{"product_id":"1844-1854-the-farmers-almanack-on-a-new-and-improved-plan-11-issues-bound","title":"1844-1854 The Farmer's Almanack, on a New and Improved Plan. 11 issues bound","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas, Robert B. \u003cstrong\u003e1844-1854 The Farmer's Almanack, calculated on a New and Improved Plan. 11 issues bound. \u003c\/strong\u003eBoston: Jenks \u0026amp; Palmer | Jenks, Hickling \u0026amp; Swan, 1844-1854. First Editions. [12096]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEleven issues, some with wrappers, as follows: 1844 complete with wrapper; 1845 complete with wrapper; 1846 complete with wrapper; 1847 complete with wrapper; 1848 complete with wrapper; 1849 complete with wrapper; 1850 begins p. 3; 1851 issue begins p. 7 and is bound out of order (includes map of New England); 1852 begins p. 3; 1853 complete with wrapper; 1854 complete with wrapper. About 48 pages to each complete issue. Stains, marginal notes, tattered page edges, a very used group. Bound 1945 in quarter black cloth, purple marbled boards, hand-written title labels on spine, tight. Bookplate of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, stamped \"withdrawn.\" Fair. Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumbers 52-62. A good group of 19th century \u003cem\u003eFarmer's Almanacs.\u003c\/em\u003e Several have maps of New England; all have decorative pieces at the head of each month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Bailey Thomas (1766-1846), b. Grafton, Massachusetts Bay. He worked on his father's farm, became a teacher, then a bookbinder and bookseller. In 1792 he issued his first \u003cem\u003eOld Farmer's Almanack\u003c\/em\u003e; it contained (and still includes) agricultural advice, astronomical calculations, witty aphorisms, and long-range weather forecasts. It is today recognized as the longest continuously published periodical in North America.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haaswurth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43866063732802,"sku":"ABE12096","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0191\/6066\/2082\/files\/DSC07296BackgroundRemoved.png?v=1781720606","url":"https:\/\/www.haaswurth.com\/products\/1844-1854-the-farmers-almanack-on-a-new-and-improved-plan-11-issues-bound","provider":"Haaswurth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}