An Astronomical Diary; or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Era 1809
by Low, Nathanael
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Dover, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
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 on rescuing the drowned and how to restore them, a lengthy essay on Piskaret a captain of some sort who apparently murdered a number of Native Americans from the Five Nations tribes, recounting his strategy and escape, etc. Also included are money tables and stage times. In FAIR condition. Heavy curling and chipping along the extremities, moderate to heavy darkening to the pages and covers, minor to moderate soiling and scattered marginalia in ink throughout. Sewn binding weak but holding.
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- Bookseller
- Mare Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003718
- Title
- An Astronomical Diary; or Almanack, for the Year of Christian Era 1809
- Author
- Low, Nathanael
- Format/Binding
- Original Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Munroe, Francis and Parker; Belcher and Armstrong
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Keywords
- Noisbn Almanack Native Americans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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- Marginalia
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- Chipping
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- New
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- Fair
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