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[36]pp., including a woodcut on the fourth page. Modern cloth, gilt leather label. Last six leaves darkened. Closed tear in fore-edge of several leaves, with no loss of text. Contemporary manuscript notes in margins and one mathematical calculation written over text. A good copy. One of a long-running almanac series by John Hutchins. The almanac includes several essays and instructions on farming and health. Of particular note are two essays: the first deals with the proper way to raise a baby, with particular detail given to breast-feeding; the latter is a four-page essay on planting and raising grape vines. The woodcut is of the anatomy of a man as governed by the astrological signs. DRAKE 5827. EVANS 12420. ESTC W32510. Seller Inventory # WRCAM41275
Title: HUTCHIN'S IMPROVED: BEING AN ALMANACK AND ...
Publisher: Printed and Sold by Hugh Gaine, New York
Publication Date: 1772
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
One of a long-running almanac series by John Hutchins. The almanac includes several essays and instructions on farming and health. Of particular note are two essays: the first deals with the proper way to raise a baby, with particular detail given to breast-feeding; the latter is a four-page essay on planting and raising grape vines. The woodcut is of the anatomy of a man as governed by the astrological signs. DRAKE 5827. EVANS 12420. ESTC W32510. [36]pp., including a woodcut on the fourth page. Modern cloth, gilt leather label. Last six leaves darkened. Closed tear in fore-edge of several leaves, with no loss of text. Contemporary manuscript notes in margins and one mathematical calculation written over text. A good copy. Seller Inventory # 41275
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