now added a Postscript, etc. By Mr. Lyons. London, J. Brotherton, 1724, 6 prelim. leaves and 252 pp. 16° (4) Pages 209-240 are occupied by "A dissertation on Liberty and Necessity." Dr Franklin in his Autobiography says, "My pamphlet ['A dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain"] by some means falling into the hands of one Lyons, a surgeon, author of a book entitled, 'The Infallibility of Human Judgment,' it occasioned an acquaintance between us. He took great notice of me, called on me often to converse on those subjects, carried me to the Horns, a pale alehouse in Lane, Cheapside, and introduced me to Dr. Mandeville, author of the 'Fable of the Bees,' who had a club there, of which he was the soul, being a most facetious, entertaining companion; Lyons, too, introduced me to Dr. Pemberton, at Batson's Coffee-house, who promised to give me an opportunity, some time or other, of seeing Sir Isaac Newton, of which I was extremely desirous; but this never happened." Franklin was at this time a boy of nineteen. POOR RICHARD, 1733. An Almanack for the year of Christ 1733 Phila delphia: B. Franklin [1732] Reprint. 8° (5) THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, October 11, 1739. Numb. 565 to Dec. 27, 1739. Numb. 576 [weekly] containing the freshest Advises foreign and domestic [Colophon] Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, Post-Master, at the New-Printing-Office near the Market, price 10s. a year, Where Advertisements are taken in, and Book-Binding is done reasonably, in the best Manner. 4 pages to a number. Eleven numbers complete in 1739. 4° (6) The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1740, No. 577 to 628, 52 Nos. complete. 4° The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1741, No. 629 to 681, 53 Nos. complete. 4° The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1744, No. 786 Jan. 3 to 837, 52 Nos. wanting 816, 821, 823, 825 and 828. f° The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1745, No. 838 to 890, 53 Nos. wanting 851, last half of 875 and 879. f The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1746, No. 891 to 942, 52 Nos. wanting 912, 23, 25, 27, 33 and 934. f The Penn. Gazette, etc. 1747, No. 943 to 994, 52 Nos. wanting 947,51,69&978. f The Pennsylvania Gazette, etc. 1748, No. 995 to 1046, Dec. 27, 52 Nos. wanting 1018 and 1035. f° The number 996 for Jan. 12, 1748, N.S. has this Colophon "Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall, at the New-PrintingOffice, near the Market,' and so on to the end without change. The papers usually contain 4 pages, but there are many supplements, advertising sheets or half sheets, and double numbers. Barring the 20 Numbers wanting as stated the whole of these two series of 377 numbers are in excellent condition. POOR RICHARD, 1740. An Almanack for the Year of Christ 1740, Being Leap Year, etc. etc. Fitted to the Latitude of Forty Degrees, and a Meridian of Five Hours West from London, but may without sensible Error, serve all the adjacent Places, even from Newfoundland to South-Carolina. By Richard Saunders, Philom. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by B. Frank 12° lin at the New Printing Office near the Market. 24 pp. wanting lower half of title, the upper half of 2d leaf and the last 3 leaves. 12° (7) Poor Richard, 1741. An Almanack, etc. Phil. B. Franklin, 24 pp. 12° (8) Poor Richard, 1742. Phil. B. Franklin, 24 pp. wanting title and next leaf. 12° (9) Poor Richard, 1743. Phil. B. Franklin, 24 pp. wanting last leaf. 12° (10) Poor Richard improved, 1748. Phil. B. Franklin, 36 pp. 1st Edition, wants last leaf. (11) Poor Richard improved, 1750. Phil. B. Franklin and D. Hall, 36 pp. 12° (12) Poor Richard improved, 1752. B. Franklin and D. Hall, 36 pp. 12° (13) Poor Richard improved, 1754. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. wants last leaf. 12° (14) Poor Richard improved, 1756. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. the 12th and 18th leaves are mutilated. 12° (15) Poor Richard improved, 1757. B. Franklin and D. Hall, 36 pp. wants last 3 leaves. 12° (16) Poor Richard improved, 1758. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. fine copy of the rarest and best of all Poor Richard's Almanacs, with the proverbs collected in a speech. [See Stevens' Nuggetts, No. 110] 12° (17) Poor Richard improved, 1759. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. wants last 2 leaves (18) Poor Richard improved, 1761. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. fine copy. 12° Poor Richard improved, 1762. B. Franklin & D, Hall, 36 pp. 12° Poor Richard improved, 1763. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. 12° Poor Richard improved, 1764. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 32 pp. 12° Poor Richard improved, 1765. B. Franklin & D. Hall, 36 pp. 12° (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) This is believed to be the last almanac that bore Franklin's name, Continued as Poor Richard improved, 1783. By R. Saunders. Phil. Hall & Sellers, 36 pp. 12° (30) AN APPENDIX; Containing a Summary of such Acts of Assembly As have been formerly in Force within this Province, for Regulating of Descents, and Transferring the Property of Lands, &c. But since expired, altered or repealed. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, M,DCC,XLII, title, reverse blank, Advertisement to the Reader [by B. Franklin ?] pp. iii & iv. text pp. 1-16 (wanting all after) f° (35) A POCKET / Almanack / For the Year 1742. / Fitted for the Use of Penn- / sylvania, and the neighbouring Provinces. / By Richard Saunders, Phil. / Philadelphia :/ Printed by B. Franklin. / 16 pp. 32° Also the same for the following years. A Pocket Almanack, etc. for 1743. Phil. B. Franklin, 16 pp. 32° Phil. B. Franklin, 24 pp. 32° 32° 32° 32° (36) (37) (39) (40) (41) (42) (43) (44) (45) A Pocket Almanack, for 1744. With several useful Adns. Phil. B. F. 24 pp.32° (38) (56) AN ACCOUNT of the New-Invented Pennsylvania Fire Places; wherein their construction and manner of Operation is particularly explained; their advantages above any other method of warming rooms demonstrated, etc. And a copperplate, in which the several parts of the machine are exactly laid down from a scale of equal parts. Philadelphia, B. Franklin, 1744, 37 pp. 8°. (57) EXPERIMENTS and Observations on Electricity made at Philadelphia, in America. By Mr. Benjamin Franklin, Esq. London: E. Cave, 1751, plates, 4° (58) SUPPLEMENTAL Experiments and Observations on Electricity, Part II. made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin Franklin, Esq. and Communicated in several Letters to P. Collinson, Esq. of London, F.R.S. London: E. Cave, 1753, title and pp. 89 to 107, sewn. 4° (59) AN HISTORICAL Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania, from its Origin; So far as regards the several Points of Controversy, which have, from Time to Time, arisen between the several Governors of that Province, and their several Assemblies. Founded on Authentic documents. London, R. Griffiths, 1759. [Generally attributed to Dr. Franklin, but disowned by him in his letter to David Hume, the historian, the 27th Sept. 1760. Sparks, vii, 208.] viii, 18 and 444 pp. [This copy belonged to the Penn Family and has many manuscript notes by the Proprietor, Thomas Penn.] 8° (60) NEW Experiments and Observations on Electricity. Made at Philadelphia in America. By Benjamin Franklin, Esq. and Communicated in several letters to Peter Collinson, Esq. of London, F.R.S. Part I, 3d edition 1760, 86 pp. Part II, 3d edition 1762, pp. 87-110. Part III, (1st edition) 1754, iv and iii to 154, in 1 vol. London: D. Henry and R. Cave, 1760-62-54, sewn, uncut. 4° (61) THE INTEREST of Great Britain Considered, with Regard to her Colonies, And the Acquisitions of Canada and Guadaloupe. To which are added, Observations concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. [By Benjamin Franklin]. London, T. Becket, 1760, title and 58 pp. 8° (62) THE INTEREST of Great Britain, etc. The Second Edition. London, T. Becket, 1761, title and 58 pp. 8° (63) AN ANSWER to Mr. Franklin's Remarks, on a late Protest. Philadelphia: (65) THE NEW London Gazette [extra] No. 152 for Oct. 10, 1766. The Examination of Dr. Franklin before an August Assembly, relating to the Repeal of the Stamp Act, 2 pp. of 3 columns each. sm. f° (66) THE EXAMINATION of Dr. Benjamin Franklin before an Honourable Assembly, relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp Act, in 1766. London, 1766. 50 pp. 8° (67) INTERROGATOIRE de Mr. Franklin Deputé de Pensilvanie au Parlement de la Grande Bretagne. Traduit de l'Anglois par Ch.... D. H.... Maitre de la langue Anglois à Strasbourg. A Strasbourg, Simon Kürsner [17671] 35 pp. half roan. 8° (68) EXPERIMENTS and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, by B. Franklin, LL.D. and F.R.S. to which is added Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects. The whole corrected, methodized, improved, and now first collected into one volume, and illustrated with copperplates. London: David Henry, 1769, plates, iv, 496 pp. and Index, old calf. 4° (69) A PARABLE against Persecution, in Imitation of Scripture Language. A small quarto leaf so printed as to be inserted at the end of Genesis as Chapter 51st, the only copy known. Mutilated and worn [1770?] (70) REPORT of the Lords Commissioners for Trade and Plantations on the Petition of the Honourable Thomas Walpole, Benjamin Franklin, John Sargent and Samuel Wharton, Esquires, and their Associates; for a Grant of Land, E 8° on the River Ohio, in North America: for the purpose of Erecting a new Government. With Observations and Remarks. London: J. Almon, 1772, 109 pp. uncut, sewn. (71) ŒŒUVRES de M. Franklin, Traduites de l'Anglois sur la quatrieme edition. Par M. Barbeu Dubourg, avec des additions nouvelles et des Figures en Taille douce. Paris, 1773, 2 Tom. in 1, blue morocco extra by Bedford. 4° (72) COPY of Letters sent to Great Britain, by His Excellency Thomas Hutchinson, the Hon. Andrew Oliver, and several other Persons, born and educated among us. Which original Letters have been returned to America [by Dr. Franklin] and laid before the honourable House of Representatives of this Province. In which (notwithstanding his Excellency's Declaration to the House, that the Tendency and Design of them was not to subvert the Constitution, but rather to preserve it entire) the judicious Reader will discover the fatal source of the Confusion and Bloodshed in which this Province especially has been involved, and which threatened total Destruction to the Liberties of all America. Boston: Edes & Gill, 1773, 40 pp. 8° (73) THE REPRESENTATIONS of Gov. Hutchinson and others, contained in certain Letters Transmitted to England, And afterwards returned from thence [by Dr. Franklin] and laid before the General Assembly of the MassachusettsBay. Together with the Resolves of the two Houses thereon. Boston: Edes & Gill, 1773, title and 94 pp. 8° (74) THE LETTERS of Gov. Hutchinson and Lt. Gov. Oliver, &c. Printed at Boston. And Remarks thereon. With the Assembly's Address, and the Proceedings of the Lords Committee of Council. Together with the Substance of Mr. Wedderburn's Speech relating to those Letters. London: J. Wilkie, 1774, title and 134 pp. 8° (75) THE LETTERS of Gov. Hutchinson, and Lt. Gov. Oliver, &c. Printed at Boston. And remarks thereon. With the Assembly's Address, And the Proceedings of the Lords Committee of Council. Together with the Substance of Mr. Wedderburn's Speech relating to those Letters. And the Report of the Lords Committee to his Majesty in Council. The second edition. London: J. Wilkie, 1774, half-title, title and 142 pp. 8° (76) EXPERIMENTS and Observations on Electricity, made at Philadelphia in America, by B. Franklin, to which are added Letters and Papers on Philosophical Subjects. 5th Edition. London, F. Newbery, 1774, plates, title and preface v, text 514 pp. index, blue morocco extra, g. e. by F. Bedford. 4° (77) PRINCIPLES of Trade. Freedom and Protection are its best Support: Industry, the only Means to render Manufactures cheap. Of Coins; Exchange; and Bountys; particularly on Corn. By a Well-Wisher to his King and Country. With an Appendix. Containing Reflections on Gold, Silver, and Paper passing as Mony. The Second Edition corrected and enlarg'd. London, Brotherton and Sewell, MDCCLXXIV. 3 prel. leaves and 48 pp. 'Appendix' 16 pp. old tree calf. 8° (78) This copy once belonged to William Vaughan, who has written on its fly leaf "N.B. The Notes by Dr. Franklin. The information given by Sewell, to W. V." |