ADVICE TO YOUNG TRADESMEN, ON THE FORMATION OF BUSINESS HABITS, CALCULATED TO FORM THE CHARACTER ON A SOLID BASIS, AND TO INSURE RESPECTABILITY AND SUCCESS IN LIFE. Compiled from the writings of Franklin, Abbott, and other
1835 · Steubenville
by Turnbull, James, compile
Steubenville: James Wilson, 1835. 224pp. plus frontispiece and engraved titlepage. 16mo. Contemporary red roan, gilt. Corners and extremities lightly worn. Contemporary pencil inscription on front pastedown. Lightly foxed. Very good. Scarce and unusual Ohio imprint. This little volume brings together proverbial wisdom for developing good character and how to succeed in business, with chapters such as "Punctuality," "Ill-gotten Goods," "Where there is a will, there is a way," "Common Sense," "Reverence to the Aged," and "Kindness among neighbors." It draws heavily on Benjamin Franklin, with chapters on "Franklin's way to wealth under the character of Poor Richard," "Franklin's moral code," Franklin's Codicil," and "Franklin on Early Marriages." It also includes an extract from Franklin's will. A handsome little book, with a portrait of Franklin on the engraved titlepage. In a contemporary Midwestern binding. Fewer than ten copies listed in OCLC. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 34622. MORGAN 2944. (Inventory #: WRCAM52749)