A Society for the Special Study of Political Economy, the Philosophy of History, and the Science of Government, Proposed by a Citizen of Boston

Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, 1857. First Edition. Octavo (23.5cm.); tan wrappers printed within double rule; 19pp. Extremities toned and very slightly chipped, faint ring stain to upper cover, else Very Good and sound. Prospectus for a Society in Boston that the author proposed would supplement the foundations of the Smithsonian Institute and the diffusion of human knowledge. Contents include introductory remarks and four essays, all signed "Franklin" at the end, generally drawing on classical and European history as the source for the improvement of American government. The Society appears to have never been formed.