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AMES, NATHANIEL. An Astronomical Diary: or, Almanack . . . 1764. 2 issues. The first 12 leaves; the second 11 leaves only (of 12), lacking the terminal leaf. Each 12mo, stitched self-wrappers; usual foxing and browning, the first with early owner's inscriptions. Newport: S. Hall, [1763]; Portsmouth: D. Fowle, [1763]
Ames almanacs with non-Boston imprints are uncommon. This Newport edition is the first Ames Almanac published in Rhode Island. The first book published in Portsmouth was a pirated edition of an Ames almanac just seven years prior to the present edition. Drake 12809 and 4621.
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