FRANKLIN, Benjamin. La Science de Bonhomme Richard ou Moyen Facile de Payer les Impôts. Translated from English into French. Philadelphia and Paris: Ruault, 1777.
12o (160 x 97 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisement at end. Near contemporary half calf (lightly rubbed).
FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. "Contains also the examination of Dr. Franklin before the British Parliament in 1766. Translated by Dupont de Nemours. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as established in 1776. And the examination of Mr. Penn, at the bar of Parliament, in 1776. Translated by MM. Quetant and Lecuy" (Sabin). The work had a tremendous and instant appeal for its promotion of the virtues of bourgeois thrift and common sense, and was reprinted numerous times. Ford 113; Goldsmith 11761; Kress B122; Sabin 25583.
FRANKLIN, Benjamin. La Science de Bonhomme Richard ou Moyen Facile de Payer les Impôts. Translated from English into French. Philadelphia and Paris: Ruault, 1777.
12o (160 x 97 mm). 4-page publisher's advertisement at end. Near contemporary half calf (lightly rubbed).
FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH. "Contains also the examination of Dr. Franklin before the British Parliament in 1766. Translated by Dupont de Nemours. The Constitution of Pennsylvania, as established in 1776. And the examination of Mr. Penn, at the bar of Parliament, in 1776. Translated by MM. Quetant and Lecuy" (Sabin). The work had a tremendous and instant appeal for its promotion of the virtues of bourgeois thrift and common sense, and was reprinted numerous times. Ford 113; Goldsmith 11761; Kress B122; Sabin 25583.
