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Book/Printed Material The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin

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About this Item

Title

  • The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin

Names

  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
  • Stueber, Henry, 1770?-1792
  • Price, Richard, 1723-1791
  • Cushing, Joshua, 1775-1832, printer
  • Carlton, William, 1771?-1805, printer
  • Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886, former owner
  • Pratt, W. (William Pitt), binder
  • Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Salem : Printed for Cushing and Carlton, 1796.

Headings

  • -  Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790
  • -  Statesmen--United States--Biography
  • -  Massachusetts--Salem

Genre

  • Bookbinding (Binding)--1882--DLC
  • Biographies

Notes

  • -  Includes Franklin's narrative, extending to the year 1730, and Dr. Henry Stueber's continuation. Preface includes letter by Richard Price.
  • -  Signatures: A-L⁶.
  • -  Ford, P.L. Franklin bibliography, 391
  • -  Evans 30443
  • -  ESTC W17007
  • -  LC copy has signed binding: "Bound by W. Pratt for H. Stevens, 1882". Has bookplate of Henry Stevens.
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-04-18 no edits (2 cards)
  • -  LAC ael 2022-02-17 update (1 card)

Medium

  • iv, [1], 6-132 p. ; ; 16 cm. (12mo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E302.6.F7 A2 1796
  • E302.6.F7 A2 1796 Copy 2 Has inscription on t.p. verso: "Peter Herrick's property".

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 14014652

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Franklin, Benjamin, Henry Stueber, Richard Price, Joshua Cushing, William Carlton, Henry Stevens, W Pratt, Benjamin Franklin Collection, and John Davis Batchelder Collection. The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Salem: Printed for Cushing and Carlton, 1796. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/14014652/.

APA citation style:

Franklin, B., Stueber, H., Price, R., Cushing, J., Carlton, W., Stevens, H. [...] John Davis Batchelder Collection. (1796) The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Salem: Printed for Cushing and Carlton. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/14014652/.

MLA citation style:

Franklin, Benjamin, et al. The life of Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Salem: Printed for Cushing and Carlton, 1796. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/14014652/>.