Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758

The Heritage Press, The George Macy Companies, 1964. The Heritage Press, The George Macy Companies, Inc. 1964. Very Good+/Very Good+Slip Case. Norman Rockwell. Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Almanacks: Benjamin Frankklin was a lot of man any way you looked at him: big-hearted, big brained, big-bodied It was in 1757, the year in which he issued the last of his Poor Richard's Almanacks, the first number of which had appeared in 1732 Wherein are retain'd in their Entirety the Author's Prefaces, Proverbs, Verses, & entertaining Remarks; Together with those Chronological, Historical, and Scientific Observations which the Author has illumin'd with his Characteristic Wit & Wisdom. Now Containing an Introduction by Van Wyck Brooks and Embellish'd with Illustrations by Norman Rockwell B&W and Color Illustrations; 4 to 11" - 13" tall; 300 pages. This unique Edition is printed on a fine laid paper specially made for it by the Monadnock Paper Company of New Hampshire. The Heritage Press, The George Macy Companies, Inc 1964 With SANDGLASS Very Good++Clean, no writing, slight yellowing on front and back paste down, text is bright and clean One small spot on bottom fore-edge, slipcase is Very Good, one spot on front and very slight shelf wear, no bumped corners on book nor slipcase The binding is a paragon of eighteenth-century appropriateness and sturdiness-the twelve signs of the Zodiac have been arranged in an all-over pattern for stamping on the front cover, and the titling on the shelf-back is in pure gold leaf Beautifully Illustrated by Norman Rockwell, two double pages of paintings, four full pages, and forty small drawings which are scattered though the text each illustration a typical aphorism An excellent copy, Great Gift for someone special Extra posting needed, it is a large book.