(ALMANACS) An extensive multi century run of the Farmers Alm

Sale 2646 - Lot 6

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(ALMANACS.) An extensive multi-century run of the Farmer's Almanac. 109 issues for 1793-1830, 1881-1949, and 1959-1963, bound in 10 volumes plus the last 15 in their original wrappers. 8vo, most in modern 1/2 morocco over marbled boards with original wrappers bound in after 1880, name of law library stamped in spine and on some wrappers; title page of 1793 almanac in facsimile, lacking final leaves of 1793, 1794 and 1800 almanacs, some wrappers worn in loose issues, a few paper repairs, most uncollated but generally moderate wear, a few early issues with original owner's names and occasional inscriptions. Boston and elsewhere, 1792-1962

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An extensive collection of the longest-running periodical in America. "Robert B. Thomas did not begin his Farmer's Almanac until 1792 (for 1793), but he soon became the leader in the almanac field. In 1832 he changed the title to the Old Farmer's Almanac, to distinguish it from its many imitators"--Stowell, early American Almanacs, page 99. Its annual weather predictions have been a staple from the beginning, still generated from the same secret system created by Thomas. While the majority of the issues in this lot were printed in Boston, a few were printed in Brookline, MA; Providence, RI; and Dublin, NH. Drake 3493 and passim; Evans 24847, 26254, 27792, 29626; 31294, 32922, 36414, 34654, 38630.