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Signed by Graham Greene. the Human Factor First Edition: SIGNED by Graham Greene. The Human Factor. Graham Greene. Franklin Center: The Franklin Library, 1978. First edition thus. Fiction Signed by the author on a special page. Printed for the Members of th

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1774 Magazine w/ Advertisement Benjamin Franklin Book: The August 1774 issue of Gentleman's Magazine with the original blue wrappers which include an advertisement for Benjamin Franklin's new edition of "Experiments and Observations on Electricity..". The

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Benjamin Franklin Admiral Franklin? Yes, Admiral Franklin & An Apology for Printers, Signed 1955, Privately Printed for The Book Craftsmen Associates Inc. signed, limited editions Admiral Franklin? Yes, Admiral Franklin & An Apology for Printers, Signed Benjamin Franklin private press, keepsake books, signed, limited editions 1955, Privately Printed for The Book Craftsmen Associates Inc.; and 1975, A Keepsake, privately printed by John DePol, Endgrain Press etal. 1975, Keepsake published during Printing Week in NY, and given to the recepients of the prized Franklin Medal. Admiral Franklin, is #22, in the Benjamin Franklin Keepsake series. Presented to the winner of the recepient of the Franklin Medal, awarded annually during Printer's Week in NYC. About fine, in its glassine jacket. "...Being frequently censured and condemned by different persons for printing things which they say ought not to be printed, I have sometimes thought it might be necessary to make a standing apology for my self, and publish it once a year...". So opens Franklin's essay on Press freedom published in 1731 in Philadelphia. This privately printed copy by The Book Craftsmen Associates is in fine condition and signed by the designer, Harvey Satenstein.

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