An Almanack Containing an Account of the Coelestial Motions, Aspects &c. For the Year of the Christian Empire, 1691.
Published by Ira Webster, Boston. 1844 [1691], 1844
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Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United KingdomJarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
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84pp, text woodcuts. Original calf-backed sugar paper boards; upper joint cracked. Handwritten 'The New England Primer' on upper board, owner's name of J.A. Holden 1850 on front e.p. A 19th century printing of this late 17th century almanac, with a preliminary note detailing the origin of the New England primer, the first reading primer designed for the American colonies. It was first issued in Boston, Massachusetts between 1687 and 1690 by English printer and publisher Benjamin Harris, who came to Boston, Massachusetts in 1687 to escape the brief Catholic ascendancy under James II. Harris based The New England Primer on a textbook which he had previously printed in England called The Protestant Tutor.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- An Almanack Containing an Account of the Coelestial Motions, Aspects &c. For the Year of the Christian Empire, 1691.
- Author
- NEWMAN, Henry.
- Publisher
- Ira Webster, Boston. 1844 [1691]
- Publication year
- 1844
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- box three
Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers
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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.…
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