PUBLICATIONS OF J. B. LIPP 1 NC 0 TT & CO. 
The Life of Benjamin Franklin. Wri/ten by Himself. 
Embracing a brief account of his Ancestors, and an Auto¬ 
biography of the first fifty years of his Life, with a continuous 
story of his later years and the events of his times. From 
his original manuscripts, printed correspondence, and othei 
writings. Now first edited by the Hon. John BlCKLOW, late 
Minister to France. In three crown 8vo volumes, of about 
55 ° pages each. With Portrait from Steel. Price per 
volume:—Extra cloth. $2.50. Library extra. $3.00. Half 
calf, gilt. $4.50. 
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claim of this work to a place in con¬ 
temporary literature, the answer is at 
hand in the facts of which Mr. Bige¬ 
low presents a lucid statement, and in 
the admirable manner in which he has 
carried its plan into execution.”— New 
York Tribune. 
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would more willingly commend to the 
study of our fellow-citizens, young and 
old, than those which the Lippin- 
cotts have given us as the result of Mr. 
Bigelow’s painstaking researches into 
the life and character of Benjamin 
Franklin.”— Boston Globe. 
“ The Hon. John Bigelow, well 
known in diplomacy and journalism, 
has conferred a real service on Ameri¬ 
can literature by his new edition of 
the ‘ Life of Franklin.’ ... It is 
one of the best specimens of book- 
makjng we have seen.” — New York 
Herald. 
“On the whole, Mr. Bigelow has 
put before us what must be regarded 
as the most authoritative, as it is the 
most interesting, full record of Frank¬ 
lin's life. Thanks to Mr. Bigelow, 
Franklin may now be studied with 
confidence in the accuracy of what is 
read, with deep interest m the man 
and the statesman, and without te¬ 
diousness." — New York Independent. 
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its of these volumes in saying that, as 
a work of rare interest, from the com¬ 
mencement to its close it is unsur¬ 
passed in our modern biographical 
literature."— Boston lYatchman. 
Memoirs of J. Q. Adams. Memoirs of John Quit icy 
Adams, comprising portions of his Diary from 1795 to 1848. 
Edited by Hon. Charles Francis Adams. Complete in 
12 volumes. 8vo. Extra cloth. Per volume: #5.00. 
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assumes an increased value and inter¬ 
est, and will doubtless form a com¬ 
mentary of no little importance on the 
development of our national policy.”— 
New York Tribune. 
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a classic, and a valuable addition to 
every American library.” — Chicago 
Inter- Ocean. 
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biographical work that has been issued 
from the press for many years.” — 
Thilada. Evening Telegraph. 
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full value of this remarkable perform¬ 
ance ; it must be handed over to the 
appreciation of posterity. It is doubt¬ 
ful if any other record of the same pe¬ 
riod has been kept at all, or, if there is 
011c yet to appear, that it will prove a 
richer treasury of historical facts."— 
The Galaxy. 
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tory it is a really valuable contribution. 
It gives us, moreover, a near and cleat 
view of the very able, upright, and 
resolute man, and of a person whose 
political influence, if not wide, was 
strongly felt over a great period of his 
country’s existence. — N. Y. Evening 
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