Essays and letters,
Benjamin Franklin, Richard Westall (Illustrator), A. B. Durand (Engraver), Jean-François Janinet (Illustrator), Michele Pekenino (Engraver), R. & W.A. Bartow (Firm) (Publisher), Gray & Bunce (Printer)
Print Book, English, 1821 [i.e. 1822]
Published by R. & W.A. Bartow & Co., and by W.A. Bartow & Co. Richmond, (Vir.) Gray & Bunce printers., New-York:, 1821 [i.e. 1822]
Gold tooled leather (Binding)
2 v. : 1 port. ; 14 cm.
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Part I. Moral and philosophical
Part II. Commercial and political
Frontispiece portrait of Franklin signed: Janinet p. Pekenino sc
Vol. 2 has an added engraved title page: Essays by Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Vol. II. New-York: Published by R. & W.A. Bartow. Title vignette signed: R. Westall del. A.B. Durand sc
The frontispiece to v. 1 is dated 1822, as is the title page to v. 2
Vol. 1: 215 [i.e. 216] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: 216 p., [1] leaf of plates
Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 21, 54, 55, 193, 216 misnumbered 22, 52, 31, 194, 215; v. 2, p. 213 misnumbered 113