Works by Franklin, cont'd.

par Édouard Laboulaye. Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1866. 2 pl., 400 pp. 2. ed. 12°. "Volume 1 of Hachette's four-volume edition of Franklin's works in his "Littérature populaire, editions à un franc, etc." "Correspondance" in 2 v. and "Essais" complete the set. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Edited from his Manuscript, with Notes and an Introduction, by John Bigelow. Philadelphia:

J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1868. 409 pp., I port.

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Printed here for the first time from Franklin's own copy; first appearance in English of the four parts; first publication of the outline autobiography.

Vita di Beniamino Franklin scritta da se medesimo. Nuovamente tradotta dall' edizione di Filadelfia del 1868...da Pietro Rotondi. Firenze: G. Barbèra, 1869. xv, 300 pp., I port. 12°.

- The life of Benjamin Franklin, written by himself. Now first edited from original manuscripts and from his printed correspondence and other writings, by John Bigelow... Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1874. (2), 579 pp., I port. (2), 549 pp.; 542 pp. 3 v. 8°.

Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1875. 3 v. 8°.

The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. New York: G. Munro [1886]. 3-155 pp. 12°. (Seaside Library, no. 730.)

The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. With notes and a chapter completing the story of his life. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1886. 114 pp.; (2), 115-238 pp. 2 V. 16°. (The Riverside Literature Series, nos. 19 and 20, Sept. and Oct., 1886.)

Introductory note and short continuation by Horace Scudder. Part 1, From his birth in 1706 to the publication of the first number of Poor Richard's Almanac in 1732; Part 2, From 1732, with a sketch of Franklin's life from the point where the autobiography ends, chiefly drawn from his letters.

Benjamin Franklin: his life, written by himself. Edited for school use, with notes and a continuation of his life, by D. H. Montgomery. Boston: Ginn & Co., 1888. v, 1 1, 311 pp., I port. 12°. (Classics for children.)

The life of Benjamin Franklin, written by himself. Now first edited from original manuscripts and from his printed correspondence and other writings, by John Bigelow. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1893. 3. ed. 3 v. 12°. Comment on devient un homme: mémoires de B. Franklin. Traduction nouvelle [par P. A. Changeur], augmentée d'une Biographie de B. Franklin, d'extrait de sa correspondance, du "Sifflet," du "Dialogue avec la Gouette " et d'un choix de Maximes tirées de ses écrits. Paris: A. Hatier [1899 ?]. 304 pp., port. illus. 4. (Bibliothèque anecdotique et littéraire.)

The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, with an introduction by Woodrow Wilson. New York: Century Co., 1901. xix, 299 pp., 1 l., I port. 12°. (Century classics.)

The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, with a sketch of Franklin's life from the point where the autobiography ends. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1902. xiv, 7-253 pp., I map, 2 pl., I port. 12°.

BACHE (Richard Meade). The two rival autobiographies of Franklin. (In: Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. vol. 24, pp. 195–199. 1900.) BAD as the Times are. See WAY to Wealth. THE BEAUTIES of Franklin, consisting of selections from his works. By Alfred Howard. London: T. Tegg [18—?]. 2 p.l., 186 pp., I port. nar. 24°.

A COLLECTION of the familiar letters and miscellaneous papers of B. F., now for the first time published. [Edited by Jared Sparks.] Boston: C. Bowen, 1833. xvi, 295 pp. 8°.

For the English edition see FAMILIAR letters. CONSIDERATIONS on the agreement of the Lands Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, with The Honourable Thomas Walpole and the Associates, for Lands upon the River Ohio, in North America. In a letter to a Member of Parliament. London, 1774. 2 p.l., 46 pp. 8°.

Dated "London, Jan. 7th, 1774," signed " A. B." Ascribed to Franklin by Ford in his Bibliography. This copy has various manuscript notes and corrections in a contemporary hand. COOL THOUGHTS on the present situation of our public affairs. In a letter to a friend in the country. Philadelphia: printed by W. Dunlap, 1764. 22 pp. 8°.

For the Plaindealer's answer see below, Works about Franklin, s. v. Plaindealer.

First published as a supplement to the Pennsylvania Journal, 26 April, 1764.

CORRESPONDANCE de Benjamin Franklin traduit de l'Anglais et annotée par Édouard Laboulaye. Paris: L. Hachette et Cie., 1866. 2 v. 12°. Vol. 1, 1757-75; 2, 1775-90.

Part of Hachette's four-volume edition of Franklin's Works in his series of of "Littérature Populaire, editions à un franc,' etc. The "Mémoires" and "Essais " complete the set. CORRESPONDANCE choisie de Benjamin Franklin.

Traduite de l'Anglais. Edition publiée par W. T. Franklin. Paris: Treuttel et Würtz, 1817. xxxi, 410 pp., I facsim. 8°. (Euvres posthumes de B. Franklin. tome I.)

"Translated by M. de la Mardelle, who added a preface relating to the charges against Temple Franklin made by Charles Malo... and severely criticizing the latter, both on that account and for the many errors in his two volumes."-FORD. CORRESPONDANCE inédite et secrète du Docteur B.

Franklin, Ministre Plénipotentiaire des ÉtatsUnis d'Amérique près la cour de France, depuis l'année 1753 jusqu'en 1790; offrant, en trois parties complètes et bien distinctes. 1o Les Mémoires de sa Vie privée; 2° Les causes premières de la Revolution d'Amérique; 3° L'Histoire des diverses Négociations entre l'Angleterre, la France et les États-Unis. Publiée, pour la première fois, en France. Avec des notes, additions, etc. Paris: Janet père, 1817. vi, 542 pp., I port.; viii, 480 pp., I facsim. 2 v. 8°.

"This is a piracy of Vols. V and VI of Duane's edition, wretchedly translated and edited by Charles Malo, who was somewhat assisted by MM. Cohen and Breton. Upon the appearance of the first volume the publishers of the French edition of the Private Correspondence announced their edition, with the statement that the work was incomplete. Malo replies in the preface to the second volume, and virtually

Works by Franklin, cont'd.

charges Temple Franklin with being the assassin' of his grandfather's memory. Mardelle answers in the preface to his edition, and there was also a newspaper controversy in the Paris press relative to the comparative value of the two editions."-FORD.

A DISSERTATION on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. London, 1725. 32 pp. 8°. Colophon: "A facsimile reprint by Charles Whitingham.. from the original edition in the possession of Henry Stevens... London" [1875?]EARLY newspaper accounts of freemasonry in Penn

sylvania, England, Ireland and Scotland, from 1730-50; reprinted from Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette; with illustrative comments by C. P. Mac Calla. Philadelphia: Masonic Pub. Co., 1886. 84 pp. 16°.

ESSAIS de morale et d'economie politique de Benjamin Franklin traduits de l'anglais et annotés

par

EXPÉRIENCES et Observations sur l'electricité faites

à Philadelphie en Amerique. Par M. Benjamin Franklin; & communiquées dans plusieurs lettres à M. P. Collinson,.. Traduites de l'Anglois. Seconde Edition. Revûë, corrigée & augmentée d'un supplement considérable du même Auteur, avec des Notes & des Expériences nouvelles. Par M. d'Alibard. Paris: Durand, 1756. 2 v. 16°. EXTRACTS from the works of Franklin, on population, commerce, etc. (In: McCulloch (J. R.) A select collection of scarce and valuable economical tracts. London, 1859. pp. 161-240.) FAMILIAR letters and miscellaneous papers; now for the first time published. Edited by Jared Sparks, with explanatory notes. London: Jackson & Walford, 1833. xvi, 295, (1) pp. 8°. For the American edition see COLLECTION of familiar FATHER ABRAHAM'S Speech. See WAY to Wealth. AN HISTORICAL Review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvania, from its origin; so far as regards the several points of controversy which have from time to time arisen between the several Governors of Pennsylvania. Founded on authentic documents. London: R. Griffiths, 1759. viii, 8 1., 444 pp. 8°.

Dr. Franklin's essays. London: J. Sharpe, 1820. 2 v. in I. 24°. (The British prose writers. v. 19.)

Miniaturbibliothek der ausländischen Classiker. No 27 & 28. Benjamin Franklin's Leben und Schriften. Miniaturbibliothek der engl. Classiker.

6s bis 9s Bändchen. Hamburg & Leipzig: Verlag von Schuberth & Sohn; St. Petersburg: M. Gräff'sche Buchhandlung [1850?]. 224 PP. 32°.

ESSAYS and letters, by Dr. B. Franklin. Part I.

Moral and Philosophical. Vol. 1. [Part II. Commercial and Political. Vol. II.] New York: Published by R. & W. A. Bartow & Co., and by W. A. Bartow & Co., Richmond,(Vir.) Gray & Bunce, Printers, 1821. 213,(1) pp., I l., I port.; engr. t.-p., 216 pp. 2 v. 24. EXPERIMENTS and Observations On Electricity,

made at Philadelphia in America, By Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. and F.R.S. To which are added Letters and papers on philosophical subjects. The whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one volume, and illustrated with copper plates. London: Printed for David Henry; and sold by Francis Newbery, 1769. iv, 1 l., 496 [i.e., 508] pp., 8 1., 6 pl. 8°.

See also NEW Experiments, below.

EXPERIMENTS and observations on electricity, made

at Philadelphia in America... to which are added, letters and papers on philosophical subjects... London: F. Newbery, 1774. I p.l., v, 514 pp., 8 1., 7 pl. 5. ed. 8°.

EXPÉRIENCES et Observations sur l'électricité faites à Philadelphie en Amérique; Par M. Benjamin Franklin; & communiquées dans plusieurs lettres à M. P. Collinson... traduites de l'Anglois. Paris: Durand, 1752. 222 pp., 15 l. 8°.

Anonymous, but undoubtedly by Franklin.

Philadelphia: Wm. Duane, 1808. xiii-xxxvi,

429 pp. 8°. A reissue of v. 2 of Duane's edition of Franklin's collected works. Reprinted from the London, 1759, edition.

An historical review of Pennsylvania, from its origin. Embracing among other subjects, the various points of controversy which have arisen, from time to time, between the several Governors and the Assemblies. Founded on authentic documents. By Benjamin Franklin, L.L.D. (Originally published in London.) Philadelphia: E. Olmsted & W. Power, 1812. 10 p.l., 444 pp. 8°.

INFORMATION to those who would remove to America. By Dr. Benjamin Franklin. London: Sold by M. Gurney... J. Johnson... D. I. Eaton... R. H. Wesley... and J. Ridgeway... 1794. 23 pp. 8°.

I. ed. was printed probably about 1784.
See also Two TRACTS.

(In: Imlay, G. A topographical description of the western territory of America. London: J. Debrett, 1797. 8°.)

THE INTEREST of Great Britain considered, with regard to her colonies. and the acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, Observations concerning the increase of mankind, peopling of countries, &c. London: T, Becket, 1760. I p.l., 58 pp.

LETTERS.

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See Ford's Bibliography, pp. 299-303, for a list of 71 titles of books containing letters from Franklin. Letters of Dr. Benjamin Franklin... and his son William... to William Strahan, the publisher. [1748-1781] [Philadelphia, 1905.] 27 pp. 8°. Printed in full from the originals sold as lot 284 at the Pennypacker sale in Philadelphia, 14 Dec. 1905.

Letter... to Dr. Heberden, 1759, on inoculation for small pox in Boston. (Mass. Hist Soc. Coll'ns, 2 series, v. 7, pp. 71-74. 1826.)

Works by Franklin, cont'd.

Letter written from London, July 28, 1759, to his friend and scientific co-laborer, Professor Ebenezer Kinnersly, on recent experiments in London in electricity. (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 13, pp. 247-248. 1889.)

Letter to Prof. John Winthrop of Harvard, 20 July, 1764, relating to electricity. (Nation. v. 78, pp. 308-309. New York, 1904.)

Three (unpublished) letters to his friend Samuel Rhoads. No. 1, dated London, July 8, 1765, a friendly letter. No. 2, dated June 26, 1770, on the constructing of houses and their protection from fire. No. 3, dated, Feb. 10, 1771, ditto. (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 15, pp. 35-40. 1891.)

Letter to David Hall, Aug. 9, 1765, containing information about the Stamp Act. (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 26, p. 389. 1902.)

Letters of Franklin to the Committee of Correspondence of the Assembly of Pennsylvania. [Written in 1766.] (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 5, pp. 353-355. 1881.)

Letters of Dr. Franklyn, published in the London Chronicle, from the 6th to the 8th of February, 1766. (Appendix, pp. 73-86 of Putney's Thoughts on the present state of affairs with America. London, 1778. 8°.)

Letters to and from R. Price, D.D... 17671790. Cambridge: J. Wilson & Son, 1903. 119 pp. 8°.

Repr.: Mass. Hist. Soc. Proc. May, 1903. Five letters from Benjamin Franklin to R. Price printed on pp. 5, 6, 66, 89, 107.

Letters... to his sister, 1770-1778. (New Hampshire Hist. Soc. Collections. v. 6, pp. 51-55.

1850.)

Two original letters... from London, 1774, to the Hon. Thomas Cushing, Esq., Speaker of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts. (Massachusetts Hist. Soc. Coll. I. series, v. 3, pp. 109-117.

1810.)

Letter to William Strahan, 1775, reproaching him as a member of the Parliamentary majority which approved the war with America. (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 10, p. 86. 1886.) Reproduced in facsimile in a dozen works.

miniature was to be made. (Penn. Mag. of Hist. and Biog. v. 3, p. 115. 1879.)

Letters of Dr. Franklin, Mrs. Jane Mecom, Josiah Flagg, Richard Bache, &c. (New Eng. Hist. and Gen. Reg. v. 27, pp. 246–254. 1873.)

LETTERS from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies. London:

Printed for J. Almon, opposite Burlington house, Piccadilly, 1768. (4), iii, (i), 118 pp. 8°. The Preface, dated "London, May 8, 1768," signed "N.N." is by Franklin; the Letters are by John Dickinson. The preface is omitted in the earlier Philadelphia edition and in the London edition of 1774.

Lettres d'un fermier de Pennsylvanie aux habitants de l'Amerique Septentrionale. Traduites de l'Anglois. Amsterdam [really Paris], 1769. xxviii, 258 pp.

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MANIERA di farsi ricco. See WAY to Wealth. MÉLANGES de morale, d'économie et de politique,

extraits des ouvrages de B. Franklin, et précédée d'une notice sur sa vie, par A. Ch. Renouard, avocat. Paris: A. A. Renouard, 1824. vii, 252 pp., I facsim., 2 port.; 2 p.l., 187 pp., I port. 2 v. 16°. Printed on vellum.

MÉLANGES de morale, d'économie et de politique. Extraits des ouvrages de Benjamin Franklin et précédés d'une Notice sur sa vie. Par A. Ch. Renouard, Conseiller à la Cour de cassation. Troisième édition, revue et augmentée. Paris: Victor Lecou, Jules Renouard et Cie., 1853. 376 pp. 12°.

One of a popular series which included also the Autobiography and Way to Wealth of Franklin's works. 1. ed. pub. 1824 in 2 volumes.

A NARRATIVE of the late massacres, in Lancaster County, of a number of Indians, friends of this province, by persons unknown. With some observations on the same. [Philadelphia: Printed [by Anthony Armbruster,] 1764. 31 pp. 8°. Anonymous, but undoubtedly by Franklin.

"

This was answered by: "The Conduct of the Paxton-men impartially represented... With... remarks upon the Narrative, of the Indian-massacre,' etc., and by probably twoscore other pamphlets on the Paxton-boys, all of which related more or less to Franklin; of these pamphlets the library has about 30 titles.

NEW ENGLAND Courant. Feb. 4/11, 1723. Boston:
Benjamin Franklin, 1723.
F.

Facsimile, 17 Sept., 1856, printed on a press said to have been owned by Franklin.

NEW experiments and observations on electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin Franklin, Esq., and Communicated in several letters to Peter Collinson, Esq., of London, F. R. S. Part I. The Third Edition. London: Printed and sold by D. Henry and R. Cave, 1760. I p.l., iv, 86 pp., 1 pl. 4°.

Part II. The Third Edition. London: Printed by R. Cave, 1762. I 1., 89-109 (1) pp. 4°.

And read at the Royal Society June 27 and July 4, 1754. To which are added A Paper on the same Subject by J. Canton, M. A., F. R. S., and read at the Royal Society Dec. 6,

Works by Franklin, cont'd.

1753; and another in defence of Mr. Franklin against the Abbe Nollat, by Mr. D. Colden, of New-York. Part III. London: Printed and sold by D. Henry and R. Cave, 1754. 1 1., III154 PP. 4°.

See also EXPERIMENTS, etc., above. OBSERVATIONS concerning the increase of man

kind, the peopling of countries, &c. [written by Franklin in 1751] (In: Clarke, William. Observations on the late and present conduct of the French, with regard to their encroachments upon the British colonies in North America... To which is added, wrote by another hand: Observations [etc., as above]. Boston: Printed and sold by S. Kneeland, in Queen-Street, 1755. 15 pp. 12°.)

The "Observations" has a separate half title, and is separately paged. Collation of the complete work is: 4 p.l., iv,

47, 15 PP.

OBSERVATIONS sur les sauvages du Nord de l'Amérique. Par Franklin. [Paris: A. A. Renouard, 1795.] 28 pp. 12°.

Issued with Renouard's 1795 edition of the Way to Wealth. OPINIONS and conjectures, concerning the properties and effects of the electrical matter. (1749.) 16 pp. (In: Ueber Luftelektricität. 1746-1753. Berlin, 1898. 8°.)

[PARABLE against persecution, or Genesis LI.] London? 1759?] 2 pp. 8°.

The second version contains four supplementary paragraphs not included in this first issue.

A Parable against persecution. By Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. F. R. S. The second edition. [London:] Published by M. Gurney [1793]. n.t.-p 4 pp. 12°.

Second edition, but first version, without the four supplementary paragraphs; the version printed by Kames in his History of Man, and by Vaughan in his collected edition of the Works.

PENNSYLVANIA Gazette. 1729, 1730, 1735-77, 1779-95. Philadelphia, 1729-95. F°. Published, edited, largely written by Franklin from no. 40 (2 Oct. 1729) to no. 1923 (31 Oct. 1765).

See the list of Franklin imprints below for a detailed record. A POCKET Almanack for the year 1752. By R.

Saunders, Phil. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Franklin and D. Hall [1751]. 24 PP. 24°. POLITICAL, miscellaneous and philosophical pieces; arranged under the following heads, and distinguished by initial letters in each leaf: (G. P.) General politics; (A. B. T.) American politics before the troubles; (A. D. T.) American politics during the troubles; (P. P.) Provincial or colony politics; and (M. P.) Miscellaneous and philosophical pieces...now first collected, with explanatory plates, notes, and an index to the whole. London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1779. xi (1), 567 (1) pp., 3 l., 3 pl., 1 port., I tab. 4°. Uncut, full calf, gilt, English binding, of about 1820-30. With presentation inscription in Franklin's autograph "For the Batavian Society. From their obliged humble servant. B. Franklin." Two fly-leaves contain bibliographical notes about Franklin, in Dutch, written in various hands. On a front fly-leaf is pasted a page from the catalogue of Arbon and Krap, Rotterdam, dated May, 1822, listing this copy at 7 (pounds? or florins?).

Book-plate of Alexander Henderson.

POOR RICHARD... An Almanack for the years 1736-8, 1740, 1745-9, 1751-65, 1767-9, 1772-5.

66

Poor Richard." Poor Richard's Almanac for 1850-51, as written by Benjamin Franklin, for the years 1733/4/5-1736/7/8. The astronomical calculations by Prof. Benj. Pierce, of Harvard University... To which is added, the commencement of the life of the great philosopher, written by himself. Annual illustrated edition. New York: J. Doggett, jr., 1849-50. 12°.

"The Sayings of Poor Richard." The prefaces,
proverbs and poems of Benjamin Franklin origi-
nally printed in Poor Richard's almanacs for
1733-1758. Collected and edited by P. L. Ford.
Limited ed. Brooklyn: [Printed at the Knicker-
bocker Press,] 1890. 3 p.l., 288 pp., 8 pl., I port.
8°.

Fac-simile of Poor Richard's almanack for
1733, with an introduction by John Bigelow and
notes on the portraits. [New York:] The Duo-
decimos, 1804. 106 pp., 13 l., 14 port. 12°.
O Poor Richard's almanack. By B. Franklin
(Richard Saunders, Philomath). Selections from
the prefaces, apothegms, and rimes, with a fac-
simile in reduction of the almanack for 1733.
Edited by B. E. Smith. New York: Century Co.,
1898. 4 p.l., 221 pp., 1 l., fac-sim. (12 l.), I port.
24°.

Poor Richard improved, being an almanack, &c., for the year of our Lord 1758. (In: An English garner. [v. 7.] Critical essays. Westminster, 1903. 8°. pp. 321-330.)

The POSTHUMOUS and Other Writings of Benjamin Franklin.. published from the originals, by his grandson, William Temple Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1819. 2 v. 8°.

Volumes 5-6 of the 6-volume issue of W. T. Franklin's edition of his grandfather's complete Works, but also issued separately.

V. I. 2. ed. xvi, 493 pp.

V. 2. 3. ed. viii, 523 PP., 8 pl.

PRINTING experiences. (In: Classic memoirs. New York [cop. 1901]. Rev. ed. 8°. v. 2, pp. 169– 223.)

The PRIVATE CorrespondenceE of Benjamin Franklin, LL.D. F.R.S. &c. Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States of America at the Court of France, and for the Treaty of Peace and Independence with Great Britain, &c., &c. Comprising a series of letters on miscellaneous, literary, and political subjects: written between the years 1753 and 1790; illustrating the Memoirs of his public and private life, and developing the secret history of his political transactions and negotiations. Now first published from the originals, by his grandson William Temple Franklin. London: Henry Colburn, 1817. 1 p.l., v-xxiii, 449 pp., 1 fac-sim. 4°.

Volume 3 of W. T. Franklin's edition of his grandfather's Works, but also issued separately.