A Quart of Oysters, and other Bon Mots of Bon Homme Richard
New York: Privately Printed, 1972. Hardcover. 18mo. Fine / No Jacket. Item #010422
Orig. yellow paper boards. 55 pp. Woodcut illustrations and decorative initials by John De Pol. Fine. This is a small but highly selective collection of Franklin's writings. They are filled with wry observations, dry humor, devastating hoaxing, inventive bamboozling; reverence where Godliness and right living were concerned; irreverence for England's Majesty; affectionate love and sly wit. This keepsake is the nineteenth in The Printing Week Library of Benjamin Franklin Keepsakes. It is published in connection with th Celebration of Printing Week in New York 1972 commemorating the 266th birthday of Benjamin Franklin, Printer, January 17, 1972.
Price: $25.00