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Poor Richard's Almanack Authored by Benjamin Franklin

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Poor Richard's Almanack Authored by Benjamin Franklin
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Extremely rare find. "Containing alfo/The Lunations, Conjunctions, Eclipses, Judgment of the Weather, Rising and Setting of the Planets, Length of Days and Nights, Fairs, Courts, Roads, & Together with useful Tables, Chronological Observations, and Entertaining Remarks". Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or "Richard Saunders" for this purpose. The publication appeared continually from 1732 to 1758. It sold exceptionally well for a pamphlet published in the American colonies; print runs reached 10,000 per year Franklin, the American inventor, statesman, and publisher, achieved success with Poor Richard's Almanack. Almanacks were very popular books in colonial America, offering a mixture of seasonal weather forecasts, practical household hints, puzzles, and other amusements. Poor Richard's Almanack was also popular for its extensive use of wordplay, and some of the witty phrases coined in the work survive in the contemporary American vernacular.(Wikipedia) Due to the age of this historical publication there is foxing & wear at the edges. This publication comes in a protective case, but not an original case. pp. 32, 4" x 7" City: State: Date: 1752 HWAC# 78364