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Lot 386
[FRANKLIN, Benjamin]. A group of 11 works by and about Franklin and contemporary printers.
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[FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1705-1790)]. A group of 11 works by and about Franklin and contemporary printers, including:


BIGELOW, John, editor. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Edited from His Manuscript... Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1868. Contemporary brown cloth. FIRST COMPLETE EDITION OF FRANKLIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY. -- FRANKLIN, Benjamin, editor. M.T. Cicero's Cato Major, or Discourse on Old Age. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, 1778. 19th century half calf. -- LIVINGSTON, Luther S. Franklin and His Press at Passy. NY: The Grolier Club, 1914. Publisher's cloth. FIRST EDITION. -- M'NEILE, Hugh. A Lecture on the Life of Dr. Franklin. L: W.E. Painter, 1842. Publisher's printed wraps. -- NEWTON, A. Edward. Mr. Strahan's Dinner Party. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1930. Publisher's cloth. LIMITED EDITION, number 301 of 350 copies, SIGNED BY NEWTON. -- And 7 others. Together, 11 works in 13 volumes, various folio, 4to, and 8vo sizes, condition generally fine. Complete list available upon request. 

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