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The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge, for the year 1845

Catalog Data

Author:
Peirce, Benjamin 1809-1880  Search this
Printer:
Dickinson, Samuel N (Samuel Nelson) 1801-1848  Search this
Publisher:
James Munroe and Company  Search this
Collins, Brother & Co.  Search this
Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co.  Search this
Grigg & Elliot  Search this
Cushing & Brother  Search this
Taylor, Franck 1811-1873,,),)  Search this
Desilver & Burr  Search this
Drinker & Morris  Search this
Norman, Steel, and Co.  Search this
Halsall & Collett  Search this
Turner & Hughes  Search this
Wiley & Putnam  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 329, [1], 24 [i.e. 22] p. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Registers
Almanacs, American
Almanacs
Publishers' advertisements
Printed wrappers (Binding).)
Place:
United States
Massachusetts
Boston
Date:
1844
1845
Notes:
"Boston: printed by S.N. Dickinson, Washington Street. --Verso of t.p.
Additional publishers are printed on the original paper wrapper: New York: Collins, Brother, & Co.; Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Co., and Grigg & Eliot; Baltimore: Cushing & Brother; Washington: Frank Taylor; Cincinnati: Desilver & Burr; Richmond: Drinker & Morris; New Orleans: Norman, Steele & Co.; St. Louis: Halsall and Collet; Raleigh, N.C.: Turner & Hughes; London: Wiley & Putnam.
"The astronomical calculations have been made, as in former years, by Mr. Benjamin Peirce."--p. [iii]
Signatures: [a]⁴ 1-28⁶ [29]⁶ [30]².
Issued in a blue printed paper wrapper, with "10 sheets. Postage under 100 miles, 15 cts.; over 100 miles, 25 cts." printed along the top of the front cover.
"Corrections and additions": p. [1] (3rd group).
Includes index.
The final 22 p. and the back wrapper contain publisher's advertisements of school books.
"Post Office department": p. 93; "Postmasters in the chief cities and towns": p. 95-96; "Post-Office establishment": p. 126-130.
Drake, M. Almanacs, 4275
Call number:
AY64 .A5X 1845
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_903416