Benjamin Franklin (Three Volumes)

Van Doren, Carl

Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1938

About this Item

Number 515 of only 625 numbered sets. SIGNED by the author. Volume One titled Philadelphia, Volume Two London, and Volume Three Paris. Blue cloth with red leather titles on spines. Fore-edges of text block are rough cut. Top edges gilt. No slipcase or jackets. All five illustrations are present and in excellent condition. Volume One has light off-setting to a few spots. Laid in are a previous owner's gift card and two interesting articles from The New York Times from 1959. Volume Two has some color fading to boards. Volume Three has two spots to the top gilted edge and mild abrasion marks. A very nice set signed by one of America's top historians. 845 pages.

Seller Inventory # 005282

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Benjamin Franklin (Three Volumes)
• Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1938
• Language: English
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • American History
  • Signed Books
  • Americana - General