Keystone Agricultural Almanac, for 1841; Being the First After Bissextile, or Leap Year; Containing 365 Days, and the Sixty-fifth Year of American Independence
by [American Almanac]
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Philadelphia: William W. Walker, 1840. 12mo, [1], 35, [1]pp including wrappers. Vignette illustrations. String bound, green paper backed printed wraps. Good condition, backing mostly worn away along spine, corners chipped, spotting and staining. Rear wrap with some tape repairs and tears, otherwise complete.
For the year 1841 with the 26 states listed on the front cover, Pennsylvania being the most prominently displayed. Moon phases, recipes, weather predictions, etc. for each month. The hints and receipts section at the front provides some helpful tips on making very fine Cologne Water, taking a rancid taste from butter, a note for Dairy Women, the Chinese mode of propagating trees, and how to grow rich by giving. .
For the year 1841 with the 26 states listed on the front cover, Pennsylvania being the most prominently displayed. Moon phases, recipes, weather predictions, etc. for each month. The hints and receipts section at the front provides some helpful tips on making very fine Cologne Water, taking a rancid taste from butter, a note for Dairy Women, the Chinese mode of propagating trees, and how to grow rich by giving. .
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- Title
- Keystone Agricultural Almanac, for 1841; Being the First After Bissextile, or Leap Year; Containing 365 Days, and the Sixty-fifth Year of American Independence
- Author
- [American Almanac]
- Format/Binding
- 12mo, [1], 35, [1]pp including wrappers. Vignette illustrations. String bound, green paper backed printed wraps. Good condition,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William W. Walker
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1840
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- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...