Poor Richard Improved- 1756

Name/Title

Poor Richard Improved- 1756

Description

Poor Richard Improved: Being an Almanack and Ephemeris of the Motions of the Sun and Moon...For the Year of Our Lord 1756....By Richard Saunders. Phila.: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall, [1755]. 18 leaves. Disbound. Several in text woodcut ornaments and vignettes.

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References

Other Number

MILLER 608. Evans 7420. Drake 9776. Campbell 553. Hildeburn 1436.

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Date Examined

Jun 24, 2023

Notes

Spine slightly chipped, corners rubbed. Closely trimmed, costing a few letters, light uniform toning, else very good, housed in custom cloth box.

General Notes

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Note

A rare example of Benjamin Franklin's most enduring publication. The first Poor Richard Almanack was printed in 1732; the early almanacs are extremely rare, and all from the period when Franklin himself was printing them are very rare in commerce, although there are many institutional holdings. This almanac for 1756 includes a piece on the advantages of using oxen, a treatment for dysentery, information on Quaker meetings, and the schedule of court days in Pennsylvania, among other subjects. Miller locates only twenty copies.