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245 00 a| Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1771 :b| ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... /c| By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.;

260 a| Philadelphia :b| Printed and sold by John Dunlap, at the newest-printing-office, the south side of the Jersey Market, and three doors below Second-Street,c| [1770];

300 a| 36 unnumbered pages :b| illustrations ;c| 18 cm (12mo);

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| microform2| rdamedia;

338 a| microfiche2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Early American imprints. First series ;v| no. 11927;

500 a| Calculated by John Tobler, probably with revisions by a later hand. The calculations on the calendar pages, except for the tides, are identical with those in his Pennsylvania town and country-man's almanack for 1771 (Wilmington). The notes are also duplicated, but with many omissions and some additions. The eclipse predictions are repeated with some slight adjustments.;

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 gazette, Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1770.;

500 a| Signatures: [A]⁴ B² C-F⁴⁻².;

500 a| The frontispiece is signed: H.D. (Henry Dawkins).;

510 4 a| Evansc| 11927;

510 4 a| Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania,c| 2615;

510 4 a| Drake, M. Almanacs,c| 9942;

655 7 a| Almanacsz| Pennsylvaniay| 1771.2| rbgenr;

700 1 a| Tobler, John,d| 1696-1765.=| ^A481686;

700 1 a| Dawkins, Henry,d| -1786?,e| engraver.=| ^A480642;

752 a| United Statesb| Pennsylvaniad| Philadelphia.;

830 0 a| Early American imprints.n| First series ;v| no. 11927.=| ^A478749;

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Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1771 : ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... / By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.

Other author	Tobler, John, 1696-1765.
Other author	Dawkins, Henry, -1786?, engraver.
Format	Microform
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed and sold by John Dunlap, at the newest-printing-office, the south side of the Jersey Market, and three doors below Second-Street, [1770]
Description	36 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 18 cm (12mo)

Series	Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11927 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11927. ^A478749
General note	Calculated by John Tobler, probably with revisions by a later hand. The calculations on the calendar pages, except for the tides, are identical with those in his Pennsylvania town and country-man's almanack for 1771 (Wilmington). The notes are also duplicated, but with many omissions and some additions. The eclipse predictions are repeated with some slight adjustments.
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 gazette, Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 1770.
General note	Signatures: [A]⁴ B² C-F⁴⁻².
General note	The frontispiece is signed: H.D. (Henry Dawkins).
References	Evans 11927
References	Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 2615
References	Drake, M. Almanacs, 9942
Reproduction note	Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11927).
Genre/form	Almanacs Pennsylvania 1771.

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Father Abraham's almanack, for the year of our Lord, 1771 : ... Fitted to the latitude of forty degrees, and a meridian of near five hours west from London. ... / By Abraham Weatherwise, gent.

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