The way to wealth or Poor Richard improved
1795
(from title page or half titles) La science du Bonhomme Richard, ou Moyen facile de payer les impôts -- Lettres de Franklin -- Dialogue entre la goutte et Franklin -- Quelques mots sur l'Amérique. Avis a ceux qui voudroient aller s'établir dans cette contrée -- Observations sur les sauvages du nord de l'Amérique, par Franklin Actually a compilation of several works by Franklin. Despite the title, most are in French. Some have English translations Verso of half title reads: Dijon, Printed by P. Causse Signatures: pi² 1-10⁴ 11⁶ (-116) 12-14⁴ [15]⁴ 16-23⁴ ²[1]⁴ ²2-²3⁴ ²4² Cf. Echeverria & Wilkie. French image, 777/42 Cf. Ford, P.L. Franklin, 329 ff "La science du Bonhomme Richard, ou Moyen facile du payer les impôts," p. [31]-82, has separate title page. This is Antoine-François Quétard's translation of Franklin's "Way to wealth." "Poor Richard's speech had originally appeared in 1757 as 'Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people at a vendue of Merchant-goods,' and came to be known as 'The way to wealth.'"-- Echeverria & Wilkie "Lettres de Franklin," p. [83]-114, includes ["The whistle,"] in English and in French, and "Lettre a Madame ** ["The Ephemera,"] in French only Observations sur les sauvages du nord de l'Amérique, par Franklin," p. [1]-28 at end, has separate half title, pagination, and signatures Echeverria & Wilkie. French image Ford, P.L. Franklin John Carter Brown Library copy quarter bound in contemporary sheep
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