The New-England almanack, or Lady's and gentleman's diary : for the year of our Lord Christ 1776 ... calculated for the meridian of Providence, in New-England, lat. 41 deg. 51 min. north, and 71 deg. 16 min. west, from the Royal Observatory at Greenwich ; but may, without sensible error, serve all the adjacent colonies / by Benjamin West, A.M.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

West, Benjamin, 1730-1813

Carter, John, 1745-1814, bookseller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Almanacs, American--Rhode Island--Providence.

Almanacs, American.

Genre:

Almanacs -- 1776.

Physical Description:

[32] p. ; 18 cm. (12mo)

Other Title:

Lady's and gentleman's diary

Place of Publication:

Providence, Rhode-Island : Printed and sold, wholesale and retail, by John Carter, at Shakespear's Head, in Meeting-Street, near the Court-House, [1775]

Notes:

Two states noted by Alden. In State 1, the last line on p. [22] is "Thomas Church, Esq." In State 2, the last line on p. [22] is "Henry Ward, Esq; secretary."

Advertised in the Providence gazette, Nov. 18, 1775. Cf. ESTC.

Signatures: [A]⁴ B² C⁴ D² E⁴.

Local Notes:

Historical Society copy lacks title page; State 2.

HSP in LCP.

Retrospective conversion record: In-house.

Cited in:

Evans, C. American bibliography, 14619

Drake, M. Almanacs, 12945

Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 575

English short title catalogue (ESTC), W22708

OCLC:

14864626