ALMANACKS - 1688
Collection of 13 almanacks for the year 1688 bound in one volume, including: COLEY, Henry: Merlinus Anglicanus Junior, [R407], J. Maycock; COLEY, Henry: Nuncius Sydereus or the Starry Messenger, [R15440], A.G.; ANON: The City and Countrey Chapmans Almanack; DAVIS, William: A New Ephemeris Made in Wiltshire, R.R.; GADBURY, John: Ephemeris or a Diary Astrological, Astrological, Meteorological, J.D.; PARTRIDGE, J.: Annus Mirabilis, R.R.; ROBIN, Poor: An Almanack of Old and New Fashion, Company of Stationers; ROBIN, Poor: A Prognostication, Company of Stationers; SAUNDERS, Richard: Apollo Anglicanus [R25239], M. Clark; Saunder; TANNER, John: Anglicus Britannicus an Ephemeris [R170248], W. Horton; STRUT, Thomas: The Weavers Almanack [part I], R. Holt; STRUT, Thomas: The Weavers Almanack [part II], Company of Stationers; WOODWARD, Daniel: Vox Uraniae An Almanack Astrological, Astrological, Meteorological, J.D.; PERKINS, F.: A New Almanack [parts I & II], R. Everingham for the Company of Stationers, titles mostly in red and black, portrait illustration, diagrams, tables and charts, marbled pastedowns and endpapers, contemporary red morocco, covers gilt panelled with corner tools, spine similarly gilt in compartments, a.e.g., thick 12mo, unpaginated, 1687-88. Condition: GOOD to VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, covers somewhat stained, very slight wear to rear joint, tears to blank endpapers, lightly toned, lacking some leaves. A scarce collection.
Notes on sections: (1.) Merlinus Anglicanus, A-E8, [80] pp, complete; (2.) Nuncius Sydereus, A-C8, [48] pp, complete; (3.) Chapmans, A-C8, [48] pp, lacking A2 & A3, ends on C4; (4.) News out of the West, A-C8, [48] pp, ends on C3; (5.) Ephemeris (Gadbury), A-C8, [48] pp, complete; (6.) Annus mirabilus, A-C8, [48] pp, complete; (7.) Poor Robin, A-C8, [48] pp, in two parts, each with a title, register continuous, lacking A2 & A3; (8.) Apollo Anglicanus, A-B8, A8, [48] pp, lacking B8; (9.) Angelus Britanniucs, A-C8, [48] pp, complete; (10.) Saunder; consisting of three leaves (A2,A3,A4), lacking the title; (11.) Weavers, A-C8, [48] pp, in two parts with separate titles, register continuous, lacking B8; (12.) Vox Uraniae, A-C8, [48] pp, complete; (13.) Perkins, A-B8 C4, [40] pp, complete in two parts with separate titles (t.p.'s without illustration), register continuous, illustration in the text on B2 of first part.
