The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Now Printed from the Manuscript as Franklin Wrote It, and Including His Preliminary Outline (The Heritage Press)
New York: The Heritage Press, 1951. Sharp, William. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2333357
Lacks publisher's slipcase and Sandglass insert. Pencil name and address on front endpaper.
xix, [1], 233 pp. Introduction by Carl Van Doren, illustrations by William Sharp. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them."
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