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Goldsmith. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God, M.DCC.LXXXII. Being the second after bissextile or leap-year. Wherein are contain'd necessary rules, and useful tables; with a new chronology of remarkable events; also, the proper days and hours for transferring stocks and receiving dividends; and a list of holidays kept at the public offices, &c Author: John Goldsmith Title: Goldsmith. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord God, M.DCC.LXXXII. Being the second after bissextile or leap-year. Wherein are contain'd necessary rules, and useful tables; with a new chronology of remarkable events; also, the proper days and hours for transferring stocks and receiving dividends; and a list of holidays kept at the public offices, &c Publication: London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by John Wilkie, 1782 Description: Very Good. London: Printed for the Company of Stationers, and Sold by John Wilkie, [1782]. Small 24mo (10cm.); inlaid red, white, and blue elaborately gilt-tooled morocco with central motif of an anchor surrounded by myriad floral patterns, at its head a bird, at its foot a bee, marbled endpapers; housed in matching chemise with miniature hand-colored decorative elements to both covers depicting the repeating image of a couple sitting beneath a tree on a riverbank; 48pp. [A-B12], the first gathering interleaved with blanks, the second gathering bound out of order but complete; title page and first gathering printed in red and black. Inoffensive pinpoint touchups to upper cover extremities and chemise, chemise leather a bit rubbed and darkened, contemporary ownership signature to front flyleaf, contemporary cricket-shaped stain on p. 13; a Very Good copy in an exquisite contemporary deluxe binding. Below title page imprint: "Price 8 d. Stitch'd." Published under the authorship of John Goldsmith, the 17th-century publisher who first began calculating and issuing almanacs in the 1660s and whose name continued to be used more than a century later. The text of this example in the standard format, opening with a daily table providing the lunar phases and weather forecasts ("Clowdy with rain or snow," "Seasonable weather now," "Fine warm weather, sometimes flying showers," etc.); followed by a list of solar ingresses, eclipses, the dates of the British royal family; holidays; and finally a list of remarkable historical and contemporary events. OCLC locates one copy of this edition as of July, 2020, at the Huntington. ESTC T35691 adds the British Library. No physical copies in COPAC or KVK. Seller ID: 21239 Subject: 18th Century, Bindings, England / English Writers, Reference Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.