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Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
by FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0846701200
- ISBN 13
- 9780846701200
- Seller
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About This Item
New York City London Ontario: Paddington Press, 1976. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Norman Rockwell. Type: Hardback First Thus. First Paddington Press Hardcover Edition (NAP-No Additional Printing Stated), 1976. A classic in American letters, this is a comprehensive collection of the texts of all the editions of "Poor Richard's Almanacks". Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks describes the "Almanacks" in detail. . Embellished with Illustrations throughout, by Norman Rockwell.-- six fiull color oil paintings and some forty line drawings, each illustrating a typical aphorism . Originally Published By The Limited Editions Club 1964. This is a reprint of the Limited Editions Club edition, 1976. Bound In beige cloth over quarter dark brown cloth over spine, with gilt stamped titles to spine. Blind stamped debossed title on front. Sewn binding tight, solid and square. Yellow endpapers. Bookplate (unmarked) to paste-down. Internals are pristine. Jacket has a glossy yellow background with Norman Rockwell color-illustration in frame on front, designed by Richard Browner. Includes Translations of Foreign Aphorisms and Poor Richard's: Notres. 300 pages. 11.25 x 8.75 inches. 1976, Paddington Press, New York City London Ontario.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027405
- Title
- Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
- Author
- FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN
- Illustrator
- Norman Rockwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0846701200
- ISBN 13
- 9780846701200
- Publisher
- Paddington Press
- Place of Publication
- New York City London Ontario
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 4to - over 9?" - 12" t
- Keywords
- LITERARY COLLECTIONS LITERATURE
- X weight
- 0 oz
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