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Benjamin Franklin. The Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin. Arion Press, San Francisco, 2006.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Limited edition of 400 numbered copies (of 426) of which this is #117. Printed on special paper. With one photographic illustration, a portrait of Franklin taken from the $100 bill, enlarged and modified as required by law. Key episodes from Franklin's life, from his youth as an apprentice to his prominence. It is one of the most-read memoirs of all time. Published to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Franklin's birth. Full brown leather leather with silhouette portrait of Franklin in a gilt oval on the front and gilt titles on the spine. Brown endpapers. 6.75x9.25 inches, 188 pages. Fine condition, a very handsome book.

Seller: Timbuktu Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Franklin, Benjamin. THE MEMOIRS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. The Arion Press, San Francisco, 2006.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: One of 400 specially bound copies, this being copy no.93. Octavo; full brown morocco, with titling and silhouette of Franklin stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; [6],7-187,[1]pp, with frontispiece portrait of Franklin adapted from the $100 bill. Small, dark spot on lower spine (possibly from production), else very Near Fine. Offered together with the keepsake booklet Franklin's Memoirs Lost & Found, by John Bigelow and William H. Huntington; Near Fine. "Franklin's Autobiography presents with vividness the key episodes in a young man's rise, from poor apprentice to prominent citizen. Its unifying theme is the lessons in behavior and morality he learns along the way. It has been accurately described as a conduct book, but is a greatly entertaining one" (from the publisher). Arion No.75.

Seller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books, ABAA, Stephenson, VA, U.S.A.