THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1798: BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF, ESQ; PHILOM
by [Daboll, Nathan]
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About This Item
Providence: Carter and Wilkinson, 1797. 12mo. 12 leaves, as issued, on thick paper. Stitched, some spotting, Good+. With contemporary notations in ink, recording the birth of Benjamin Robinson Greene; the death of Christopher Greene; notes by Isaac Hall; and other information.
"'Isaac Bickerstaff' is a common pseudonym in almanacs. Erroneously attributed by Evans to Benjamin West. The actual calculator was Nathan Daboll" [NAIP]. It includes the calendar, court information, distances between New England towns, a cure for deafness, astrological diagram of human body.
Evans 33201. Drake 12956. NAIP w022731.
"'Isaac Bickerstaff' is a common pseudonym in almanacs. Erroneously attributed by Evans to Benjamin West. The actual calculator was Nathan Daboll" [NAIP]. It includes the calendar, court information, distances between New England towns, a cure for deafness, astrological diagram of human body.
Evans 33201. Drake 12956. NAIP w022731.
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- Bookseller
- David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32646
- Title
- THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1798: BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF, ESQ; PHILOM
- Author
- [Daboll, Nathan]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Carter and Wilkinson
- Place of Publication
- Providence
- Date Published
- 1797
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- ALMANAC; AMERICANA;
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David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC
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Woodbridge, Connecticut
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