AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 177
by Ames, Nathanie
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Boston: Printed and Sold by R. Draper, Edes & Gill, and T. & J. Flee, 1773. [24]pp. 12mo. Dbd. Light foxing and toning. Very good. An almanac by Nathaniel Ames, son of Dr. Nathaniel Ames who started a popular and highly regarded almanac in 1726. One of two impressions from Boston for 1774. Ames continued writing the almanac after his father died in 1764 until the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Ames was a successful doctor, ardent Anti-Federalist and local politician. Ames continues his essay on vineyards with a two page essay on when best to pick grapes. This is part of Ames' continuing effort to strengthen the colonies' economic independence without estranging Britain; he comments in this essay that "it is very unlikely that we shall be so blind to our interests as to take that work out of the hands of Britains & Hybernians, which they will do much cheaper and better than we can get ourselves." DRAKE 3227. EVANS 12643. ESTC W22512
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 177
- Author
- Ames, Nathanie
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed and Sold by R. Draper, Edes & Gill, and T. & J. Flee
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1773
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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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