The works of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin
Subtitle: consisting of his Life written by himself : together with Essays humorous, moral, & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 27007
Publisher: Printed by Tiebout & Obrian for H. Gain, V. Nutter, R. McGill, T. Allen, J, Read, E. Duyckinck, & Co. and Edward Mitchell no. 9, Maiden Lane.
Published: 1794
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Portraits; Wills
Notes: Two volumes in one, each with engraved title page. Volume 1 contains the Life of Franklin, v. 2 the Essays.

Edited by Benjamin Vaughan. Preface to v. 1 includes a letter from Richard Price. Pages 108-164 of v. 1 have the continuation of Franklin's Life written by Henry Stueber.

Date of publication supplied by Evans.

Signatures: v. 1, A-K⁸ L1,2,3,4,5 (A1,2,3,4 missigned: A3, A2, A, A4); v. 2, L6,7,8 A-F⁸ ²F⁸ G⁸ H⁴ (H4 blank; F3, F4 missigned E3, E4).

Pagination: v. 1, [1], 6-174 p., 2 leaf of plates; v. 2, [1], 4-139, [5] p., 1 leaf of plates.

Frontispiece portrait and title pages engraved by P.R. Maverick.

"Extracts from the last will and testament of Dr. Franklin."--v. 1, p. 165-174.

Note to the binders, p. 140, regarding folding of signature A of v. 1, and noting the second gathering F of v. 2.

Evans 27007