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THE AMERICAN MUSEUM, Philadelphia, April, 1792 

* Benjamin Franklin - morals of chess

This title, along with the "Columbian Magazine", has the honor of being the first successful American magazine, both published in Philadelphia. The Museum was published by Mathew Carey and existed from January, 1787 thru the end of 1792.
Content includes: "Reflexions on the State of the Union" and a nice article: "The Morals Of Chess. By Dr. Franklin" which takes two pages; a series of: "Letters to a Young Lady - On Politeness - On Exercise & Relations - On Public Pleasures - On Visiting, Tea Parties - On Card Playing - On Gaming". Also: "Anecdote of General Washington" "Account of the New Colony at Sierra Leone, on the Coast of Africa" "North-Western Posts" "Observations on the Indian War" "Government of the United States" and more.
Complete in 56 pages, 5 1/4 by 8 1/2 inches, full title/contents page with a decorative heading, disbound, never-trimmed margins, very nice condition.

Category: The 1600's and 1700's