AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1782. BEING THE SECOND AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND SIXTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, LAT. 42. DEG. 25. MIN. NORTH
by George, Daniel
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Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycal, 1781. [24]pp. including bookseller's advertisement on pp.[23-24]. 12mo. Later stitching, earlier stab holes in margin, bifolium for pp.[3-6] loose. Titlepage slightly age-toned and soiled, small tissue repair at fore-edge and small portion of text. Third leaf torn at fore- edge, with loss of a half dozen printed characters on each page. Occasional slight soiling internally. A good copy. A late 18th-century Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, who issued New England almanacs published in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes a variety of readings, recipes, and notices. The final page and a half list contains a list of books for sale by the printer Mycall, and an advertisement for "printing and book binding, performed in the neatest manner, and the highest price is given for all sorts of linen or cotton and linen rags." DRAKE 3306. EVANS 17172. ESTC W37171
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- AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1782. BEING THE SECOND AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND SIXTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, LAT. 42. DEG. 25. MIN. NORTH
- Author
- George, Daniel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed and sold by John Mycal
- Place of Publication
- Newburypor
- Date Published
- 1781
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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