Parton, Life Times of Benjamin Franklin, Complete 2vol. 1stEd. 1864 illustrated
"Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" by James Parton, published by Mason Brothers, New York, 1864. Complete in two volumes. First edition with '1864' on the title page and copyright 1864 by Mason Brothers; illustrated with engravings. Considered by many to be the best biography of Franklin. [Reference: Howes P113].
Hard boards, blind embossed decorations, original publisherâ€â„¢s cloth is faded, spine ends wear, cloth damage at the bottom of the second volume [see photos]; 5.1/2" x 8.1/4"; "E. Mulford 1864" is ink written on the front endpapers of both volumes; two steel engraved frontispieces engraved by H.B. Hall in each volume; complete with all pages; 2 volumes Vol. I- 627, [3] Vol. II- 707 including Index; some foxing, c. the half of the pages in both volumes have an old stain at the lower corner of the pages [see photos]; very good condition.
Benjamin Franklin is unquestionable one of the most iconic figures in early American history. From his political influence to his contributions to scientific knowledge, Benjamin Franklin will always be known as a foundational figure to the United States. Many biographies of Franklin were written in the 19th-century, but James Parton s is easily among the best. This work covers not only the politics and science of Franklin, but the prominence of other figures such as George Washington, William Pitt, Marie Antoinette, and George Grenville. The second volume also includes Franklin's intensely personal letters to his wife and sister with quotes from some of the most famous texts in American history.
James Parton (1822-1891) moved with his family from England to the United States when he was five years old. After studying in New York and becoming a schoolmaster there and in Philadelphia, Parton started his writing career. He focused on the lives of the great men and women of his day, such as Thomas Jefferson, Horace Greeley, Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. Imbuing traditional biographies with stylistic qualities borrowed from fiction, his novel approach quickly earned him a spot as the most popular biographer of his day. Harriet Beecher Stowe thanked him "for the pleasure you have given me in biographical works which you have had the faculty of making more interesting than romance- (let me trust it is not by making them in part works of imagination)."
Henry Bryan Hall (1808 London-1884 New York), was an English and American stipple engraver and portrait painter. He was apprenticed to the engravers Benjamin Smith and Henry Meyer. Later he worked for Henry Thomas Ryall who was designated 'Portrait and Historical Engraver to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria'. Hall produced plates for Ryall's Eminent Conservative Statesmen (1837-38) and assisted in the engraving of seventy portraits for Ryall's plate of The Coronation of Queen Victoria after George Hayter (1838-42). Hall also engraved portraits of English Protestant martyrs for C. Birch (1839) and provided plates for John Wilson and Robert Chambers's The Land of Burns (1840), Finden's Gallery of Beauty (1841), John William Carleton's Sporting Sketch-Book (1842), and John Kitto's Gallery of Scripture Engravings (1846-49).
After settling in New York in 1850, he founded the firm of H. B. Hall and Sons, which grew into a flourishing practice, engraving and publishing portraits. He produced images of celebrities from American colonial and revolutionary history for a private club in New York and for Philadelphia collectors. Hall's talents extended to portrait painting, especially in ivory miniatures work. He had painted Napoleon III while still in London, and, after moving to America, painted portraits of the artists Thomas Sully and Charles Loring Elliott.
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"Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin" by James Parton, published by Mason Brothers, New York, 1864. Complete in two volumes. First edition with '1864' on the title page and copyright 1864 by Mason Brothers; illustrated with engravings. Considered by many to be the best biography of Franklin. [Reference: Howes P113].
Hard boards, blind embossed decorations, original publisherâ€â„¢s cloth is faded, spine ends wear, cloth damage at the bottom of the second volume [see photos]; 5.1/2" x 8.1/4"; "E. Mulford 1864" is ink written on the front endpapers of both volumes; two steel engraved frontispieces engraved by H.B. Hall in each volume; complete with all pages; 2 volumes Vol. I- 627, [3] Vol. II- 707 including Index; some foxing, c. the half of the pages in both volumes have an old stain at the lower corner of the pages [see photos]; very good condition.
Benjamin Franklin is unquestionable one of the most iconic figures in early American history. From his political influence to his contributions to scientific knowledge, Benjamin Franklin will always be known as a foundational figure to the United States. Many biographies of Franklin were written in the 19th-century, but James Parton s is easily among the best. This work covers not only the politics and science of Franklin, but the prominence of other figures such as George Washington, William Pitt, Marie Antoinette, and George Grenville. The second volume also includes Franklin's intensely personal letters to his wife and sister with quotes from some of the most famous texts in American history.
James Parton (1822-1891) moved with his family from England to the United States when he was five years old. After studying in New York and becoming a schoolmaster there and in Philadelphia, Parton started his writing career. He focused on the lives of the great men and women of his day, such as Thomas Jefferson, Horace Greeley, Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin. Imbuing traditional biographies with stylistic qualities borrowed from fiction, his novel approach quickly earned him a spot as the most popular biographer of his day. Harriet Beecher Stowe thanked him "for the pleasure you have given me in biographical works which you have had the faculty of making more interesting than romance- (let me trust it is not by making them in part works of imagination)."
Henry Bryan Hall (1808 London-1884 New York), was an English and American stipple engraver and portrait painter. He was apprenticed to the engravers Benjamin Smith and Henry Meyer. Later he worked for Henry Thomas Ryall who was designated 'Portrait and Historical Engraver to Her Majesty, Queen Victoria'. Hall produced plates for Ryall's Eminent Conservative Statesmen (1837-38) and assisted in the engraving of seventy portraits for Ryall's plate of The Coronation of Queen Victoria after George Hayter (1838-42). Hall also engraved portraits of English Protestant martyrs for C. Birch (1839) and provided plates for John Wilson and Robert Chambers's The Land of Burns (1840), Finden's Gallery of Beauty (1841), John William Carleton's Sporting Sketch-Book (1842), and John Kitto's Gallery of Scripture Engravings (1846-49).
After settling in New York in 1850, he founded the firm of H. B. Hall and Sons, which grew into a flourishing practice, engraving and publishing portraits. He produced images of celebrities from American colonial and revolutionary history for a private club in New York and for Philadelphia collectors. Hall's talents extended to portrait painting, especially in ivory miniatures work. He had painted Napoleon III while still in London, and, after moving to America, painted portraits of the artists Thomas Sully and Charles Loring Elliott.
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Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) ----- $41.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ------ $52.50
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