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Newburyport: John Mycall, 1781. 24pp. Stitched. Trimmed close with some loss. 24pp. Scarce almanac from the period just following the American Revolution. George, a former student of astronomy at Haverhill issued New England almanacs in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. Includes the following maxim: "Books are useful monitors, or dangerous guides: Read to improve your mind, not to kill time." The final leaf includes an ad for books for sale by John Mycall. Evans 17172; Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States, 3306; ESTC W37171

Worcester: Isaiah Thomas, Sold by him in Worcester...and at the Boston Bookstore; and by other Booksellers in Boston, 1794. [48] pp. Stitched. Blank outer margins wormed, light foxing. Woodcuts. Good+. "Nichols... says that the Thomas almanacs from 1791 to 1794 were calculated by Daniel George" [NAIP]. In addition to the usual, this Almanac prints an excerpt from Franklin's 'Way to Wealth,' an article on 'The Symptoms and Cure of the Vapours', a 'Table of Rates at which Dollars pass in the American States,' tables of interest, "A Table for Buying or Selling any Commodity by the Great Hundred, which is 112 Pounds,' and a table of roads and distances. Evans 22537. Drake 3458. NAIP w029838.

Newbury-port: John Mycall, 1777. 12mo.; in the publisher's printed wrappers, crudely stitched at the spine; [24] pages. With wear to the titlepage, and a closed tear with minor loss. ~~An almanack from Newbury-port during the Revolutionary-era. In addition to the calendar for the year, we note in the calendar many references to recent events -- March 5, Boston Massacre; March 8, Stamp Act Repealed, 1766; December 16, Tea Destroyed. Important events of our history noted along with Lady Day, Ascension Day, and the Beheading of John the Baptist. With an Account of Some Rarities of Nature, and, interestingly "The Method of Rearing Turkeys Successfully Practised Among the Swedes' [make the chick swallow a whole peppercorn] and a Receipt to make Wine as good as most that is imported. The compiler Daniel George issued New England almanacs in Massachusetts towns from 1776 to 1787. (Drake 3271; Evans 15306).

Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycal, 1782. [24]pp. including bookseller's advertisement on p.[24]. 12mo. Spine reinforced with paper. Bottom corner of title leaf torn with loss of letters on recto and verso, clean tear in middle of title leaf (no loss). Age-toned. A good copy. A late 18th-century Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, who issued New England almanacs published in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes a variety of readings, recipes, and notices. These include "diverting jests," a receipts for dropsy and destroying bugs, a list of the vacations at Harvard College. DRAKE 3314. EVANS 17547. ESTC W36450

Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycal, 1781. [24]pp. including bookseller's advertisement on pp.[23-24]. 12mo. Later stitching, earlier stab holes in margin, bifolium for pp.[3-6] loose. Titlepage slightly age-toned and soiled, small tissue repair at fore-edge and small portion of text. Third leaf torn at fore- edge, with loss of a half dozen printed characters on each page. Occasional slight soiling internally. A good copy. A late 18th-century Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, who issued New England almanacs published in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes a variety of readings, recipes, and notices. The final page and a half list contains a list of books for sale by the printer Mycall, and an advertisement for "printing and book binding, performed in the neatest manner, and the highest price is given for all sorts of linen or cotton and linen rags." DRAKE 3306. EVANS 17172. ESTC W37171

Newbury-Port: Printed and Sold by John Mycall, and Draper & Folsom of Boston, 1778. Stitched, 12 leaves as issued. Light wear, Very Good. This is a scarce Revolutionary-era almanac, which issued from Boston as well as Newburyport. Ours is "identical in content with the Draper & Folsom (Boston, 1778) edition, except that the list of roads at end is less extensive" [ESTC]. This imprint was issued in two states-- the other lists the printer as J. Mycall instead of John Mycall. The almanac describes "The grand Pilgrimage to Mecca," warns of "The Danger of exorbitant Taxes," advises "How to remove Freckles," discloses a cure for cholera and flux, and prints "Excellent Receipts for the Jaundice... For the Dropsy." Also included are tables of roads. Drake 3277. Evans 15809. Guerra b-420. ESTC W37174 [8 locations].

Boston: Printed and sold by Draper and Phillip, 1776. [24]pp. 12mo. Dbd. Light foxing and toning. Very good. A Revolutionary-era Massachusetts almanac, with "all things necessary, useful, and fit for such a work," including the assertion that the planets are aligned "for the good of America." The "Draper" named in the imprint is attributed by NAIP to Edward Draper, one of the least well known of the numerous printers in the Draper family. Isaiah Thomas notes in his seminal history of printing in America that Edward Draper, with a partner, published a newspaper for "some time during the war." Daniel George, the compiler, issued New England almanacs printed in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787, and later moved to Portland, Maine where he became a newspaper publisher. DRAKE 3261. EVANS 14773. ESTC W37173. Thomas, THE HISTORY OF PRINTING IN AMERICA (Barre: Imprint Society, 1970), p.146

Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycall, and Draper & Folsom of Boston, 1778. [24]pp. 12mo. Dbd. Lightly and evenly tanned. Very good. A Revolutionary-era Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, a former student of astronomy at Haverhill who issued New England almanacs in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. The present almanac is one of two states identified by Drake, here with the printer's name as "John Mycall" rather than "J. Mycall." An almanac identical in content was also published in Boston by Draper & Folsom. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes "a variety of matter, useful and entertaining" such as "the grand pilgrimage to Mecca," a fable on "the danger of exorbitant taxes," and receipts for the jaundice and the dropsy. DRAKE 3277 (with "John Mycall" in imprint). EVANS 15809. ESTC W37174.

Boston: Printed and sold by Draper & Folsom, and J. Mycall, of Newbury-Por, 1778. [24]pp. 12mo. Contemporary and near contemporary stitching. Contemporary inscriptions on titlepage and p.[24]. Titlepage age-toned, soiled, and worn at edges with some loss, old tissue repair at bottom outer corner. A good copy. A Revolutionary-era Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, a former student of astronomy at Haverhill who issued New England almanacs in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. The present almanac is one of two editions published for the year 1779, the other with identical content published in Newburyport by John Mycall. In addition to the calendar for the year, the almanac includes "a variety of matter, useful and entertaining" such as "the grand pilgrimage to Mecca," a fable on "the danger of exorbitant taxes," and receipts for the jaundice and the dropsy. DRAKE 3275. EVANS 15810. ESTC W36448.

Newburypor: Printed and sold by John Mycal, 1777. [24]pp. including large woodcut vignette of solar system on titlepage and printer's advertisement on final printed page to purchase rags or exchange rags for paper. 12mo. Titlepage moderately agetoned and dampstained, spine reinforced. Moderate agetoning, dampstaining, and soiling throughout. A good copy. A Revolutionary-era Massachusetts almanac compiled by Daniel George, a student of astronomy at Haverhill who issued New England almanacs in various Massachusetts towns between 1776 and 1787. This third Daniel George almanac has a woodcut illustration of the solar system on the titlepage, and a small woodcut of an eclipse in the text. In addition to a three-page explanation of the solar system and the calendar for the year, the almanac includes "an account of some extraordinary rarities of nature," a method for rearing turkeys "successfully practiced among the Swedes," and a recipe "to make wine as good as most that is imported and much cheaper." The… Read More