A faithful reproduction of Peter Pauper Press's original Poor Richard's Almanack, this handsome gift edition contains the same quaint woodcuts and 18th-century design of Ben Franklin's original series of publications.

• Includes hundreds of delightful aphorisms, carefully selected from many issues of Franklin's popular annual almanac, which was published from 1732 to 1758.
• Selections include: ''Well done is better than well said.'' ''Keep Conscience clear, Then never fear.'' ''Enjoy the present hour, be mindful of the past; and neither fear nor wish the approaches of the last.'' ''No gains without pains.'' And hundreds more!
• Reproductions of charming colonial-era woodcuts throughout.
• The perfect addition to any Ben Franklin collection.
• Printed on premium paper stock.
• Hardcover volume with dust jacket.
• Gift edition measures 6'' wide x 9-14'' high.
• 80 pages.