THOMAS ROBERT B The Farmers Almanack

Sale 1988 - Lot 494

Price Realized: $ 1,840

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500

THOMAS, ROBERT B. The Farmer's Almanack. Massive group of over 340 almanacs, a consecutive run of issues for 1794-1869, includes many duplicates, triplicates, etc., and many variants. 12mo, publisher's wrappers or stitched-self-wrappers; condition varies. Mainly Boston, [1793-1868]

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The Farmer's Almanack began with the one for 1793 (lacking here). This collection includes at least duplicates of every single issue except those for 1795 and 1833. Includes a few of the Maine edition, and several printed for New Hampshire or other Massachusetts towns. Simply put, Thomas's Farmer's Almanack (the title changed to the Old Farmer's Almanac with the issue for 1848) is the best known and the most successful almanac of all time. Grolier, American 22.