Fine Books and Manuscripts including Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Fine Books and Manuscripts including Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection
Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE | Two 1754 Issues of Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette, Nos. 1344 & 1346. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall, September 26 & October 10, 1754
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Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection
THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE
Two 1754 Issues of Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette, Nos. 1344 & 1346. Philadelphia: Printed by B. Franklin, Post-Master, and D. Hall, September 26 & October 10, 1754
Two folio newspapers, each 6 pages (14 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.; 378 x 242 mm), woodcut arms in masthead, text in three columns; browned, no. 1346 also stained and just barely shaved at fore-edge of first page, disbound. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot.
Two French and Indian War Era issues of Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette, one of the most significant colonial American newspapers. Both of these issues retain the third leaf bearing Franklin and Hall's iconic imprint, which is often lacking.