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THBBenjamin Franklin The Way to Wealth Chapbook Plus Jack Daw Children's Book, Early 19th c.
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4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 25, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,200+ lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. Jan. 25 at 9 AM with lots #1-783 and continues Sun. Jan. 26 at 1 PM with lots #784-1261 (separate catalog). Estates represented include Gertrude S. Caldwell, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Dr. Larry Wolfe, Nashville; Norman Luboff; plus the collection of Jon E. Jones, Cookeville, and deaccessioned art from the Hunter Museum, Vanderbilt University Museum, the Memphis-Brooks Museum, and more. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Item 1: Benjamin Franklin (American, 1706-1790) chapbook consisting of one uncut, folded sheet with twelve pages including a woodcut portrait of Franklin and entitled THE WAY TO WEALTH, WRITTEN BY THE LATE DR. FRANKLIN. EXTRACTED FROM HIS POLITICAL WORKS. Printed by C. Sutton, Nottingham, c 1800. With content from Franklin's 1758 essay initially published in Poor Richard's Almanack as a sermon delivered by "Father Abraham" and including the now-familiar sayings “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise," "There are no gains without pains," "Never leave that till to-morrow, which you can do to-day," "God helps those who help themselves," and others. Folded: 6 3/4" H x 3 3/4" W. Unfolded: 20" H x 7 1/2" W. Item 2: THE JACK DAW "AT HOME:" OR, BRITISH NOBILITY BURLESQUED children's book. Published by William Charles, Philadelphia, 1815. Consisting of sixteen pages of text plus six hand-colored engravings. Inscribed "William Whitehead, Jun[ior]" in pencil to fly leaf and to title page, with 1816 date to title page. 5" H x 4" W.
Condition
1st item in overall good condition with handling wear including edge and fold line tears and minor losses plus even toning, espeically to front and back covers. 2nd item missing top 3/4 of pages seven and eight. With 3 1/4" tear to front cover and 1 1/4" tear to fly leaf plus edge tears and minor soiling and creasing throughout.
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