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245 00 a| Poor Robin's almanack :b| fitted to the latitude of Pennsylvania and the neighbouring provinces, for the year of our Lord, 1772 ... /c| By Robert More, Esq; philom.;

260 a| Philadelphia :b| Printed by William Evitt, at the sign of the Bible-in-Heart, in Strawberry-Alley, opposite the Bull's-Head Tavern,c| [1771];

300 a| 40 unnumbered pages :b| illustrations ;c| 18 cm (8vo);

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500 a| "Robert More" is a pseudonym. The calculator was John Tobler, probably with revisions by a later hand. The calculations on the calendar pages duplicate those in his Pennsylvania town and country-man's almanack for 1772, published at Wilmington. The astronomical notes on these pages are also Tobler's, with some additions and omissions. A column for the moon's age replaces that for tides.;

500 a| Though the Tobler almanacs issued after his death in 1765 have been attributed to his son John, the publisher's preface to the South Carolina and Georgia almanack for 1765 (Savannah) states that Tobler's calculations had then been completed up to 1800. The later almanacs contain no indication that Tobler junior is the author.;

500 a| Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1771.;

500 a| The Anatomy is the only illustration.;

500 a| Druggist's advertisement, p. [15].;

500 a| Printer's advertisement, p. [29].;

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Poor Robin's almanack : fitted to the latitude of Pennsylvania and the neighbouring provinces, for the year of our Lord, 1772 ... / By Robert More, Esq; philom.

Other author	Tobler, John, 1696-1765.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed by William Evitt, at the sign of the Bible-in-Heart, in Strawberry-Alley, opposite the Bull's-Head Tavern, [1771]
Description	40 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm (8vo)
Supplemental Content	Evans Digital Edition

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 12201. ^A478749
General note	"Robert More" is a pseudonym. The calculator was John Tobler, probably with revisions by a later hand. The calculations on the calendar pages duplicate those in his Pennsylvania town and country-man's almanack for 1772, published at Wilmington. The astronomical notes on these pages are also Tobler's, with some additions and omissions. A column for the moon's age replaces that for tides.
General note	Though the Tobler almanacs issued after his death in 1765 have been attributed to his son John, the publisher's preface to the South Carolina and Georgia almanack for 1765 (Savannah) states that Tobler's calculations had then been completed up to 1800. The later almanacs contain no indication that Tobler junior is the author.
General note	Advertised in the Pennsylvania packet, Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1771.
General note	The Anatomy is the only illustration.
General note	Druggist's advertisement, p. [15].
General note	Printer's advertisement, p. [29].
References	Evans 12201
References	Drake, M. Almanacs, 9965
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. 12201).
Genre/form	Almanacs Pennsylvania 1772.
Genre/form	Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Genre/form	Advertisements Drugs.

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