Poor Richard's Almanack - Hardcover

Benjamin Franklin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0880889187 ISBN 13: 9780880889186

Publisher: Peter Pauper Press, 1980

Synopsis

A faithful reproduction of the original Peter Pauper Press edition of Poor Richard's Almanack, circa 1950, the current version contains the same colorful woodcuts and 18th century design of the original.

• Printed in hardcover on heavyweight paper stock, this is a great addition to any Franklin fan's collection.
• Includes hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular 18th-century publication.
• 80 pages.
• Measures 6'' wide x 9-14'' high

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack was first published in 1733. Facing heavy competition from similar publications, Franklin took the unusual and controversial approach of injecting witty, unexpected entries between standard tables of tides, planetary motion, weather predictions and other facts. In the debut edition, faithfully reproduced here, he included under the heading Principal Kings of Europe, ""Poor Richard, an American Prince, without subjects, his wife being Viceroy over him, born October 23, 1684, age 49."" The Almanack went on to become the most popular book of it's kind in colonial America and was published annually for the next 25 years. This facsimile offers a unique and entertaining look at 18th century American life and humor.

From the Inside Flap:

Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed "deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.

"From the Hardcover edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0880889187
• ISBN 13: 9780880889186
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80