An Astronomical Diary

Boston: T. & J. Fleet, 1791. Soft Cover. Fair. Drake 3443, Evans 22623. Edges worn with loss, stained and foxed throughout, colloquial sewn repair along spine. 1791 Soft Cover. [24 pp.] Self wrappers. "Dr. Nathanael Low (1740-1808), a physician and astronomer born in Massachusetts, published Low’s Almanac, one of the publications upon which citizens of the early United… Read more about this item

Boston: John and Thomas Fleet. Pamphlet. Poor. No date but circa 1802. Printed wraps. 34 pp including covers. Contains 12 pages of calendars with various astrological and astronomical information pertaining to the various months, as well as a section on court sessions for the various New England states; an essay on rescuing the drowned and how to restore… Read more about this item

Boston: T. & J. Fleet, 1785. [24] pp. Worn with several tears but complete. Evans, 19063, Drake, 3356.

Boston: John & Thomas Fleet, 1800. 12mo, 12 leaves [as issued], stitched, untrimmed. Tanned, light wear, several corners torn at last few pages [some text loss]. "Low's" is printed at the head of the title. Fair to Good. Evans 37854. Drake 3626.

Boston: John & Thomas Fleet, 1803. 12mo, [36]pp [as issued], stitched, untrimmed. Tanned, scattered foxing, light wear at the margins, early marginalia. "Low's" is printed at the head of the title. Good+. Drake 3658.

Boston: Printed and Sold by J. Kneeland, in Milk-Street:- Sold also by the Printers & Booksellers, 1774. [24]pp, stitched, toned. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell on title page. Light wear, Very Good. In this pre-Revolution Almanac, Low's printing of Cromwell's Speech dissolving Parliament is a not-too-subtle expression of American hostility to British Rule. "It is high time for… Read more about this item

Boston: T. & J. Fleet [The only Proprietors of Dr. Low's Copy Right.], 1793. 12mo, 12 leaves [as issued], stitched, lightly worn, Very Good, with a lot of contemporary marginalia. An early method to preserve fruit trees; rates of coins and tables of interest; Federal and State Courts; tables of roads. Evans 25732. Drake 3506.

Boston: T. and J. Fleet. Fair. 1789. Softcover. Sewn wraps. 12 leaves (24 pp). Most stitching is gone, front wrap detached, included; the other pages held by one stitch. Some damping, rubbing, few minor stains, PO info in margin. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

Boston: T. and J. Fleet. Good. 1781. Softcover. Wraps, disbound. 12 leaves (24 pp) minor scattered stains, minor wear. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

1784. LOW, Nathanael. An Astronomical Diary: or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Ara, 1784. Boston: T. & J. Fleet, J. Gill and N. Willis, [1783]. 11 leaves. Sewn. Old waterstain, lacks final leaf, else very good. Drake 3329. Evans 18004. ESTC W22498. Includes Low's Address to the inhabitants of the United States of America, dated 30 Sept. 1783,… Read more about this item

1793. LOW, Nathanael. An Astronomical Diary: or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Ara, 1793. Boston: T. & J. Fleet, [1792]. 12 leaves. Sewn. Complete. Light toning and foxing, small holes in final leaf costing a few letters, else very good. Drake 3486. Evans 24483. ESTC W22484.

Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1771. [24]pp. 12mo. Dbd. Light foxing and soiling. Very good. Pre-Revolutionary almanac by Nathanael Low, with an article on men's health in addition to the usual almanac material. NAIP notes that though Evans lists two impressions, they appear to be identical. EVANS 12100, 12101. DRAKE 3208. ESTC W18220.

Boston: Munroe, Francis and Parker; Belcher and Armstrong. Original Wraps. Fair. no date but circa 1809. Original wraps. 32pp including covers. Contains 12 pages of calendars with various astrological and astronomical information pertaining to the various months, as well as a section on court sessions for the various New England states, a section on raising peaches, an essay… Read more about this item

Boston: Kneeland and Adams, 1771. 12mo, [24]pp Loosened stitching, several crude old tape repairs at corners and margins, Good+ According to NAIP, the two Evans citations are in fact the same impressions An article on men's health is included with the usual material, including five pages of roads and distances Low's Preface is dated from Ipswich, September 21, FIRST… Read more about this item

Boston: Kneeland and Adams - Sold also by the Printers and Booksellers, 1771. 12mo, [24] pp. Stitched, light dust and wear, one blank corner chip. Very Good. According to NAIP, the two Evans citations are in fact the same impressions. An article on men's health is included, as are five pages of roads and distances. Evans… Read more about this item

Boston: John & Thomas Fleet, 1799. 12mo, 12 leaves [as issued], stitched, untrimmed. Darkened. Good+. "Low's" is printed at the head of the title. The Almanac inludes a letter, written by Jonathan Ludeman in 1757, on America. FIRST EDITION. Evans 35746. Drake 3616.

Boston: Fleet, 1798. 12 leaves [as issued], stitched, toned, Very Good. With an essay on "preventing calamities by fires", information on distances, coins, simple interest tables. Evans 34020. Drake 3601.

Boston: T. & J. Fleet, 1791. 12 leaves [as issued], stitched, untrimmed. Light wear, Very Good. Friends Meetings, Federal and State Courts, tables of roads, etc. Evans 23511. Drake 3468.

1790. LOW, Nathanael. An Astronomical Diary: or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Ara, 1790. Boston: T. & J. Fleet, [1789]. 12 leaves. Sewn. Complete. A bit of marginal annotation, else very good. Drake 3425 locates two copies. Evans 22162. ESTC W9343. One of two variant issues, the other of which lacks the copyright statement in the imprint. That… Read more about this item

1785. LOW, Nathanael. An Astronomical Diary: or Almanack for the Year of Christian Ara 1785. Boston: T. & J. Fleet, [1784]. 12 leaves. Sewn. Complete. A few marginal annotations, else very good. Drake 3342. Evans 18561. ESTC W22969. Two states of gathering [C] noted, the lists of "Roads to the principal towns on the continent, &c. .." differing greatly.… Read more about this item