London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1820.
London: Company of Stationers, 1820. (24)pp. One engraving of "The London Institution, Moorfields," which spans four pages. The almanac's calendar records the times of sunrise and sunset, as well as various saints' days and term times for academic institutions. The volume also provides a table of the reigns of the kings and queens of England and Great Britain, from William the Conqueror to George III, a list of Lord Mayors and Sheriffs from 1799 to 1820, a list of bank holidays, conversion rates for various coinage, and the dates of the year's eclipses. Bound in red leather with a red, white, and green striped pattern to both covers and significant gilt tooling. Housed in slipcase with matching design. Fine. (2 5/16 by 1 5/16; 58x34mm). Item #28064
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