FRANKLIN (B). UNEDITED AND SECRET CORRESPONDENCE... from the year 1753 to 1790. Paris, Janet père, 1817. 2 volumes in 1 large volume in-8, half red morocco, very ornate smooth spine (contemporary binding). ORIGINAL EDITION of this correspondence which had remained unknown there. Addressed to famous men, it is of the greatest interest for the history of Franklin's political role, his relations with the French government, his discoveries, etc... The work is illustrated with an intaglio portrait of Franklin and a facsimile of his handwriting. A copy in an attractive binding.