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1806Best.-Nr. 68799Washington PA: Printed for the benefit of the family of the late John Colereck 1806. 17 cm. 24 pp. Not in American Imprints Drake AAS Lib Co. or OCLC. A tender copy stitches loose some old tidelines upper right corners rounded and worn down persistent browning wear to edge of last page but no text lost a few ink margin notes. A poem titled "On Woman" is included in the text. Printed for the benefit of the family of the late John Colereck unknown books
1793Best.-Nr. 68805Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson Junior no. 80 Chesnut-Street eight doors below Third-Street 1793. Stitched sheets. 18 cm. 44pp. illustration of the twelve signs of the zodiac on first leaf. "The astronomical calculations of this almanac by William Waring." Evans 26421. Drake 10360 ESTC W22813. Printed and sold by Zachariah Poulson, Junior, no. 80, Chesnut-Street, eight doors below Third-Street unknown books
1823Best.-Nr. 68797Lexington KY: Printed by James W. Palmer for self & W.G. Hunt 1823. 19 cm. 35pp. 1 ad for books for sale in Palmer's store illustrated. Heavy hand made plain paper covers chipped and worn bound with cord some cello tape reinforcement to spine; short closed tear to outer edge of title page; a bit of insect damage to outer margins of last two leaves slightly affecting a word or two. American Imprints 12503. Drake 1814. Printed by James W. Palmer, for self & W.G. Hunt unknown books
1795Best.-Nr. 58736Gottingen: Ioh. Chr. Dieterich 1795. 24mo 10.5cm. Printed green glazed paper boards manuscript paper labels to spine all edges gilt; coated endpapers and flyleaves; 582282pp; engraved title page and 29 engraved plates. Embosed ownership stamp of David B. Dickens to t.p.; library markings and call numbers to front endpapers. General moderate wear to boards spine and hinges cracking but internally clean: around Very Good. Pocket almanac in the original boards with numerous illustrations depicting contemporary styles and social scenes. With printed note to the bookbinder at rear. Ioh. Chr. Dieterich unknown books
Best.-Nr. 653448vo. 5 total pages approximately 175 words. Newcomb born in Nova Scotia studied at Harvard and began work at the Naval Observatory in 1861 publishing studies of planetary orbits the motions of the moon and other subjects during his service there see a long entry in DAB. Abbot 1831-1927 graduated second in the West Point class of 1854 commanded artillery at a high level during the Civil War and spent most of his later service directing the army's advance school of engineering at Willet's Point ending his career on the Panama Canal project 1897-1915. Folded for mailing. Very good. unknown books
1840Best.-Nr. 57249New York: J.P. Giffing 1840. Improved edition. 8vo. 36 pp. Illustrated with wood engravings front and rear wrappers illustrated with a wood engraving. Almanac information for each month with a 22-page biography of William Henry Harrison. Sabin 30579. American Imprints 41-2404. Drake 7809. Foxed else very good. Original illustrated self-wrappers stitched. #4401. J.P. Giffing unknown books
1823Best.-Nr. 44609Cincinnati OH: Oliver Farnsworth & Co 1823. 12mo.; 24 leaves. Illustrated. Disbound pamphlet; some foxing. First edition. Drake 9078. Oliver Farnsworth & Co unknown books
1844Best.-Nr. 50187Wheeling VA: Published by John J. Haswell bookseller and stationer; printed and sold by Johnston & Stockton Pittsburg 1844. 12mo. 24 leaves. Includes a biographical sketch of Benjamin Rush and a long article on "will making." Not in Drake Almanacs of the United States. Original printed wrappers somewhat soiled stitched; erosion in bottom margin not affecting text. Solid copy. One listing on OCLC AAS. Published by John J. Haswell, bookseller and stationer; printed and sold by Johnston & Stockton, Pittsburg unknown books
Best.-Nr. WELLER9781961793682New. New book. unknown books
1803Best.-Nr. 373912New York: D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery 1803. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. Original wrappers each comprised of two plates backed onto each other i.e. 4 plates in total engraved by Anderson. Publisher's red morocco gilt slipcase. 24 engraved vignette illustrations by Peter Maverick. 5-80 2pp with the calendar and memorandum pages i.e. pp. 41-64 engraved. 12mo. As least three issues of Longworth's Belles Lettres Repository were published for 1801-1803 with slightly varying titles: The American ladies & gentlemen's pocket almanac and elegant belles lettres repository. for 1801 Evans 36816; The American ladies' & gentlemen's pocket almanac and belles lettres repository for 1802 Shaw & Shoemaker 50194; and the present titled at the bottom of the front wrapper and as a caption title at the head of p. 5. An advertisement on the recto of the final leaf states: "This is the third Belles-Lettres-Repository. The two former have been done at the expense of the Publisher. this he hopes will be at the expense of lovers of neat things." At the bottom of the same page are descriptions of the plates and illustrations including the "frontispiece title-page i.e. front wrapper L'Allegro and finishing piece Il Penseroso form the cover" and the plate on the inside front wrapper being "Orpheus Eurydice and Cerberus." The vignettes by Maverick illustrate "select passages in Hayley's 'Triumphs of temper' with extracts underneath each. At the foot of each of these pages are the kalendar sic pages for 1803 and the intermediate spaces are ruled for belles-lettres selections &c. . these alternate with twelve other vignettes architectural and picturesque with ruled memorandum pages under each the whole engraved." Shaw and Shoemaker locate only the example at the Huntington which collates precisely as the present; i.e. wrappers comprised of two engraved plates mounted to each other i.e. the front wrapper being pages 1-4 and the text beginning on page 5 with a caption title at the head. An additional example with the same collation at the Hay Library Brown University confirms the work is complete as issued A scarce example in the original slipcase; American publisher's slipcases or sheaths from the 18th century are very rare. The earliest noted by Tanselle is on an 1801 edition of the American Ladies & Gentlemans Pocket Almanac Tanselle 01.01 and plate 9. Shaw 2551 dating the imprint as 1802 locating only the example at the Huntington Library ; Pomeroy J.R. Alexander Anderson 1775-1870 105. See Tanselle 01.01 D. Longworth at the Shakespeare Gallery unknown books
1793Best.-Nr. 374080Portsmouth NH: Printed by John Melcher for and sold by the shopkeepers in town and country 1793. Woodcut portrait on the title. 24pp. 12mo. Stitched. Woodcut portrait on the title. 24pp. 12mo. The woodcut portrait on the title would appear to be a fanciful depiction of Louis XVI executed in 1793. Drake 4670; ESTC W26758. Not in Evans or Bristol Printed [by John Melcher] for, and sold by the shopkeepers in town and country unknown books
1805Best.-Nr. 374079Lancaster PA: Printed and sold by William Dickson 1805. Woodcut of Lunardi's balloon ascension on the upper cover. 40pp. 8vo. Stitched. Woodcut of Lunardi's balloon ascension on the upper cover. 40pp. 8vo. The Balloon Almanac seems to have been published in Philadelphia or Lancaster haphazardly between the years 1786 to 1806. Scarce. Drake 10702. Not in Shaw & Shoemaker Printed and sold by William Dickson unknown books
1809Best.-Nr. 345475Wilmington: Printed & Sold by Peter Brynberg 1809. Woodcut seal of the United States on the title. 48pp. Uncut. 12mo. Stitched. Woodcut seal of the United States on the title. 48pp. Uncut. 12mo. Drake 1430; Shaw 17258; Sabin 14857 Printed & Sold by Peter Brynberg unknown books
1764Best.-Nr. 319586Boston: R. and S. Draper et. al. 1764. 24pp. 8vo. Stitched. 24pp. 8vo. The compilation of this issue was begun by the elder Nathaniel Ames 1708-1764 and completed by his son Nathaniel. Cf. New England Historical and Genealogical Record v. 16 1862 p. 255-257. See also the preface by the younger Ames whose "Elegy on the death of the late Dr. Ames" is also included in the almanac p. 21-22. The Massachusetts gazette advertisement states "The late Dr. Nathaniel Ames had finished his calculations for this almanac and prepared a copy thereof before his death excepting the eclipses which together with the additional part has since been completed by his son." Evans 9570; Drake Almanacs of the United States 3142; ESTC W22470 R. and S. Draper [et. al.] unknown books
1898Best.-Nr. 6798Posner: Kiadasn 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. miniature. miniature. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Printed in red and black ink. Notations throughout. Scarce generally photographic frontis seldome found. Notations throughout front joint split else bright and tight. Full red leather boards gilt lettering photographic frontispiece aeg. 49x36mm. 58pp. Illus. b/w plate. Kiadasn hardcover books
1817Best.-Nr. LLV2648Paris & Lyon:: Chez L. Saint Michel & Chez Ayne Freres 1817. 1817. 9.7 cm 32mo. 112 pp. 2 folding engraved plates. Original decorative pink paper wrappers with an elaborate gilt-stamped pattern; rubbed darkened. Very good. With 2 engraved folding plates showing France and Europe: 1 "Planetaire" "Mappe-Monde" "Europe" "La France" 2 "Listes de MM. les Membres de la Chambre des Deputes session de 1816" "Division de la France." Contents: Eopques pour 1817; Fetes Mobiles; Hotels des Monnaies; Calendrier; Tableau des plus grandes Marees de 1817; Heures de la Mer dans quelques Ports; Table de l'intervalle de temps dont la haute Mer; Valeur des Piastres en Francs et Centimes etc. Chez L. Saint Michel, & Chez Ayne, Freres, 1817. unknown books
1788Best.-Nr. 42173Trenton: Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins 1788. 12mo. 40pp as issued. Stitched. Several crude repairs affecting portions of a few letters. Spotted. Good. This is one of two printings of this title by Collins. Ours is "Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees and a meridian of near five hours west from London." The other is "Carefully calculated for the latitude and meridian of Philadelphia by William Waring." FIRST EDITION. Felcone Printing in New Jersey 504. Evans 21569. Drake 5141. ESTC W22691. Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins unknown books
1784Best.-Nr. 41949Trenton: Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins 1784. 12mo. 40pp as issued. Stitched. Untrimmed with chipping at blank edges and blank margins. Very Good. Anatomical illustration on page 2. With a four-line poem on the Air Balloon tables of roads and distances currency court schedules. FIRST EDITION. Felcone Printing in New Jersey 403. Evans 18811. Drake 5132. ESTC W29806. Printed and Sold by Isaac Collins unknown books
1834Best.-Nr. 26879New York: Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms Agent 1834. 47 1 pp profusely illustrated. Illustrated title page captioned 'Dangerous Attempt to Destroy a Hawk's Nest.' Last page a full-page woodcut captioned 'The Dead Elephant--- A Scene in India.' Disbound glue remnant along inside margin of title page. Light scattered foxing lightly worn. Good to Good. An attractive almanac with many full-page and in-text woodcuts and accompanying explanatory text. It includes 'An Account of Nahant' with an illustration of the Indian 'Black William Selling Nahant to Mr. Thomas Dexter for a suit of clothes in 1630.' A double-page woodcut is printed of a 'Disastrous Attempt to Ascend Mount Blanc.' Other illustrations with text are offered from all over the world: a 'View of a Chinese Floating Town' a 'Newfoundland Dog' a 'Cashmere Goat' and much else. Drake 4088 1- MWA. AI 26202 4. Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, Agent unknown books
1848Best.-Nr. 19017Reading PA: Von Carl Friederich Egelmann 1848. 32pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers margin-chipped dustsoiled. Front wrapper with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning scattered foxing. Some chipping and wear to edges. Pencil and ink markings in margins throughout text. Good. Printed in German Fraktur the Almanac contains one of the earliest articles printed in America with illustration of a bull fight. Drake 12681. Von Carl Friederich Egelmann unknown books
1894Best.-Nr. 19014Lancaster PA: John Baer's Sons 1894. 36pp unpaginated. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning minor foxing. Minor chipping of some corners. Good. With a Remington illustration in black & white 'Old Smoke' accompanying an excerpt from Parkman's Oregon Trail. John Baer's Sons unknown books
1993Best.-Nr. 123321New York: Random House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0679737944 . A handsome first Edition/First Printing housed in an equally impressive dust-jacket; : The editors Of The Old Farmer's Almanac are not the authors.The editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac provide an unpredictable guide to weather and natural disasters in their book Acts of God: the Old Farmer's Almanac. This book includes information on Tornadoes Floods Wildfires Earthquakes and other natural disasters. This book is a great resource for anyone who wants to be prepared for any type of weather or disaster.; 8vo; 246 pages . Random House hardcover books
1900Best.-Nr. 72472Hagerstown: National Union Almanac Company 1900. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 28pp. Publisher's wraps foxed overall light rubbing edgewear throughout loss to the extremeties string at the top of the spine else good. National Union Almanac Company paperback books
1843Best.-Nr. 69152New York: Saxton & Miles No. 205 Broadway 1843. Rare Almanac with a Domestic Bent A scarce American almanac promoting diet reform particularly for women. The first fourteen pages are devoted to the year 1844. Each month includes a calendar with solar and lunar information alongside "various phenomenon" including important dates and anniversaries and maxims. The remainder of the volume has a variety of selections covering topics including health and diet phrenology household economy and marriage. Of particular interest is the section headed "Flesh Eaters" beginning on page 17 a lengthy exploration of the interplay between diet and disease culminating in the guidance that "Fruit is the best adapted for the food of man; next comes the seeds such as wheat corn &c; next comes vegetables as they are termed then follows the lean flesh of the clean animals such as the deer sheep &c." "The Effects of Tight Dress" pp. 37-41 enumerates and illustrates the detrimental effects of constrictive women's fashion as they were understood at the time: "It is necessary to give health to the lungs that the body should be well nourished in order to form good blood; it is also necessary we should breathe pure air and likewise that the lungs should not be encroached on by tight dress in any form." Contrasting illustrations show a figure "as she came from the hand of God" juxtaposed against "a deformed female made so by artificial means." As was common in the popular health movement of the Jacksonian-era breadmaking was utilized to illustrate domestic and moral proficiency and the author notes that: "Men of discernment will take notice that women who have well proportioned bodies make the best bread for they are able to work the dough much more thoroughly without causing an uneasiness about the chest." A publisher's advertisement on the final page identifies the proprietors of Saxton & Miles as Charles M. Saxton and Earl E. Miles "dealers in Books in every department of Literature at very reduced prices for cash." The firm focused on books relating to domestic economy farming and agriculture and was active under this name from 1842 to 1847. Other publications from the press include Gunn's Domestic Medicine and the monthly periodical The American Agriculturist. OCLC locates just three copies at the New-York Historical Society University of California Berkeley and the American Antiquarian Society with no copies recorded in Rare Book Hub. Printed paper wrappers stab-stich binding. Light spotting. Minor losses to blank margins of a few leaves. Very good. DRAKE 8067. OCLC 83877363. unknown books
1782Best.-Nr. 28213Providence: Printed by Bennett Wheeler 1782. Including the Articles of Confederation The present edition of THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR. is most notable for its inclusion of the complete Articles of Confederation which had passed into law upon Maryland's agreement to ratify on March 1 1781. Published by Benjamin West noted astronomer and founder of what was to become the NEW ENGLAND ALMANAC and produced on Providence's first printing press in 1762. Although most remembered for his astronomical skills and numerous almanacs West also worked fervently to supply the Continental army with clothes and later served on the faculty of Rhode Island College later Brown University. 16mo. Gathered signatures stitched. Evenly tanned. Very good overall. EVANS 17432. DAB XX pp.5-6. hardcover books
