavily edgeworn w loss, several tape repairs, in protector. 3 plate illustrations. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

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Pulitzer Prize winner, considered to be one of the best biographies of Benjamin Franklin. The author's son became famous for his involvement in the TV quiz show scandals.

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Bookseller: Refuge Books: Used & Rare (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 190826
Title: Benjamin Franklin
Author: Van Doren, Carl
Format/Binding: HC w DJ
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First edition thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1938
Pages: 845
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
FFEP: A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
PC: Partially chipped (dustjacket)
Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...