An astronomical diary; or Almanack for the year of Christian era, 1812. ... : Calculated for the meridian of Boston, Massachusetts, being in lat. 42d. 23m. N. But may serve, without essential variation, for any of the New-England states. ... / By Nathanael Low. ; [6 lines of verse].

Author/creator Low, Nathanael
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoston : Published and sold, wholesale and retail, by Munroe & Francis, No. 4, Cornhill. Sold also by all the booksellers in the New-England states. Price 5 dollars a groce; 50 cents a dozen; 8 cents single, [1811]
Description36 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm
Supplemental ContentShaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition

SeriesEarly American imprints. Second series no. 22212. ^A575643
General noteAt head of title: Low.
General noteThe issues for 1813 and 1814 are entitled Low's genuine almanack.
General noteAdvertised in the Independent chronicle, Boston, Sept. 30, 1811.
General noteTitle vignette (zodiac) with legend.
General noteTwo states noted. In state 1, the calendar page for July has six lines of verse at the head and a two-line list of events across the foot. Page [28] (verso of E2) begins with "Copernican or solar system," followed by "Schools and libraries" which concludes on p. [29] and consists of four paragraphs. In state 2 the July page is headed by eight lines of verse, and page [28] begins with "Schools and libraries," consisting of five paragraphs.
General noteLast page includes a bookseller's advertisement by the publisher.
References Shaw & Shoemaker 22212
References Drake, M. Almanacs, 3741
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., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 22212).
Genre/formAlmanacs Massachusetts 1812.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Boston.

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