[Rarebooks] FS: 12 different London Almanacs for the year 1772 (bound together)
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(ALMANACS) Andrews, William. REMARKABLE NEWS FROM THE STARS: OR, AN EPHEMERIS
FOR 1772: with Observation Upon the Eclipses, Solar Ingresses, and
Configurations of the Heavens... from the Creation of the World, According to the Best
of History, 5721 Years... London: J & H Hughes. (1772). Sm. 8vo. (48)pp.
Printed in red & black. Illustrated with 2 woodcuts. BOUND WITH: 11 other almanacs
for the year 1772 (see note below), each approx. 48pp., some in 2 parts, some
with woodcut portraits on their title pages. Finely bound in cont. red morocco,
black & olive spine labels. Elaborately gilt tooled corners & central device
on each cover. Spine a bit dulled and lightly rubbed. A.e.g. The lower corner
of each title page is stamped in red with a "two pence" revenue device.
$600.00 (trade discount allowed)
Other almanacs present (all published in London in 1772) are: "The
Gentleman's Diary"; "The Ladies Diary: Or Woman's Almanack"; "Vox Stellarum: Or A Loyal
Almanack"; Partridge, John. "Merlinus Liberatus"; "Parker's Ephemeris";
Pearse, Salem. "The Celestial Diary"; "Poor Robin"; Saunders, Richard. "The English
Apollo"; Season, Henry. "Speculum Anni"; Wing, Tycho. "...An Almanack..."; and
White, Robert. "...The Coelestial Atlas".
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