FREEBETTER'S NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR 1776
by Daboll, Nathan
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New London [Connecticut]: T[imothy] Green, [1775]. Small Octavo, [24] pages; VG; with some support adhered along the spine; some rubbing and wear to fore edge, lower fore edge missing from rear cover, small amount of chipping to middle of front fore edge; interior with minor blotching and wear;
The cover woodcut is a crude copy of the Revere engraving "The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught," showing tea being forced down America's throat, with the caption "Boston Cannonaded." Also includes the patriotic poems "Thoughts on Tyranny" and "The Unnatural Parent," and a long genealogy of George III tracing back to "William the Conqueror, who was a son of a whore";
RF consignment; extremely scarce; shelved case 3. Advertised in the Connecticut gazette, New London, Oct. 27, 1775.; Drake 305; Evans 14001; Hamilton 75. 1315592. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
The cover woodcut is a crude copy of the Revere engraving "The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught," showing tea being forced down America's throat, with the caption "Boston Cannonaded." Also includes the patriotic poems "Thoughts on Tyranny" and "The Unnatural Parent," and a long genealogy of George III tracing back to "William the Conqueror, who was a son of a whore";
RF consignment; extremely scarce; shelved case 3. Advertised in the Connecticut gazette, New London, Oct. 27, 1775.; Drake 305; Evans 14001; Hamilton 75. 1315592. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1315592
- Title
- FREEBETTER'S NEW-ENGLAND ALMANACK FOR THE YEAR 1776
- Author
- Daboll, Nathan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- T[imothy] Green
- Place of Publication
- New London [Connecticut]
- Date Published
- [1775]
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...