FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Philosophical and Miscellaneous Papers... London, 1787. 8vo, contemporary calf, broken with a few gatherings loose; lacks front free endpaper, one plate detached, another worn and darkened along outer edge with a repair on verso. FIRST EDITION. 4 engraved folding plates (including a chart of the Gulf Stream). Howes B328; Sabin 25562.