06-01-201306-01-2013
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June 1, 2013 11:00 AMCalender
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Thomas, Robert Bailey (1766-1846) The Farmer's Almanac

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$1,800$1,500
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2658BLocation: BostonDate / Time: June 01, 2013 11:00AM

Description:

Thomas, Robert Bailey (1766-1846) The Farmer's Almanac. 1793-1899.
A complete set of every Farmer's Almanac, from issue number one, in 1792, continuously to number 107, in 1899, uniformly bound in eleven volumes by decade; the first thirty-seven issues, up to 1829, untrimmed throughout; front board of volume one starting.
The first issue of the Farmer's Almanac, printed in Boston by Belknap and Hall at the Apollo Press in 1792, is rare in American libraries, ESTC locates only five copies. Complete collections are seldom seen. (11)
Estimate $2,500-3,500


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Keywords

Robert Bailey, Apollo Press