Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin
By: written by himself ; with his most interesting essays, letters, and miscellaneous writings, familiar, moral, political, economical, and philosophical selected with care from all his published productions, and comprising whatever is most entertaining and valuable to the general reader. In two volumes.
Contributors: Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792.; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.; Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: Stereotype ed.
Series: Harpers' family library ;; no. 92-93
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Published: 1840
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 -- Correspondence; Statesmen -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Correspondence.; Biography.
Notes: "Stereotype edition 1840"--Cover.
Volume 1 has engraved frontispiece with portrait of Franklin and facsimile of his signature signed: From a French painting. Dick, sc.
v. 1: 287 p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 288 p.
Ford, P.L.  Franklin bibliography, 524
NUC pre-1956 NF 0338996
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Life of Dr. Franklin / written by himself; title: Letter from Mr. Abel James; title: Letter from Mr. Benjamin Vaughan; title: Continuation of life, begun at Passy, 1784; title: Memorandum; title: Life of Franklin / continued by Dr. Stuber; title: Extracts from Franklin's will; title: Writings of Franklin; title: v. 2. Essays; title: Letters; title: Philosophical subjects.