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Page 160
... copy of The ( Old ) Farmer's Almanac by Robert B. Thomas for the year 1804. The owner of it , one Joseph Barrell of Boston , has placed inter- leaves between its left and right hand calendar pages and on these pages he has written what ...
... copy of The ( Old ) Farmer's Almanac by Robert B. Thomas for the year 1804. The owner of it , one Joseph Barrell of Boston , has placed inter- leaves between its left and right hand calendar pages and on these pages he has written what ...
Page 277
... copy . Same , for 1764. Original embossed multi - colored wrappers . Phila . ( Franklin & Hall ) , [ 1763 ] . $ 300.00 Evans 9509. With contemporary MS . notes on the inter - leaves . Fine copy . A Pocket Almanack for 1750 . . . By R ...
... copy . Same , for 1764. Original embossed multi - colored wrappers . Phila . ( Franklin & Hall ) , [ 1763 ] . $ 300.00 Evans 9509. With contemporary MS . notes on the inter - leaves . Fine copy . A Pocket Almanack for 1750 . . . By R ...
Page 282
... copy . A complete set of The Old Farm- er's Almanack some years ago brought $ 300 . It is doubtful one could find ... copies of other almanacs often change hands at anywhere from $ 1.00 to $ 10.00 each . Copies dated after 1850 are not ...
... copy . A complete set of The Old Farm- er's Almanack some years ago brought $ 300 . It is doubtful one could find ... copies of other almanacs often change hands at anywhere from $ 1.00 to $ 10.00 each . Copies dated after 1850 are not ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
Copyright | |
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