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Your Price: $ 45.00
Item Number: 3906
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Manufacturer: Masters, Smith & Co.
All complete even to the front and back covers, this original 1863 Maine Farmer’s Almanac by Daniel Robinson was printed by Masters, Smith & Co. of Hallowell, Maine. No exception to the popular format of the time, this example offers the typical weather prognostications, phases of the moon, and a variety of good advice that made it a staple of the Maine farmer, fisherman, lumberman, et al. The Maine Farmer’s Almanac offered a welcome piece of home and source of recreational reading when sent to a soldier in the field. A treasure trove of period charm with neat period illustrations, Civil War enthusiasts will be pleased to note a roster of top government officials headed by Abraham Lincoln as President, followed by Maine’s own Hannibal Hamlin as Lincoln’s VP. Published in wraps these soft bound almanacs typically saw heavy use then were cast aside at the end of the year leaving few examples for today’s collector / historian. Well worn with lots of eye appeal in the form of tattered edges and rounded corners from period use but with no missing or loose pages this is a neat display item to augment any period collection. (note: Daniel Robinson edited the Maine Farmer’s Almanac for 42 years from 1822 through 1864 passing away at 90 years of age.) |
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