THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE SKY.
Washington: Published by the Smithsonian Institution, 1920. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 37pp. Uncut and untrimmed. Several old institutional rubberstamps, else Very Good. More
ASTRONOMY
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AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1888... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS.
Lancaster, PA: John Baer's Sons, [1887?]. 36pp [unpaginated]. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Scattered foxing and margin wear. Good+. With a story on 'The Dogs of St. Bernard's Hospice.'. More
AGRICULTURAL ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1895... ARRANGED AFTER THE SYSTEM OF THE GERMAN CALENDARS.
Lancaster, PA: John Baer's Sons, [1894]. 36pp [unpaginated]. Stitched. Original printed wrappers. Front wrapper decorated with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning, minor foxing. Minor chipping of some corners. Good+. With a Remington illustration in black & white, 'Old Smoke,' accompanying an excerpt..... More
AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY, OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1753. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON IN NEW- ENGLAND.
Boston; New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, 1752. 16pp, stitched. Uniformly browned. Very Good. With an essay on the calendar. Evans 6807. Drake 3092. ESTC W29767. More
AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY, OR, AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1755...CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, NEW-ENGLAND.
Boston, New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, [1754]. 8 leaves (complete). Stitched. Upper right quadrant spotted, small hole in last leaf affects a couple of letters. Else Good+. On page14, above the details for December, the Almanac reads: "WHO 'ere presum'd, till FRANKLIN led the Way, / to climb..... More
AN ASTRONOMICAL DIARY: OR AN ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST, 1754... CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON, NEW- ENGLAND.
Boston, New-England: J. Draper, for the Booksellers, [1753]. 8 leaves (complete). Stitched, dusted, text lightened on last page. Good+. "I have fill'd the two last Pages with an Essay upon Regimen." "The writer refers to the great number of deaths caused by the 'throat distemper or Pestilence Ulcusculosa'."..... More
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONSTELLATIONS.
[np: nd. @1810-1820?]. Caption title [as issued]. 8pp, stitched. Light wear, untrimmed, small hole affects a couple of letters. Good+. With the contemporary ownership signature of Wm. B. Stilson. Descriptions of the major constellations, imprint unknown, but certainly the United States. This rare pamphlet leads with Orion, followed by the..... More
REPLIES TO A CIRCULAR IN RELATION TO THE OCCURENCE OF AN UNUSUAL METEORIC DISPLAY ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER, 1834, ADDRESSED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO THE MILITARY POSTS OF THE UNITED STATES, WITH OTHER FACTS RELATING TO THE SAME QUESTION. BY.PROF OF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM, UNIV PENN [COMMUNICATED BY THE AUTHOR] [Philadelphia? 1835?] 4pp Caption-title, disbound Minor foxing Very Good [offered with] OBSERVATIONS UPON THE FACTS RECENTLY PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR OLMSTED, IN RELATION TO METEORS SEEN ON THE 13TH OF NOVEMBER, 1834 PROF NAT PHILOS AND CHEM UNIV PENN FROM THE JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, VOL SVII 1836.
[Philadelphia? 1836?]. 4pp Caption-title, disbound Minor foxing Very Good AI 30155 [2] OCLC 40279936 [1] Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, or Decker. More
HUTCHINS IMPROVED: BEING AN ALMANACK AND EPHEMERIS OF THE MOTIONS OF THE SUN AND MOON...FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1800. BY JOHN NATHAN HUTCHINS, PHILOM.
New York: Printed and Sold by H. Gaine, [1799]. [36] pp, as issued. Stitched, scattered light to moderate foxing, untrimmed. Good+. With contemporary ownership signature, and notes, of John Hetherington. Beers was the author, Hutchins having died in 1782 [ESTC]. This issue prints an advertisement for 'Moore's Gentleman and..... More
FOLSOM'S NEW POCKET ALMANAC, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1789. BEING THE FIRST AFTER LEAP YEAR... CONTAINING (BESIDES THE USUAL CALCULATIONS) AN ACCOUNT OF AN APPROACHING, COMET, AND A VARIETY OF OTHER USEFUL AND NECESSARY MATTERS. CALCULATED FOR THE MERIDIAN OF BOSTON. BY COPERNICUS, PHILO.
Boston: Printed and Sold by John W. Folsom... [1788]. 35, [1] pp. Stitched. Scattered foxing, occasional contemporary ink notations, Very Good. This was the only almanac printed under this title. It includes tables of roads and distances; an advertisement at page 21 for Folsom's book shop; an article on Halley's..... More
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF WILLIAM LAMBERT, EXPLANATORY OF HIS ASTRONOMICAL CALCULATIONS, WITH A VIEW TO ESTABLISH THE LONGITUDE OF THE CAPITOL. DECEMBER 23, 1823.
1824. 18th Cong., 1st Sess. SD53. Washington: Gales & Seaton. 1824. pp 1-66. [bound with] MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF WILLIAM LAMBERT, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE LONGITUDE OF THE CAPITOL OF THE UNITED STATES. JANUARY 9, 1822. SD 53 [continued]. Pages [67]-147..... More
CRAMER'S MAGAZINE ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1823...CALCULATED BY THE REV. JOHN TAYLOR, FOR THE MERIDIAN OF PITTSBURGH...
Pittsburgh: Printed by Cramer & Spear, [1822]. 72pp. Illustrated title page. Original printed wrappers [edgeworn]. Stitched, untrimmed. Lightly tanned with scattered foxing. Good+. The almanac includes tables of roads and distances between Pittsburg and other cities, coinage and interest tables, information on Pennsylvania courts, a Report by Jefferson detailing his..... More
CRAMER'S MAGAZINE ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1825...CALCULATED BY THE REV. JOHN TAYLOR, FOR THE MERIDIAN OF PITTSBURGH...
Pittsburgh: Printed by Cramer & Spear, [1824?]. 72pp. Illustrated title page. Original printed wrappers [edgeworn]. Stitched, lightly tanned with scattered foxing. Good+. The almanac includes a listing of important historical events during the 19th century, tables of roads and distances between Pittsburg and other cities, portions of Franklin's Way to..... More
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH- ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY...
30th Cong., 2d Sess. HED21. 1849. 13pp, dbd, some spotting. Good+. More
THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF LORD CHRIST 1785...BY BENJAMIN WEST, A.M. A.A.S.
Providence: Bennett Wheeler, [1784]. 12mo, [36]pp. Stitched. Light dusting, couple of blank edge chips, untrimmed. Very Good. Contemporary manuscript notations. Alden records two states: Ours, State A, has the phrase "for the year of Lord Christ" in the title, and the subtitle "Roads" at page [33]; State B prints "for..... More
THE NORTH-AMERICAN CALENDAR: OR, THE RHODE-ISLAND ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD CHRIST 1787... THE ELEVENTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
Providence: Printed by Bennett Wheeler, and sold at his Office... [1786]. 24pp, stitched and untrimmed. Scattered foxing, occasional annotations in ink by a farmer about his flocks and crops. Very Good. With a several-page account of Herschel's recent planetary discovery. Also included are Court schedules, roads and distances, a...... More
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