Miniature Almanack (7 results)

A very good miniature Almanack in the original crimson morocco wrap-round (wallet style) binding. 6.3cm x 3.6cm x 0.4cm. All page edges gilt [32pp.] VG. ** "David Bogue started life on 16 October 1808 in East Lothian as the son of Jacob Bogue, a farmer, and Ann Johnston. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Biography, he became the assistant of Thomas Ireland, a bookseller in Edinburgh, but moved to London in 1836 to work for Charles Tilt. Tilt had his shop at 86 Fleet Street and specialised in illustrated books and lithographic prints. The 1851 census found the Bogue family at 76 Camden Road. The census papers for 86 Fleet Street tell us that "no person sleeps on premises". David died in November 1856 of heart disease, aged just 48.(2) His name still appeared in the tax records and in imprints in 1857 and 1858 as the executors tried to keep the place going with the help of Charles Tilt, but by 1859, most of Bogue's copyrights and stock, as well as the shop, had been taken over by William Kent (his name is listed in the Land Tax records for 1860)." - See David Bogue, bookseller and publisher, by Baldwin Hamey, 2017.…

Original miniature almanack for 1828, contained in a wrap-round black leather wallet-style binding. 20pp. Engraving at front: "The Entrance of Hyde Park and the Lodge of the Kings". Engraved throughout, text on both sides of each leaf. All pages lightly soiled. Black leather binding with white metal clasp and hasp (engraved with initials: 'E.H.') 58mm x 38mm x 9mm. Edges rubbed and bumped. Each board with a small pocket. All page edges gilt. Original pink endpapers. The engraving has been cut into two sections and inserted as separate leaves. Contents include: Engraving -- Common notes MDCCCXXVIII -- January XXXI - February XXIX -- March XXXI -- April XXX -- May XXXI -- June XXX -- July XXXI -- August XXXI - September XXX-- October XXXI -- November XXX -- December XXXI -- A table of Kings & Queens reigns -- Lord Mayors and Sheriffs from the Year 1807 to the year 1828 -- List of Holidays -- Of the current coins -- Eclipses in 1828.…

Original miniature almanack for 1791, contained in a leather wallet, with fold-out engraving: "View Of The Queens Lodge and Castle at Windsor". 20pp. Engraved throughout, text on both sides of each leaf. All pages lightly soiled. Black leather wallet with signs of repairs in the past; 61mm x 37mm. Original black cloth binding; 59mm x 34mm x 3mm. Edges rubbed and bumped. All page edges gilt. Contents include: Fold-out engraving -- Common notes MDCCXCI -- January XXXI - February XXVIII -- March XXXI -- April XXX -- May XXXI -- June XXX -- July XXXI -- August XXXI - September XXX-- October XXXI -- November XXX -- December XXXI -- A table of Kings & Queens reigns -- Lord Mayors and Sheriffs from the Year 1770 to the year 1791 -- List of Holidays -- Of the current coins. …

Full leather. Condition: Very good. First Edition. Miniature, measures 1 3/8" x 2 1/2". Finely bound in black morocco, with detailed red and gilt embellishments to covers. Red endpapers. Solid text block, light rubbing along edges. Lacking the front free endpaper and title page. Features a frontispiece of the Garden at Buckingham Palace. Other contents include: January through December calendar, a Regal Table with a list of the Royal Family, the Officers of State, a Table of Stamps, and a list of Transfer Days at the Bank. Housed in the original matching morocco and gilt slipcase. A unique example. This almanac, despite lacking the title page, can be dated to the year 1841. The "Almanack Explained" page lists the year as Dominical Letter "C," Golden Number "18," and Cycle of the Sun "2." 1841 is the only year within the reign of Queen Victoria that correlates with all these points. The Victoria Miniature Almanack, featuring a detailed calendar, regal table, and list of bank transfer dates, likely from the year 1841. (illustrator).…

Rare remarkable "pocket" London almanack; an entirely engraved miniature publication for the year 1788. The almanac contains an explanation of its use on the title page, four full-page portraits of the King of Prussia, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Brunswick, and the Duke of York, common notes (including the dominical letters, golden number, and religious festive days) for 1788 beneath a half-page view of St. Paul's Cathedral, a calendar, an overview of all British Kings and Queens and the dates of their reign, a list of mayors and sheriffs (1767-1788), one page listing bank holidays, and an overview of the Royal family (King George III and Queen Charlotte and their children) can be found on the final page. The long series of the London Almanack is, according to Bondy, of special interest for the beautiful bindings which were issued or commissioned by the publishers themselves.The binding shows signs of wear, with some minor loss of material around the foot of the spine and a small worm hole in the fore edge of the back board. The final page shows a light red stain, slightly affecting the text. Lacking its matching decorative slipcase. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bondy p. 39 ff., and p. 164; Welsh p. 32 and passim; Coll. Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 194; this ed. not in WorldCat. Contemporary elaborately gold-tooled red morocco, the gold-tooled boards are beautifully decorated with a white morocco trellis-like (mosaic) pattern with red and green lozenge shaped morocco inlays, gilt edges, marbled endpapers. With an engraved armorial title page, 4 full-page engraved portraits of the King of Prussia, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Brunswick, and the Duke of York, and a half-page engraved view of St. Paul's Cathedral. Pages: [24] pp.…

Ornately bound "pocket" London almanack; an entirely steel-engraved miniature publication for the year 1851. The almanack contains an explanation of its use (including an overview of the dominical letter, golden number, epact and cycle of the sun for the year 1851), a 4 page view of the "mansions of the Earl Spencer and the Earl of Ellesmere in the green park" (engraved by H. Adlard), an overview of sun and moon eclipses in that year, the calendar, a "regal table" (overview of British monarchs since 1066), an overview of the Royal family of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and their children, lists of great officers of state of Great Britain and Ireland, an overview of stamps, bills and promissory notes, and finally a list of "transfer days at the bank &c." (including the South Sea House and India House).The London Almanack was published by the Company of Stationers from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 19th century. They are of special interest for their fine publisher's bindings, but also for their striking views of London.With a manucript owner's inscription on the front blank endpaper (recto of the engraved title page) in pencil "A. S. Wossley(?)" and pencil annotations between the printed lines of the calendar. The slipcase shows minor signs of wear, the binding is slightly damaged at the head and foot of the spine (not affecting the integrity of the binding). Otherwise in very good condition.l Bondy p. 39 ff., and p. 164; Welsh p. 32 and passim; WorldCat 913420648 (5 copies). Contemporary elaborately gold-tooled black morocco, both boards show a beautiful geometrical design of gold-tooled black, white, and green morocco, gilt edges, in a matching slipcase. With a steel-engraved armorial title page, a four-page steel-engraved view of the mansions of the Earl of Spencer and of the Earl of Ellesmere in green park, and a steel-engraved half-page armorial vignette. Pages: [24] pp.…

1846, London, W. Strange, Paternoster Row, and Allen, Nottingham, 128mo, miniature book, one-and-three-eighth inches by two-and-a-half, pp 48, engraved title page and three full page engraved plates, bound in a full red morocco wallet. Includes a Ballroom guide and an essay on Newstead Abbey, the home of Lord Byron. See Bondy, Miniature Books, page 45. A few pages working loose, otherwise a very nice copy.…