POOR RICHARD IMPROVED: BEING AN ALMANACK AND EPHEMERIS OF THE MOTIONS OF THE SUN AND MOON.FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1768.
Saunders, Richard [pseudonym]
Published by Printed and Sold by D. Hall and W. Sellers, Philadelphia, 1767
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[36]pp. including in-text woodcut illustrations. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Additional stab holes in blank gutter. Contemporary ink manuscript notes in margins of two pages of text. Dampstain in upper margin. Scattered foxing. Overall very good. The second Poor Richard's almanac issued after Benjamin Franklin's involvement with the publication ended. In addition to the calendar, the present volume includes an article on the selection and cultivation of fruit trees, numerous health remedies, and bits of wisdom from Peter the Great and Semiramis. Woodcuts illustrating the different signs of the zodiac accompany each month of the almanac. The illustration, "The Anatomy of Man's Body, as govern'd by the Twelve Constellations," appears on page [5]. DRAKE 9913. EVANS 10765. ESTC W36925. Seller Inventory # WRCAM37646
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Title: POOR RICHARD IMPROVED: BEING AN ALMANACK AND...
Publisher: Printed and Sold by D. Hall and W. Sellers, Philadelphia
Publication Date: 1767
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POOR RICHARD IMPROVED: BEING AN ALMANACK AND EPHEMERIS OF THE MOTIONS OF THE SUN AND MOON.FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1768.
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Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by D. Hall and W. Sellers, [1767]., 1767
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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The second Poor Richard's almanac issued after Benjamin Franklin's involvement with the publication ended. In addition to the calendar, the present volume includes an article on the selection and cultivation of fruit trees, numerous health remedies, and bits of wisdom from Peter the Great and Semiramis. Woodcuts illustrating the different signs of the zodiac accompany each month of the almanac. The illustration, "The Anatomy of Man's Body, as govern'd by the Twelve Constellations," appears on page [5]. DRAKE 9913. EVANS 10765. ESTC W36925. [36]pp. including in-text woodcut illustrations. 12mo. Printed self-wrappers, stitched. Additional stab holes in blank gutter. Contemporary ink manuscript notes in margins of two pages of text. Dampstain in upper margin. Scattered foxing. Overall very good. Seller Inventory # 37646
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