London Almanack for the Year of Christ 1775.
London: Company of Stationers, 1775. (24)pp. Opens with an engraving of a view of the Adelphi Buildings, spanning 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 1752 to 1775, a list of bank holidays, conversion rates for various coinage, and the dates of the year's eclipses. Bound in a red morocco with gilt tooling to upper and lower covers. Accompanied by matching slipcase. Some rubbing to book, more, expectedly, to slipcase, which also bears some soiling. Book also split at front hinge. Very good. A.e.g. (2 5/16 by 1 5/16; 58x34mm). Item #32516
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