Dec 04, 2003 - Sale 1988

Sale 1988 - Lot 467

Price Realized: $ 2,990
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD GEORGE, DANIEL. George's Cambridge Almanack or, the Essex Calendar . . . 1776. 8 leaves. 8vo, stitched self-wrappers; some browning. Salem, MA: E. Russell, [1775]

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The first edition of George's first almanac, noted for its accurate account of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, with a listing of the names of the minutemen killed. It was re-issued later in the year with an account of Warren's death on Bunker Hill. George, a cripple, only issued almanacs until 1787. Phelps 324; Evans 14062; Drake 3255.