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(EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINT.) [Penn, William.] Some Fruits of Solitude, in Reflections and Maxims Relating to the Conduct of Human Life, bound with (as issued) More Fruits of Solitude. 12mo, contemporary 1/2 calf, worn with early stitched repair on backstrip; foxing and toning, lacking leaves B3-4, I2-5, N2-5. Newport, RI: James Franklin, 1749
first american edition of a collection of aphorisms first issued between Penn's stints in Pennsylvania. This was also the first production under the imprint of James Franklin Jr., Benjamin Franklin's nephew and protégé. Alden, Rhode Island 88; Evans 6392; Sabin 59734; Smith, Friends' Books, page 310. None known at auction since 1957.
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