☞ 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 trouble : (A.D.T.) American Politics during the Troubles : (P.P.) Provincial or Colony Politics : and (M.P.) Miscellaneous and Philosophical Pieces : written by Benj. Franklin, LL.D. and F.R.S. Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, of the Royal Society at Gottingen, and of the Batavian Society in Holland : President of the Philosophical Society at Philadelphia : late Agent in England for several of the American Colonies : and at present chosen in America and as Deputy to the General Congress for the State of Pensylvania : President of the Convention of the said State, and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Paris for the United States of America : now first collected, with explanatory plates, notes and an index to the whole.
Creator(s): Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 (Editorial Contributor)
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Publication: London: printed for J. Johnson, No 72, St. Paul's Church-Yard, [1779]
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Sabin 25565 | Howes F 330 | Ford 342
Editions: 2x 1779 (London)
Editions Note: Many editions in various formats and translations and we do not here chronicle them all. While we eschew works, we here give a very special nod to the only corpus of Franklin's produced with his knowledge and involvement, even to the point of his being a contributor. As Ford writes: "Edited by Benjamin Vaughan, who for many years was an intimate friend and correspondent of Franklin. The work is ably performed, many pieces being for the first time printed as Franklin's; and contains valuable notes. But what gives a special value to this collection is that it is the only edition of Franklin's writings (other than his scientific), which was printed during his life time; was done with Franklin's knowledge and consent, and contains an "errata" made by him for it."
Holding Note: The APS holds at least eleven editions in total. We link here to one of the two the original quarto editions, but the APS holds also multiple octavo editions, as well as later translations and reprints.
BibNumber: 3.028