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The La Fayette almanac, for the year 1825 ..

Title
The La Fayette almanac, for the year 1825 ...
Published
Philadelphia: : Published by M'Carty & Davis, No. 171, Market St. and G.W. Mentz, No. 71, Race Street., [1824]
Physical Description
36 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Local Notes
BEIN 2000 1959:Imperfect: p. 2 mutilated; p. 35-36 wanting. Bookplate and ms. notes of Stuart W. Jackson.
Notes
The astronomical portion is by John Ward. The calculations and astronomical notes on the calendar pages, as well as the preceding eclipse predictions, are identical throughout with those in the Pennsylvania almanac for 1825, also published by M'Carty & Davis and Mentz, which names Ward as its calculator. The La Fayette almanac includes additional calculations.
Signatures: [A]² B-C⁶ D⁴.
Title vignette (portrait).
Two states noted. State 1 has 36 p. State 2 has an added leaf at end containing a bookseller's and bookbinder's advertisement by G.W. Mentz.
Variant and related titles
Lafayette almanac, for the year 1825 ...
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Shoemaker, R.H. Checklist of American imprints for 1820-1829, 16850
Drake, M. Almanacs of the United States, 11455
Jackson, S.W. Lafayette, p. 215
Genre/Form
Almanacs.
Booksellers' advertisements.
Advertisements - Bookbinding.
Annotations (Provenance) - 20th century
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