Description: This is an Original BROWN'S IMPROVED ALMANACK, POCKET MEMORANDUM, AND ACCOUNT BOOK, FOR THE YEAR 1840. Containing, in Addition to the Usual Matter, Portraits of Several of the Most Distinguished American Politicians and Literary Men of the Present Time. This is issue No. III Published Annually by John F. Brown of Concord, New Hampshire in a small 18mo. measuring 3.25" x 5.25" containing 72 pp. including the rear wrapper and bound in pictorial yellow wrappers, the last 3 pp. being publisher's ads for his business on Capital Square. A woodcut portrait of Daniel Webster appears on the front cover, another one of Egyptian pyramids appears on the title page, and each of the 12 months of the almanac has a woodcut portrait and mini-bio of an historical American figure including Webster, Martin Van Buren, Joseph Story, Richard M. Johnson, John Calhoun, Henry Clay, James Polk, Amos Kendall, James F. Cooper, Washington Irving and John Quincy Adams.Brown's Almanack was first published in 1838 and continued to be published annually for a number of years thereafter. Ref: Drake, 5014 PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY ALMANACS THAT WE WILL BE LISTING ON eBay OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.PLEASE ALSO NOTE: ALL Purchases Include FREE SHIPPING! ******************************************Payment is requested within five days of auction's close. After payment is received normal shipping is within 4 days; super quick shipping can be arranged, JUST ASK.INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: All of our international shipments are processed via the eBay International Shipping program, including payment and returns.Please note our years of positive feedback.... it offers proof of the overall satisfaction of our customers for over 20 years of selling Books, Maps, Autographs, Prints and other mostly Paper items on eBay. It is because items are accurately described and guaranteed, and carefully packaged. Our goal has always been your happiness with your purchase. If any item fails to do that, contact us and we will work to correct it through refunds or returns.
Price: 35 USD
Location: Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: John F. Brown
Publisher: John F. Brown
Topic: American Almanacs
Subject: New Hampshire Almanac, Pocket Memorandum & Account Book
Original/Facsimile: Original