The Works of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin Consisting of his Life Written by Himself: Together with Essays Humorous, Moral, & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of the Spectator

Benjamin Franklin; Benjamin Vaughan (Editor), Henry Stueber

New York :: Printed by Tiebout & Obrian for H. Gain, V. Nutter, R. McGill, T. Allen, J, Read, E. Duyckinck, & Co. and Edward Mitchell no. 9, Maiden Lane, 1794

[First American edition of this early English biography of Mr. Franklin, in a fine binding]  Signed binding in gold by A. Taffin (of Paris).  Bound in handsome full black morocco, with lovely gilt stamping and decoration.  All edges gilt.  Marbled end sheets. 2 volumes, bound as one. Engraved frontispiece of Franklin by Maverick in fur hat.  Minor edge chipping to frontis. Armorial bookplate of Lawson. 

"The most widely read of all American autobiographies, the gift to adolescents of countless parents, godparents and well-wishers, this book holds the essence of the American way of life - Grolier, American 21; Howes F323; Evans 27007.