Darkness at Noon, or, the Great Solar Eclipse, of the 16th of June, 1806, Described and Represented in Every Particular. Containing also, a General Explanation of Eclipses, and the Causes on Which They Depend. de An Inhabitant of Boston - 1806

Boston: D. Carlisle & A. Newell, 1806. 12mo. (2), (5)-34 pp. b/w woodcut plate.

According to Shaw & Shoemaker there were three editions of this pamphlet, all published in 1806. The 2nd edition shows up most often in Worldcat; there is also a listing in S&S for a "June, 1806" printing, which may be identical to the second. An image of a stated "Third Edition" is on the web at https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/blog/2014/8/10/darkness-at-noon-1806 The website describes it thus: "an early pamphlet on the June 16, 1806 total solar eclipse which passed over New England. This remarkable document by Andrew Newell narrates the theory of eclipses, describes local circumstances for the 1806 eclipse, tells the reader how to view the eclipse, and dispels superstitions surrounding eclipses." In any event, this first printing - May, 1806 (page number "4" misprinted as "6") - is quite scarce. Worldcat shows only two libraries holding hard copies. S&S 10253 identifies three. Sabin 18580, attributing authorship to Andrew Newell. Stab sewn. Title and terminal leaf loose but present.