Author: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN
Title: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin & Selections from His Writings (Illustrated Modern Library #039. 2)
Description: New York: The Illustrated Modern Library / Random House / A. S. Barnes & Co, Inc, 1944. Hardcover. A Modern Library illustrated edition in slipcase of the American founding father's autobiography, which is an important account of colonial life and the emergence of the nascent American Republic, by one of its leading citizens. Also includes entries from Poor Richard's Almanack (1749, 1756 and 1757) as well as numerous other writings; and with a list of the chief events in Mr. Franklin's life. With an introduction by Henry Steele Commager and color illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. Illustrated Modern Library #039.2. --- In green patterned paper-covered boards with bas-relief, cameo-style oval portrait of Franklin on cover. Spine titling in gilt on black quarter cloth; blue topstain. Volume housed in tan paper-covered slipcase with Benton-illustrated title label pasted to one side. --- An exceptionally well-preserved copy: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked. The slipcase is another story, with soiling and small tears to edges, but structurally sound and protective of the book inside.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xix, 265 pages. Near Fine .

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