Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin
By: written by himself, and continued by his grandson and others ; with his social epistolary correspondence, philosophical, political, and moral letters and essays, and his diplomatic transactions as agent at London and minister plenipotentiary at Versailles ; augmented by much matter not contained in any former edition ; with a postliminious preface ; [i]n two volumes.
Contributors: Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823.; Duane, William, 1808-1882.; Ellis, George B. engraver.; Stevens, Henry, 1819-1886, former owner.; Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: M'Carty & Davis
Published: 1834
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography; Statesmen -- United States -- Correspondence; United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783
Genres: Correspondence.; Biography.
Other titles: Life and writings of Benjamin Franklin
Notes: Added engraved title page reads: The life and writings of Benjamin Franklin.
Preface signed W.D. [i.e. William Duane].
Engraved portrait of Franklin painted by Martin engraved by Geo. B. Ellis. Engraved title pages signed: G. Hughes and G.B. Ellis.
Vol. 1: xxxviii, 624 p., [1] leaf of plates : port.; v. 2: 517 p., [10] leaves of plates (7 folded) : ill., map.
Vol. 1 contains index.
LC copy has bookplate of Henry Stevens.
NUC pre-1956 NF 0338984
Ford, P.L.  Franklin bibliography, 583