Lot 213
Edited by William Temple Franklin. Private Correspondence and Public Negotiations of Dr. Franklin…. "Now First Published From the Original Mss. Comprising the Private Correspondence and Public Negotiations of Dr. Franklin, and A Selection From His Political, Philosophical, and Miscellaneous Works." Three volumes, edited by Franklin's grandson, William Temple Franklin, and published in London 1817 and 1818. With frontispiece portrait of Franklin and seven plates. Over 1400 pages total, each volume measuring 11 x 8½". Boards with paneled calf, spines with new Morocco labels and gilt decorations. Some spine and edge wear, some tone spotting within, but overall a bright, clean set. This is the first publication of the autobiography as written by Franklin and the third part in any form. William Temple Franklin was the illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, William, and his grandfather's literary heir. He was secretary to the American diplomatic mission during the American Revolution and secretary to the American delegation at the Treaty of Paris in 1782-1783. He was a bon vivant and a wastrel who died in poverty in Paris in 1823.
Estimated Value $750 - 950.
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