The Lancaster pocket almanack, for the year 1778 : ... Fitted to the use of Pennsylvania, and the neighbouring states. : Containing a variety of useful lists and tables. / By Anthony Sharp, philom.
| Other author | Sharp, Anthony. |
| Other author | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Lancaster [Pa.] : Printed by Francis Bailey, who is removed from the north to the south-side of King-Street, a few doors below the market, [1778] |
| Description | 24 unnumbered pages ; 10 cm (32mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 15580. ^A478749 |
| General note | "Anthony Sharp" is a pseudonym found only in the almanacs published by Bailey. |
| General note | Erroneously attributed by Evans to David Rittenhouse. The notes and calculations on the calendar and eclipse pages contain no resemblance to those in Father Abraham's almanack for 1778 (Philadelphia), which names Rittenhouse as its calculator. |
| General note | Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Jan. 7, 1778, the advertisement being dated Jan. 4. |
| General note | Title vignette. |
| References | Evans 15580 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3635 |
| References | Drake, M. Almanacs, 10057 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic 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. 15580). |
| Genre/form | Almanacs Pennsylvania 1778. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |