Franklin Benjamin Commager Henry Steele (13 results)

soft cover, some underlining and scribbles, tight, bright, 264 pages, 4 3/8 x 7 1/4 inches, Modern Library College Editions, very good book condition, no dust jacket, non-fiction,

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reissue. 1954-59 printing of Toledano 039.3, binding/jacket style 8i with 379 titles on verso, $1.65 jacket price, grey Rockwell Kent endpapers. Jacket lightly rubbed, jacket and pages lightly toned. 1950 Hard Cover. xxi, 264 pp. Introduction by Henry Steele Commager. Franklin's Autobiography is one of the most famous works in American literature. He started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history, both personal and national, revealing Franklin as the man who, as Herman Melville said, possessed 'deep worldly wisdom and polished Italian tact, gleaming under an air of Arcadian unaffectedness.' Includes: Introduction; Chief Events in Franklin's Life; Franklin's Draft Scheme; The Autobiography; The Dogood Papers; Poor Richard's Almanack, 1749; From Poor Richard's Almanack, 1756; From Poor Richard's Almanack, 1757; The Way to Wealth; On the Price of Corn and Management of the Poor; Advice to a Young Tradesman, 1748; Journal of a Voyage.

Condition: Good. The Illustrated Modern Library 1944 small 8vo. 264 pages. illustrated paper boards with black cloth spine. boards lightly rubbed and soiled. small tear to fop edge of rear board with small chip to bottom corner. G+.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.

HARDCOVER. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(S1.95) DUST JACKET, solid, bright clean; gold Running Man & TITLES ON spine .SIX SIDED BLIND COVER RUNNING MAN ILUST.all on RED CLOTH HARD COVERS Grey Endpapers show about 50 small "ML" & book per page, with running man central 2" box. DUST JACKET SHOWS LARGE COLORFUL ILUST "INDEPENDENCE HALL DARK BLUE SKY BACKGROUND. ; 264pg pages; COMMANGER, Henry Steele intro.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Benton, Thomas Hart (illustrator). No Edition Or Printing Stated. The Book Is Bound In Blue Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering, Within A Red Field, On The Front And Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Red. There Is A Small Amount Of Underlining Within The Text. Former Owner's Signature On The Third Free Endpaper. Notation At The Border Of The Frontispiece.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good in good dust jacket. Bookplate, slight spine lean, page edges browned, some light soiling on panel edges and spine ends, dust jacket shows rubbing and browning.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Moderate wear to corners of cover. Markings in margins and underlining on a few pages. Binding is tight. Pages are age toned. No dust jacket. Pictures available upon request.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Case Good. (statesmen, scientists, inventors, printers, autobiographies) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Reprint. 264 pp. Near fine in a very good dustwrapper, lightly rubbed with a few small tears.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Thomas Hart Benton (illustrator). (1944) 264+1 pp. Original paper covered boards w/ gilt title on black cloth spine. Top of spine a bit bumped. Modest rubbing to corners. Inscription to previous owner on verso of frontispiece. Comes in original slipcase, which is moderately soiled and worn at edges. Illust. w/ color plates. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Benton, Thomas Hart (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. The Illustrated Modern Library, 1944, First Edition Thus. Bound in decorative boards with gilt spine and a decorated glassine dust jacket. Absolutely gorgeous illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. The book is in NEAR FINE condition. Binding tight and solid, gilt on spine perfect, boards nice and bright, slight shelf wear. Contents are clean and bright with no writing in text. Amazing illustrations! The all-important decorated glassine is NEAR FINE. Pasted down illustrated label is bright and complete with minimal wear and slight loss at bottom spine. This is a gorgeous example! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Benton, Thomas Hart (illustrator). 1st Edition. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. The Illustrated Modern Library, 1944, First Edition Thus. Bound in decorative boards with gilt spine and a decorated glassine dust jacket. Absolutely gorgeous illustrations by Thomas Hart Benton. The book is in FINE condition! Binding tight and solid, gilt on spine perfect, boards nice and bright. Contents are clean and bright with no writing in text. APPEARS UNREAD AND UNOPENED IN NEW BOOKSTORE CONDITION! Amazing illustrations! The all-important decorated glassine is FINE. Pasted down illustrated label is bright and complete with no wear. VERY RARE IN THIS FINE CONDITION! This is a gorgeous example! **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**.