WEATHERWISE'S TOWN AND COUNTRY ALMANACK, FOR THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1784; BEING BESSEXTILE [sic] OR LEAP-YEAR: AND THE EIGHTH OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

[Washington, George]

Verlag: Nathaniel Coverly, Boston, 1783

[24]pp. Pictorial self-wrappers, stitched as issued. Light soiling and tanning, heavier soil on outermost leaves. Small tear repaired in second leaf. Good. An early and rare post-Revolutionary almanac, notable for the primitive woodcut containing an almost cartoon-like portrait of "Victorious General Washington, survey'd in pleasing attitudes.while Britannia deplores her loss of America." The caption beneath the image reads: "Washington - Victory doth thy Trumpets sound, Who are with Laurels, cover'd round." NAIP attributes this almanac to Daniel George and says that Evans is incorrect in assigning it to David Rittenhouse. Another issue, identical save for the titlepage, was also published in 1783 with the Boston imprint of Norman & White. "The illustration was.a sort of lifetime memorial that reflected Washington's legendary status among his countrymen by the time the Revolution was over" - Wick. NAIP locates six copies. EVANS 18163. DRAKE 3335. WICK, GEORGE WASHINGTON AN AMERICAN ICON 18. ESTC W36458. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers WRCAM44426

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Titel: WEATHERWISE'S TOWN AND COUNTRY ALMANACK, FOR...
Verlag: Nathaniel Coverly, Boston
Erscheinungsdatum: 1783