The Continental almanac, for the year of our Lord, 1784 ... / By Anthony Sharp, philom.

Other author Sharp, Anthony.
Other author Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed and sold by Francis Bailey, in Market-Street, between Third and Fourth-Streets, [1783]
Description36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition

SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 18159. ^A478749
General note"Anthony Sharp" is a pseudonym found only in almanacs published by Bailey.
General noteAttributed by Evans to David Rittenhouse, presumably on the basis of his past authorship of this and other Pennsylvania almanacs. Rittenhouse's name ceased to appear on almanacs after 1782.
General noteAdvertised in the Freeman's journal, Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1783.
General noteTitle vignette. The Anatomy is the only other illustration.
References Evans 18159
References Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4369
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 10160
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 18159).
Genre/formAlmanacs Pennsylvania 1784.

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