The North-American calendar: or, The Rhode-Island almanack, for the year of our Lord Christ 1786 : ... calculated for the meridian of Providence, lat. 41$ 51' n. and long. 71$ 16' w. But will serve for any of the adjacent states. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 19377. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Attributed to Benjamin West by Evans. The author introduces himself, pages [17-18], as though for the first time: "I am a stranger to that part of the public where my labours are now to appear." The previous almanacs in this series, and that for the following year, are signed by West. The eclipse predictions are nearly identical with those in Bickerstaff's genuine Boston almanack for 1786 (Boston : E. Russell, 1785); the author signs himself "Isaac Bickerstaff Esq." in a note dated at Providence, the locale of Benjamin West. No further similarities exist. Alden notes two states. In one (state A), page [24] ends with three humorous poems. In another state (state B), page [24] ends with a request from the printer. Advertised in the United States chronicle, Providence, Sept. 29, 1785. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 24 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm. (duodecimo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Rhode Island -- Providence. |