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18012688lParis: chez Janet 1801. <p>24mo binding size 95 x 63 mm. Nested quires composed from the outside in of: a  fold-out letterpress Gregorian calendar in columns with woodcut vignettes engraved title with stub 6-leaf engraved Republican calendar 24 pages engraved text interleaved with 12 engraved plates 6 bifolia and 24 pp. letterpress text a quire of 12 leaves signed A. Embroidered binding of ivory silk covers with metallic ribbon border enclosing oval cartouche of leafy branches alternating with roundels of sequin and purl enclosing on upper cover a bow arrow and quiver with flowering sprig and on lower cover a flowering plant both embroidered in variously colored threads and sequins; pink satin liners gilt edges. Losses to metallic borders and to some threads of cover designs. Bookplate of Carlo de Poortere.<br /><br />A charming almanac with 12 engravings and in an embroidered binding unknown to Grand-Carteret. This is a typical production of Pierre-Etienne Janet who in 1789 acquired the shop and bindery of his father-in-law Pierre Jubert relieur-doreur and path-breaking almanac publisher. In around 1790 Janet set up shop in the rue St. Jacques and began systematically publishing almanacs most with 12 plates. As usual for the Jubert and early Janet almanacs this little book was built up from "nested quires." In a formula that both repeated often the fold-out letterpress traditional calendar folds around the outside; next is the engraved title with conjugate stub then a 6-leaf unsigned letterpress quire with the Republican calendar for l'An IX starting with Vendémiaire Sept. 1800 which encloses 12 bifolia i.e. 24 leaves of engraved text and illustrations in which each text bifolium alternates with an illustrated bifolium. The illustrated bifolia are printed on one side only; thus 6 plates that appear before the fold are all printed on the versos while the 6 plates following the fold are on the rectos. At the center of all is an unpaginated 12-leaf letterpress quire signed "A" containing lyrics for songs titled "Ariettes nouvelles."<br /><br />Not in Grand-Carteret. OCLC cites only an unidentified Danish location Danish Union Catalogue.</p> chez Janet unknown books
18232966Argau Switzerland: Jakob Diebold 1823. Very Good. 4to. 48 pp. Pictorial wrappers stitched as issued. Tables printed in black & red lower page corners folded some moderate edge wear a bit of foxing or staining. Well worn but generally very good with a few small tears along edges. An extremely scarce 1824 provincial Swiss Almanac well illustrated with curious woodcuts including an elaborate title-page border in the neo-classical style back cover depiction of the slaughter of the Greek patriarch a double-page fold-out plate of a castle in Baden small dirt stain at top and twelve emblematic woodcuts depicting astrological attributes of each month. Owing to the fact that only one other copy seems to have survived it is not surprising that we have been unable to locate reproductions of any of these woodcuts published elsewhere. The title-page woodcut appears to have been signed in the border the artist / engraved "Z. Morman." Several of the woodcut zodiac symbols are signed "Z."<br/><br/>Jakob Diebold a bookbinder took over the publication of this Haus-Kalender a.k.a. the Swiss "Baden Kalendar" from Heinrich Joseph Keiser sometime after 1808 during which time he ran both the bindery and the Baldinger printing press. Sales of the almanac under Diebold greatly improved largely due to the improving economic and intellectual conditions of Baden. This calendar contains a "Directory of school books children's writings and writing materials which are available from B.J. Diebold book printers and bookbinders in Baden." The almanac includes a report on the New Year i.e. 1824 a directory and covers a range of topics including chronology astronomy astrology and herbal medicine.<br/><br/>The ZB Zurich has scattered holdings of Diebold's publication namely: 1811-1812; 1819-1821; 1824 the present year 1825-1826; 1831; 1837; 1846. The Landesmuseum has three unrelated issues 1817-1819. Jakob Diebold unknown books
184037606Boston: S.N. Dickinson 1840. Folio printed broadside 11-1/4" x 18-1/4." Printed in two columns: the left column prints the communication from S.N. Dickinson publisher of the Boston Almanac; the right column prints information about town officers post offices travel banks lawyers public houses physicians churches and other data; seeks confirmation of its accuracy and any additions. Old folds and light foxing Very Good.<br/><br/> Samuel Nelson Dickinson the Almanac's publisher writes "The object of this communication is the future improvement of the BOSTON ALMANAC." The Almanac though deserving "the highest praise" seeks to do even better. Hence to assure accuracy of information he has sent this rare broadside inquiry to representatives of the Massachusetts towns. He asks them to "fill up all the blanks and return the document to the subscriber." <br/>Not located on OCLC or the AAS web site as of May 2021. S.N. Dickinson unknown books
184137610Boston: J.A. Collins 1841. Original printed and illustrated green wrappers ink stain along half the front wrapper's blank inner margin with engraving of Lady Liberty surrounded by slaves and freedom-loving white people. Stitched. 36pp. Title page and text illustrations. Lightly foxed. Very Good. <br/><br/> A scarce Almanac also appearing with a publication date of 1840. The Almanac is noteworthy for its excellent content on the Amistad incident including portraits of Cinque and others. <br/> "Things for Abolitionists to Do" recommends working to establish schools for free children of color. Also included are "Hints to Anti-Slavery Debaters;" an "Ecclesiastical Roll of Infamy" listing northern clergy of the Methodist Episcopal Church who voted for a resolution prohibiting "colored persons to give testimony against white persons;" and a "Congressional Roll of Infamy" of Northern congressmen who voted for the Gag Rule prohibiting Congress from entertaining petitions to abolish slavery in Washington D.C. As to the presidential campaign the authors say "President Van Buren and General Harrison have both publicly taken the side of the oppressor against the oppressed and the God of the oppressed. Both of them glory in it." <br/>Dumond 83 this imprint. Drake 4222. J.A. Collins unknown books
1860WRCAM41779New York: B.L. Judson & Co. 1860. 24pp. Original yellow printed wrappers. Spine mostly perished. Some chipping and tears to wrappers. Very minor soiling. Good. A rare patent-medicine almanac reprinting the story of an herbalist's rescue of Tula the Aztec princess likely fabricated to promote the sale of Judson's various medicaments. Originally printed in 1859 by the same publisher the almanac recounts the story of the "wealthy herbalist Dr. Cunard who with a trapper named Du Bois or Hawk Eye spent seven years trapping and travelling throughout the Far West. The doctor had a number of unusual experiences not the least of which was his single-handed defiance of the Navajo Tribe as they were about to burn Tula the Aztec princess at the stake. This was accomplished by capitalizing on the fortuitous imminence of a total eclipse of which the good doctor knew after consulting his handy little almanac. The Navajo chief was as confounded as Merlin in an earlier day and promptly gave up not only Tula but also his secret mountain-herb recipe. A trapper's testimonial direct from St. Louis concludes this 'True Account'" - Eberstadt. The almanac seems to have been published for only about four years 1860- 63 although the advertisement/story does appear in a few other almanacs as well. OCLC locates only one copy of the 1861 almanac and only one of most of the others as well at the Rochester Museum and Science Center. Rare and interesting. EBERSTADT 127:215 ref. B.L. Judson & Co. unknown books
184057249New York: J.P. Giffing 1840. Improved edition. 8vo. 36 pp. Illustrated with wood engravings front and rear wrappers illustrated with a wood engraving. Almanac information for each month with a 22-page biography of William Henry Harrison. Sabin 30579. American Imprints 41-2404. Drake 7809. Foxed else very good. Original illustrated self-wrappers stitched. #4401. <br/><br/> J.P. Giffing unknown books
1835WRCAM41291Boston: Published by Charles Ellms 1835. 48pp. including numerous illustrations. Stitched as issued. Tanning light foxing. Very good. Untrimmed and partially unopened. A collection of numerous witticisms anecdotes and a comical tale taking place in London. Very heavily illustrated with woodcuts of a humorous nature. AMERICAN IMPRINTS 31085. DRAKE 4102. Published by Charles Ellms unknown books
18656226Paris: Pagnerre Libraire-Editeur rue de Seine 18; Typographie de Henri Plon 1865. Duodecimo 14.5 x 10.5 cm. 200 pages. Engraved illustrations in the text. Table des Matieres. The eighth year of this popular French almanac with calendar and ephemeris but unlike most American "culinary almanacs" the bulk of this work is indeed related to food with sections on various foodstuffs vegetables birds fish sauces etc. and many recipes. The attractive wrapper illustration by "F. Grenan" depicts two women working in the kitchen one cooking at the stove the other writing while handling some vegetables and birds. Is she recording a recipe or perhaps just back from market and keeping up accounts Like other copies of this almanac we've seen the illustration is hand-colored. Dog ears to some pages; otherwise internally sound and clean. Wrapper corners chipped and light soiling. Near very good in a handsome custom-made clamshell box. OCLC locates five institutions with single issues of runs of this periodical. Pagnerre, Libraire-Editeur, rue de Seine, 18; Typographie de Henri Plon unknown books
18116592Gottingen: chez Henri Dieterich 1811. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 134 x 84mm. 172pp. 38pp. Supplement ii Table and advertisement leaf. Text in French. Engraved frontispiece of Antinous and 7 full-page engraved vignettes of seasons; figures in costume and views of countryside four are signed by Hogarth. Later marbled paper covered boards; margins trimmed lightly browned; corners worn. Rare French Edition of the pocket Almanac of Gottingen also known as the Gottingen Taschenkalendar. Well preserved with several fine illustrations depicting fashionable figures many designed after Hogarth. Divided into two parts the first part contains the calendar genealogy of the Royal Houses of Europe and the second part has instructive and entertaining stories with the usual almanac information added at the end including a report of new inventions tables of weights and measures money rates statistics or the population of almost 350 cities. The almanac de Goettingue was one of the best illustrated almanacs of its time it was published in 37 volumes from 1776 until 1813 most of these volumes were printed in German and French editions. Gottingen is an old German city which has medieval roots dating from 1150 and 1200. It has a famous university Georg-August-Universitat which was founded in 1737. The 1811 edition is important for its plates from Stedman's Narrative. The almanacs are collected for their Hogarthian engravings. <br/><br/> chez Henri Dieterich hardcover books
1826620812mo. Boston: Christian Register Office 1826. 12mo 48pp. lacking covers. Chipping to front free endpaper with folds at top right corner. Tear along front hinge about 1-inch from bottom. Inscription to front free endpaper and notes throughout. In a new cloth folding box. § Inscribed by Percy Loring to the Rev. Mr. Brooks probably in or near to 1824. The Lorings of the Boston area were a very prominent family in the 18th-century though no mention was found of a Percy in the family records. With a later inscription to Francis Thompson and nephews and Cropper Benson. Christian Register Office hardcover books
1856WRCAM37622Boston & Cleveland: Damrell Moore G. Coolidge and John P. Jewett 1856. 128pp. including four full-page wood-engraved illustrations with green-tinted backgrounds plus twenty pages of advertisements primarily illustrated before and after the text. 16mo. Original red publisher's cloth stamped in blind and gilt a.e.g. Spine worn at top and bottom. Front and rear pastedowns are both advertisements with gold printing on red paper. Modern booksellers tickets pasted on front and rear pastedown. Four additional pages of advertisements printed in gold on red paper. Wood engraved illustrated titlepage with background tinted green. Six additional wood engraved illustrations in text with green-tinted backgrounds. Textblock moderately sprung. A very good copy. A rare edition of this handsomely produced mid-19th-century almanac published for women. The first fifty-two pages of the volume are devoted to the year 1857. Each month includes a calendar with solar and lunar information for northern middle and southern states; a page for daily memoranda; and text including anniversaries events and maxims specific for each month. Four months January April July and October also include full-page wood engraved illustrations with the background tinted light green. The remainder of the volume has a variety of brief reading selections with topics including household economy woman's sphere in modern life marriage gardening the aesthetics of dress and literary questions. The illustrated advertisements found before and after the text promote a wide range of Boston commercial establishments. These include a bookstore a wood engraver and stores for French and American paper-hangings furniture and sewing machines. Four of these advertisements are strikingly printed in gold on red paper as are the advertisements on the front and rear pastedowns. A rare lady's almanac from the mid-1800s; OCLC records a single copy. OCLC 46680535. Damrell, Moore, G. Coolidge and John P. Jewett hardcover books
184450187Wheeling VA: Published by John J. Haswell bookseller and stationer; printed and sold by Johnston & Stockton Pittsburg 1844. 12mo. 24 leaves. Includes a biographical sketch of Benjamin Rush and a long article on "will making." Not in Drake Almanacs of the United States. Original printed wrappers somewhat soiled stitched; erosion in bottom margin not affecting text. Solid copy. One listing on OCLC AAS. <br/><br/> Published by John J. Haswell, bookseller and stationer; printed and sold by Johnston & Stockton, Pittsburg unknown books
1817LLV2648Paris & Lyon:: Chez L. Saint Michel & Chez Ayne Freres 1817. 1817. 9.7 cm 32mo. 112 pp. 2 folding engraved plates. Original decorative pink paper wrappers with an elaborate gilt-stamped pattern; rubbed darkened. Very good. With 2 engraved folding plates showing France and Europe: 1 "Planetaire" "Mappe-Monde" "Europe" "La France" 2 "Listes de MM. les Membres de la Chambre des Deputes session de 1816" "Division de la France." Contents: Eopques pour 1817; Fetes Mobiles; Hotels des Monnaies; Calendrier; Tableau des plus grandes Marees de 1817; Heures de la Mer dans quelques Ports; Table de l’intervalle de temps dont la haute Mer; Valeur des Piastres en Francs et Centimes etc. Chez L. Saint Michel, & Chez Ayne, Freres, 1817. unknown books
1864203665Philadelphia: George W. Childs 1864. First. hardcover. very good-. 641pp. 12mo original black cloth ex libris spine ends worn and repaired. Philadelphia: George W. Childs 1864. First Edition.<br/><br/> Contains many political and economic statistics on the United States and each free state and territory. None of the Confederate states are included. At the end are several pages of publisher's ads and ads from Philadelphia merchants.<br/><br/> George W. Childs unknown books
182344609Cincinnati OH: Oliver Farnsworth & Co 1823. 12mo.; 24 leaves. Illustrated. Disbound pamphlet; some foxing. First edition. Drake 9078. <br/><br/> Oliver Farnsworth & Co unknown books
185927877Boston: Shepard Clark & Brown; New York: Rudd and Carleton; Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson etc. 1859 1859. First edition. OCLC records six copies. Edges slightly rubbed; very good copy. 12mo original gilt-decorated blue cloth gilt lettering a.e.g. Pictorial title-page and eight full-page illustrations; numerous advertisements for the publishers and others on the endpapers. The sixth in the series of The Lady's Almanac. This one contains a poem "A Household Baby" by Sara Jane Lippincott under the pseudonym Grace Greenwood." <br/><br/> Boston: Shepard, Clark, & Brown; New York: Rudd and Carleton; Philadelphia: T.B. Peterson, etc., [1859] unknown books
185727876Boston: Damrell & Moore & G. Coolidge. Published by Crosby Nichols & Co. 1857 1857. First edition. OCLC records six copies. Cloth a little rubbed; very good copy. 12mo original gilt-decorated blue cloth gilt lettering a.e.g. Pictorial title-page and six full-page illustrations; numerous advertisements for local Boston businesses. Damrell & Moore sometimes in collaboration with John P. Jewett and Crosby Nichols and others began its attractive series of small almanacs in 1854. Though unsigned except for initials many of the contributions are presumed to be by women and almost all are about them. <br/><br/> Boston: Damrell & Moore & G. Coolidge. Published by Crosby, Nichols & Co., [1857] hardcover books
183426879New York: Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms Agent 1834. 47 1 pp profusely illustrated. Illustrated title page captioned 'Dangerous Attempt to Destroy a Hawk's Nest.' Last page a full-page woodcut captioned 'The Dead Elephant--- A Scene in India.' Disbound glue remnant along inside margin of title page. Light scattered foxing lightly worn. Good to Good. <br/><br/> An attractive almanac with many full-page and in-text woodcuts and accompanying explanatory text. It includes 'An Account of Nahant' with an illustration of the Indian 'Black William Selling Nahant to Mr. Thomas Dexter for a suit of clothes in 1630.' A double-page woodcut is printed of a 'Disastrous Attempt to Ascend Mount Blanc.' Other illustrations with text are offered from all over the world: a 'View of a Chinese Floating Town' a 'Newfoundland Dog' a 'Cashmere Goat' and much else. <br/>Drake 4088 1- MWA. AI 26202 4. Sold by D. Felt & Co. Boston: Published by Charles Ellms, Agent unknown books
18836734New York: Published by the Centaur Co. 182 Fulton Street opposite St. Pauls Church-yard 1883. Stapled in wrappers 20.5 x 15 cm. 31 1 pages. Illustrated maps. Title and publication information from wrapper. A "great combination" almanac with ephemerides maps and culinary recipes all for the New York patent medicine firm Centaur makers of Castoria and Centaur Linament. Includes both culinary and medicinal recipes and short stories and vignettes. In publisher's red black and yellow decorated wrappers illustrated with an image of "The Diver" which adorns many of the Centaur publications. OCLC records ten copies; not in O'Neal. Published by the Centaur Co., 182 Fulton Street, opposite St. Pauls Church-yard unknown books
180826821Boston: Published by John West & Co. and Manning & Loring 1808. 1st thus American Imprints 15557; Drake 3707. Original grey paper wrappers. Overall Abt VG - VG some wear to extremities/rear wrapper beginning to detach/period pos. 215 pp including Index. 12mo signed in 6s. 5-5/8" x 3-3/8" <br/><br/> Published by John West & Co. and Manning & Loring unknown books
184819017Reading PA: Von Carl Friederich Egelmann 1848. 32pp. Stitched. Original printed wrappers margin-chipped dustsoiled. Front wrapper with black and white illustration. Black and white illustrations throughout text. Light uniform tanning scattered foxing. Some chipping and wear to edges. Pencil and ink markings in margins throughout text. Good. Printed in German Fraktur the Almanac contains one of the earliest articles printed in America with illustration of a bull fight. Drake 12681. Von Carl Friederich Egelmann unknown books
183215878Boston: Published by Gray & Bowen 1832. 1st edition American Imprints 10888. Contemporary red half-calf binding with marbled paper boards. VG joints starting/extremity wear/bookseller label for Issac N. Whiting Columbus Ohio. xii 312 12 pp. Adverts comprise the last 12 pp. 12mo in 6s. 7-3/8" x 4-1/2" <br/><br/> Published by Gray & Bowen hardcover books
18986798Posner: Kiadasn 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. miniature. Notations throughout front joint split else bright and tight. Full red leather boards gilt lettering photographic frontispiece aeg. 49x36mm. 58pp. Illus. b/w plate. <br/><br/>Printed in red and black ink. Notations throughout. Scarce generally photographic frontis seldome found. Kiadasn hardcover books
1827102065Pamphlet 12mo 4" x 6 /14" original printed wrappers stitched. Very browned and partially disbound a little insect damage mostly to margins of a few pages some staining and soiling usual chips and folds at extremities faint signature on title; still a respectable copy. While this almanac contains the usual horoscope material this one has a full page for each sign including a small wood engraved illustration of the symbol. Also includes a couple of pages of ads and a list of county officers for the state of New York. William Williams, books
1814JC17705London: The Company of Stationers 1814. Paperback. Good. In modern brown wraps. 48 pp. <br/><br/> The Company of Stationers paperback books