BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S MEMOIRS A Parallel Text Edition

Red cloth covers with gold lettering and decorative bands on the spine which are bright. Covers exhibit light soiling to hinge area of the front cover. Previous owners name on the upper edge of the inside front cover. Light yellowing to text, inside front and back covers and page ends due to age. Text is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. DJ is in a protective mylar cover with large chips on the front edges and corners of the front cover. Small tears, chips, creasing and light soiling on spine ends and edges. Moderate soiling and yellowing to covers and spine. "A parallel four-text edition of Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs, including Franklin's original manuscript, the French translation by Louis Guillaume le Veillard, the French translation published by Buisson and the William Temple Franklin edition." Every book is individually described. Never ex-lib unless stated.