[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. Caption title: "Franklin in France 1777-1785. To which is added an Article on Life Portraits of Benjamin Franklin." Chicago: n.p., 1906. Including engraved portraits and periodical publications.
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May 4, 2022
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[FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790)]. Caption title: "Franklin in France 1777-1785. To which is added an Article on Life Portraits of Benjamin Franklin." Chicago: n.p., 1906.
4to (317 x 246 mm). Title-page printed in red and black. Comprising some 68 plates and leaves of text (see below). Contemporary navy morocco gilt, stamp-signed MacDonald N.Y. (spine sunned, some slight rubbing to extremities). Provenance: William H. Bartlett (gift note on title-page from Henry A. Smith).
Including engraved portraits and periodical publications about Franklin (including "Franklin at Passy"). Facsimiles include letters from George Washington and Franklin. Compiled by noted Chicago print collector Henry A. Smith for William H. Bartlett (see lots 390-392). Franklin was dispatched to France in December 1776 to serve as The United States’ Ambassador to France, becoming one of America's first significant diplomats. He was tasked with gaining French support for American independence, and was widely admired by the French.
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