FRANKLIN, Benjamin. The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved. Paris: Renouard, 1795. 12o. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Franklin after J.-S. Duplessis by A. Tardieu, additional frontispiece, 2 engraved portraits and French-language title-page with imprint, English and French half-titles (minor marginal staining to lower margin of a few leaves). Red morocco with classical gilt design, spine in six compartments, green morocco lettering piece in one. LARGE-PAPER COPY of this bilingual edition, only The Way to Wealth and the epitaph are printed in English and French, the other pieces and letters appear in French only. This copy does not include the 28-page Observations found in some copies. Ford 135; Sabin 25596. (5)

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FRANKLIN, Benjamin. The Way to Wealth or Poor Richard Improved. Paris: Renouard, 1795. 12o. Engraved portrait frontispiece of Franklin after J.-S. Duplessis by A. Tardieu, additional frontispiece, 2 engraved portraits and French-language title-page with imprint, English and French half-titles (minor marginal staining to lower margin of a few leaves). Red morocco with classical gilt design, spine in six compartments, green morocco lettering piece in one. LARGE-PAPER COPY of this bilingual edition, only The Way to Wealth and the epitaph are printed in English and French, the other pieces and letters appear in French only. This copy does not include the 28-page Observations found in some copies. Ford 135; Sabin 25596. (5)

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