Dec 04, 2003 - Sale 1988

Sale 1988 - Lot 500

Price Realized: $ 805
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 150 - $ 250
WEATHERWISE, ABRAHAM. The Federal Almanack . . . 1791. Portrait of George Washington on the title. 12 leaves. 12mo, stitched self-wrappers; foxing. Boston, [1790]
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A crude but charming bust portrait of Washington, with the caption around the image: "Behold 'tis he! Columbia's Pride, And Nature's boast - her fav'rite Son - Of Value - Wisdom - Truth - well try'd - Hail matcheless Washington!" A somewhat similar image of Washington appeared in Weatherwise's Town & Country Almanack for 1781 and was possibly engraved by Paul Revere. Evans 23043; Drake 3455.