AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1783. BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND SEVENTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, LAT 42 DEG. 25 MIN. NORTH
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Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycal, 1782. [24]pp. including bookseller's advertisement on p.[24]. 12mo. Spine reinforced with paper. Bottom corner of title leaf torn with loss of letters on recto and verso, clean tear in middle of title leaf (no loss). Age-toned. 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. These include "diverting jests," a receipts for dropsy and destroying bugs, a list of the vacations at Harvard College. DRAKE 3314. EVANS 17547. ESTC W36450
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- AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1783. BEING THE THIRD AFTER BISSEXTILE OR LEAP YEAR, AND SEVENTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, LAT 42 DEG. 25 MIN. NORTH
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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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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
