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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1868. First edition, preceded by a limited large-paper edition. 8vo. Cloth binding, gilt titles, 409 pp. Handsome engraved frontispiece, protective tissue. This is the true first edition in English, complete, with notes by John Bigelow. Includes an introduction, Franklin's outline of topics, the autobiography, appendix and index. Boards rubbed, chipping top of spine. No writing whatever inside, hinges solid. Includes EPHEMERA - "Franklin As A Borrower" article that appeared in a newspaper (no date), now protected in plastic. Left acid shadow on title page. Very good.