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Book/Printed Material A morning and evening's meditation, or, A descant on the times : a poem Morning and evening's meditation / Descant on the times

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Title

  • A morning and evening's meditation, or, A descant on the times : a poem

Other Title

  • Morning and evening's meditation
  • Descant on the times

Names

  • Letchworth, Thomas, 1738-1784
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790, printer
  • Hall, David, 1714-1772, printer
  • Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia] : London printed, Philadelphia re-printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1766.

Headings

  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  The last book issued with Franklin's imprint; five hundred copies printed. Cf. Miller.
  • -  Attributed to Thomas Letchworth by Evans.
  • -  Signatures: pi1 A-C⁸ D⁴ E²(-E2)
  • -  Evans 10355
  • -  Miller, C.W. Franklin, 855
  • -  ESTC W26256
  • -  "An evening's meditation"--P. 37-58.
  • -  LC copy has inscriptions on t.p.: "Sam'l Black's" and "Abner Wright's".
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-12-05 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ecr 2019-12-09 review
  • -  LC Review of LAC Completed/Approved 2019-12-18

Medium

  • [2], iv, 5-58 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PR3541.L33 M6

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 26022716

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Letchworth, Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, David Hall, and Benjamin Franklin Collection. A morning and evening's meditation, or, A descant on the times: a poem. [Philadelphia: London printed, Philadelphia re-printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1766] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/26022716/.

APA citation style:

Letchworth, T., Franklin, B., Hall, D. & Benjamin Franklin Collection. (1766) A morning and evening's meditation, or, A descant on the times: a poem. [Philadelphia: London printed, Philadelphia re-printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/26022716/.

MLA citation style:

Letchworth, Thomas, et al. A morning and evening's meditation, or, A descant on the times: a poem. [Philadelphia: London printed, Philadelphia re-printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall, 1766] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/26022716/>.