An almanac, for the year of our Lord, 1796 ... [microform] : Calculated for the meridian of Boston, but may serve for any of the New-England states. / By Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. ; [Six lines of verse]
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Printed by Samuel Etheridge, for William P. Blake,
[1795]
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| Series: | Early American imprints.
no. 29864. |
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| Item Description: | By Benjamin Fry. Apart from the title page, and some slight changes and rearrangements in the contents, the almanac is identical in content and typography with A Friend's astronomical diary: almanac for 1796, by Benjamin Fry (Boston: Etheridge for Blake). The calendar pages, eclipse notes, and other astronomical material are exact reprints. Evans attributed the almanac, as he did most of those issued under the Bickerstaff pseudonym, to Benjamin West. Advertised in the Independent chronicle, Boston, Oct. 19, 1795. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C² D⁴ |
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| Physical Description: | 24 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm (12mo) |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |