"The Sayings of Poor Richard" The Prefaces, Proverbs, and Poems of Benjamin Franklin originally printed in Poor Richard's Almanacs for 1733-1758

Benjamin Franklin; Paul Leicester Ford (ed. and comp.)

Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1890

First edition. 18mo (4" x 5 1/2") attractive hardcover binding or patterned paper covered boards over ornately decorated spine and front and rear edges. Top edge gilt. other edges uncut. 288 pp. plus vii pp. list of titles in the "Knickerbocker Nuggets"series of 27 titles. Frontispiece portrait of Franklin; title page printed in red and black; preliminary page is a reproductionof the title page of the 1733 edition (recto) and the 1748 edition (verso). Decorated head- and tail-pieces. A fine, bright, handsome copy of this charming little edition. Seller Inventory # E30572

Bibliographic Details

Title: "The Sayings of Poor Richard" The Prefaces, ...
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York
Publication Date: 1890
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: First edition.