Colonial America
Impressive Collection of 77 Colonial Almanacs
Lot of Seventy Seven Colonial Period Almanacs, Sold "as is" No Return, Average Very Good some better.
Lot includes the following different issue dates and printers. Sold "as is" as a group lot with NO RETURN. Though a number of issues are in quite lovely and above average condition, many also have typical misc. problems that might include missing or torn pages, stains or foxing, separation of the binding, sewn binding, etc. For these reasons and for full appreciation of how nice this grouping remains, we suggest personal inspection prior to the auction.
(16) Almanacks by Nathanael Ames, printed 1729, 1738, 1741, 1742, 1751, 1755, 1758, 1759, 1760, 1761, 1763, 1764, 1768, 1767, 1769, 1770, Boston.
( 23) Almanacks by Nathanael Low, printed 1771, 1772, 1773, 1775, 1779, 1780, 1781, 1782, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1786, 1787, 1788, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1794, 1796 (2), 1798, 1799, 1800, Boston.
(10) Almanacks by Benjamin West, printed 1765, 1768, 1772, 1773 (2), 1777, 1780, 1784, 1785, 1787, Providence.
(8) Almanacks by Isaac Bickerftaff, printed 1774, 1781, 1783, 1792, 1794, 1795, 1796, 1797, Boston.
(3) Almanacs by Abraham Weatherwise, printed 1785, 1790, 1799, Boston.
(3) Almanacs by Wheeler, printed 1788, 1792, 1795, Providence.
(3) Almanacs by Elisha Thornton, printed 1789, 1791, 1797, Newport.
(2) Almanacs by Daniel George, printed 1778 and 1782, Newbury Port.
(1) Almanac by John Tobler, printed 1771, Wilmington.
(1) Almanac by Frank Freeman, printed 1772, New York.
(1) Almanac by Copernicus Partridge, printed 1786, Providence.
(2) Alamanacs by N. Strong, printed 1794 and 1796, Springfield.
(1) Almanac by Isaiah Thomas, printed 1794, Worcester.
(1) Almanac by Seth Chandler, printed 1798, Boston.
(1) Almanac by H. Ranlet, printed 1799.
(1) Almanac by Poulfon's Town and Country, printed 1799, Philadelphia.