The Gentleman's and Citizen's almanack, compiled by Samuel Watson, Bookseller, For the Year of our Lord, 1785..
by WATSON, Samuel
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Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Dublin: Printed for Samuel Watson, [1785]. 135pp, [1]. ESTC T26616. [Bound with:] EXSHAW, John. The English Registry, For the Year of our Lord, 1785; (By John Exshaw, Bookseller,) or, A Collection of English Lists...Fitted to be bound with Watson's Almanack... Dublin. Printed by John Exshaw, [1785]. [4], 131pp, [1]. ESTC T26688. 8vo. Contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed and marked, without lettering-piece. Light damp-staining to head of text-block. Two late eighteenth-century Dublin-printed almanacs designed to be issued together in order to give a complete account of 'the present state of both kingdoms'. The Gentleman's and Citizen's almanack was initially compiled by Irish bookseller John Watson and first printed in 1729. It was issued under his name until 1769; whereafter his successor, Samuel Watson, continued the run through to 1799, with the exception of years 1795 to 1798 when John Watson Stewart assumed responsibility, becoming the sole compiler from 1800 onwards. .
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- Bookseller
- Antiquates Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AQ25241
- Title
- The Gentleman's and Citizen's almanack, compiled by Samuel Watson, Bookseller, For the Year of our Lord, 1785..
- Author
- WATSON, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed for Samuel Watson
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- [1785]
- Keywords
- Almanacs
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Antiquates Ltd
Antiquates Ltd was established by Tom Lintern-Mole in 2007; we travel far and wide to buy, sell, and advise on rare books and manuscripts.
Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
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Concentrating on hand-press printing and early modern manuscripts, we pride ourselves on offering a varied selection of antiquarian works on a diverse range of subjects, leaning towards the interesting, the important, and the unusual.
We have a countryside bookshop in Wareham; we also regularly issue catalogues - do ask if you would like to be added to our mailing list - and frequently exhibit at regional and national book fairs in London, Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Oxford, and York.
We also offer a valuation service (for either insurance or probate purposes), as well as advice on library development.
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Antiquates Ltd
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Wareham, Dorset
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...