Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin

Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin

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Benjamin Franklin | A Pocket Almanack for the year 1746

Estimate

18,000 - 25,000 USD

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Benjamin Franklin

A Pocket Almanack for the Year 1746. Fitted to the Use of Pennsylvania, and the neighbouring Provinces. With several useful Additions. Philadelphia: B. Franklin, [1745]


24mo (98 x 52 mm). Woodcut borders and symbols; one or two stray spots. Early marbled paper wrappers; some wear and rubbing, text detached from wrappers. Housed in a custom clamshell case.


First edition. These Pocket Almanacks were first published by Franklin in 1740. The small format was a novelty, and they were offered for sale at Philadelphia Fair.


All Franklin Pocket Almanacks are scarce. Our records locate no other copies of the 1746 issue at auction.


REFERENCES:

Miller 373; Evans 559; Hildeburn 947; Drake 9670

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