The Universal Scots Almanack, for the Year of our Lord M,DCC,LXXXVII. Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap Year. With New Lists, and an Improved Kalendar, (The Calculations by Mr Dinwiddie) is, with the Greatest Submission, Dedicated to the Honourable Henry Erskine, Dean, and other Members of the Faculty of Advocates..
by SCOTS ALMANACK
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Printed by John Robertson, Edinburgh. [1788]. 12mo, 191,[1]pp., folding engraved map, small area (75 x 12mm) torn away from head of map, slightly intruding into the border and headline text, duty stamp on title, cont. sheep, rubbed, spine chipped, upper hinge cracked. ESTC listing just one copy (L) for this year.
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- Forest Books (GB)
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- Title
- The Universal Scots Almanack, for the Year of our Lord M,DCC,LXXXVII. Being the Third after Bissextile, or Leap Year. With New Lists, and an Improved Kalendar, (The Calculations by Mr Dinwiddie) is, with the Greatest Submission, Dedicated to the Honourable Henry Erskine, Dean, and other Members of the Faculty of Advocates..
- Author
- SCOTS ALMANACK
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Printed by John Robertson, Edinburgh. [1788]
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 12mo
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...