THE NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK, OR LADY'S AND GENTLEMEN'S DIARY, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1798: BY ISAAC BICKERSTAFF, ESQ; PHILOM.

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. Item #32646

Price: $175.00

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