FRANKLIN BENJAMIN Poor Richard Illustrated Lessons for the Y

Sale 2380 - Lot 131

Price Realized: $ 1,375

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Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750

FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Poor Richard Illustrated: Lessons for the Young and Old on Industry, Temperance, Frugality &c. Engraving, 19 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches; 2-inch repaired closed tear on left edge, minor toning. (MRS) Philadelphia: N. Monroe, M.D., 1868

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Favorite Franklin aphorisms, illustrated with a portrait of Franklin and 24 vignettes engraved by Oliver Pelton. The same plate was used in at least 3 Boston printings from 1859 to 1887, but this Philadelphia issue does not appear on OCLC or at auction.