Poor Richard Illustrated. Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality and c. by Benjamin Franklin.
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Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2024
Condition: Used
US$ 2,800.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Very good. A few minor margin tears, else clean. Size 19 x 24 Inches. A rare c. 1859 broadside illustrating the wit and wisdom of Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790). In mid-1800s, Franklin emerged as a near-mythic figure embodying the rags-to-riches dream, as well as the Amercian moral and intellectual values of ingenuity, hard work, thrift, and civic-mindedness. A Closer Look The image features 24 medallions, each with quotes from Benjamin Franklin's writings in Poor Richard's Almanac , covering topics ranging from work ethics to financial management to temperance. Each medallion features an illustration taken from Poor Richard's Almanac . Most were originally drawn by Robert Dighton - some of the original watercolors survive. There is a portrait of Franklin himself at center, along with birth and death dates. Pelton's mastery as a bank note engraver is much in evidence in the exceptional line and stipple work. Publication History and Census We note several variants on this piece. The earliest was issued c. 1795 in London by Bowles and Carver as Bowles's Moral Pictures, or Poor Richard Illustrated . A completely new version was engraved and issued Alvin Oliver Pelton and issued in the United States as early as 1859 by Samuel L. Allen and Thomas R. Holland. It was issued with subtitling and an N. Monroe imprint in 1868. The broadside was again reissued by Thomas O. H. Perry Burnham (1814 - 1891) in 1887. Of the American editions, we note examples at Yale (Clapp) and the Library of Congress (Burnham). All examples are scarce to the market. References: Library of Congress, PGA - Pelton, O.--Poor Richard illustrated (C size) [PandP]. OCLC 869566331.…
Seller Inventory # WitWisdomFranklin-pelton-1868-2
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Poor Richard Illustrated. Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality and c. by Benjamin Franklin.
- Author
- 1868 Pelton 'Poor Richard' Broadside: Wit and Wisdom of Benjamin Franklin
- Publication year
- 1868
- Seller catalogs
- MSC
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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