Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods [electronic resource] : introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous Pennsylvanian conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won' these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?.
1760
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Father Abraham's speech to a great number of people, at a vendue of merchant-goods [electronic resource] : introduced to the publick by Poor Richard, (a famous Pennsylvanian conjurer and almanack-maker) in answer to the following questions. Pray, Father Abraham, what think you of the times? Won' these heavy taxes quite ruin the country? How shall we be ever able to pay them? What would you advise us to?.
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Way to wealth
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[Boston] : Printed and sold by Benjamin Mecom, at the new printing-office, near the Town-House, in Boston, [1760]
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
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English
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16p., [1]folded leaf : ill. ; 12⁰.
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A collection of the sayings of Poor Richard, presented in the form of a speech, and variously known as Father Abraham's speech, The way to wealth, and La science du Bonhomme Richard. First published as the introduction to Poor Richard's almanac for 1758.
Signed on p. 16: Richard Saunders.
The frontispiece, printed on the folded leaf, depicts "Father Abraham in his study" and is dated '1760' in the upper corner. On either side and below are verses addressed to Father Abraham. Below is the imprint: Printed by Benjamin Mecom, at the new printing-office, (near the Town-House, in Boston) where books are sold, and printing-work done, cheap.
Evans, in recording the first edition, printed by Mecom in 1758, mistakenly gives a description of this, the second edition.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
Signed on p. 16: Richard Saunders.
The frontispiece, printed on the folded leaf, depicts "Father Abraham in his study" and is dated '1760' in the upper corner. On either side and below are verses addressed to Father Abraham. Below is the imprint: Printed by Benjamin Mecom, at the new printing-office, (near the Town-House, in Boston) where books are sold, and printing-work done, cheap.
Evans, in recording the first edition, printed by Mecom in 1758, mistakenly gives a description of this, the second edition.
Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library.
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Bristol, B2127
Shipton & Mooney, 41122
English Short Title Catalog, W17388.
Shipton & Mooney, 41122
English Short Title Catalog, W17388.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Mecom, Benjamin, 1732-ca. 1776, printer.
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