Description: FRANKLIN, Benjamin (John Bigelow - editor). The Complete Works Of Benjamin Franklin. NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1887. LETTER-PRESS EDITION. 10 vols., 9-1/16" x 6-1/2", limited to 600 copies, this copy numbered "Q" "presentation copy", frontis portrait plate in volume one, bound in fine 1/2 brown morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spines, gilt lettered tan morocco spine labels, top edges gilt, others uncut as issued, by Atkinson. Head and foot of spines fine, inner and outer hinges fine, internally clean and bright, no previous ownership markings, gift inscription, or bookplate, overall A FINE SET. Includes "His private as well as his official and scientific correspondence, and numerous letters and documents now for the first time printed, with many others not included in any former collection also the unmutilated and correct version of his autobiography" - titlepage. Who we are - D&D Galleries was founded in 1985. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Provincial Bookfair Association of Great Britain (PBFA). So bid and buy with confidence. Our inventory (largely English language only) is slightly eclectic and ranges from the 16th through the 20th centuries with sub-specialties in S.T.C. and Wing books, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, presentation and association material as well as 17th and 18th C. British history, sets and bindings. Terms - Any item(s) may be returned with 7 days for a full refund if found to be not authentic or substantially at odds with our description or pictures. Items returned must be received in the same condition and completeness as sent.
Price: 7500 USD
Location: Somerville, New Jersey
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Fine Binding
Origin: English
Topic: Historical
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Year Printed: 1887
