Experiments and observations on electricity, made at Philadelphia in America
By: by Mr. Benjamin Franklin and communicated in several letters to Mr. P. Collinson, of London, F.R.S.
Contributors: Cave, Edward, 1691-1754, printer; Jefferys, Thomas, -1771, engraver; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, former owner; Livingston, Edward, 1764-1836, former owner; Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869, former owner
Publisher: Printed and sold by E. Cave, at St. John's Gate
Published: 1751
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Electricity; Early works to 1850
Notes: (Price 2 s. 6 d.)

Engraved plate signed: T. Jefferys sculp.

Signatures: [A]℗ø B-Ḿþ.

Vertical chain lines.

Errata: pt. 1: p. 85-86; pt. 2: p. [1] at end.

"Books printed and sold by Edward Cave": p. [1]-[2] at end.

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Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 77, 93

English short title catalogue T10116

Cataloged 20170207 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early sheepskin, rebacked. A conservation report, dated Nov. 1974 is tipped-on to the rear pastedown. The armorial bookplate of the Barton Library is present on the front pastedown, along with a pencil shelfmark from the personal library of Benjamin Franklin ("C68 N48"). A manuscript table of contents in Franklin's hand is present on the recto of the front free endpaper and corrections and annotations in his hand are present throughout. See Labaree, Leonard W., ed. The papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 4 (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1961) pp. 125-130. This copy formerly owned by Edward Livingston (1764-1836), then passed to Thomas Pennant Barton (1803-1869). See Alden, John. "America's first Shakespeare collection." PBSA (vol. 58, no.2: 1964), p. 171.