The art of making money plenty : in every man's pocket..
Franklin, Benjamin,1706-1790.
Hayward, Jacob Scott,1818-1868,former owner.StEdNL
Mitchell, Edward,1773-1852,engraver.
Edinburgh: : Published by Edward Mitchell.,
[1820?]
Attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Title and imprint from front wrapper.
Engraved throughout including an engraved title page; printed on one side of leaf only, the printed pages facing each other.
Each leaf displays a rebus and accompanying explanation.
[Price Sixpence plain, or One Shilling Coloured.}--foot of front wrapper.
A rebus book edition of Benjamin Franklin's timeless advice on finance, money and happiness, condensed and illustrated out of Franklin's original Poor Richard's Almanac (1758). A rebus is a graphic puzzle of words or syllables represented with pictures and was a popular form of entertainment during the 19th century. Edward Mitchell (1773-1852) was an engraver and copperplate printer in Edinburgh. After working as a book illustrator and footman to the Dalrymple family he bacame a mapmaker at the Admiralty with Alexander Dalrymple. After Dalrymple's death in 1808 Mitchell returned to Edinburgh and is mostly known for book illustrations, especially medical.
Ownership signature on the engraved title page "J. Scott Hayward / 1826.".
Rebuses
Saving and investment
Finance, Personal