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The perpetual almanack, or, Gentleman soldier’s prayer book

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Printed in two columns with a woodcut at the head of each column, and playing cards surrounding text.

  • Title: The perpetual almanack, or, Gentleman soldier’s prayer book : shewing how one Richard Middleton was taken before the Mayor of the City he was in, for using cards in church during Divine Service : being a droll, merry, and humurous account of an odd affair that happened to a private soldier, in the 60th Regiment of Foot.
  • Publication: [London] : J. Catnach, printer, 2 & 3, Monmouth-Court, 7 Dials, [1837 or 1838]

Catalog Record

File 68 837 P453+

Acquired June 2021

Le souvenir, or, Pocket tablet for MDCCCVIII

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A pocket diary beginning with frontispiece (recto blank) and 40 engraved unnumbered pages with two vignettes (many signed Landseer sc.) at the top of both of the two pages for each month, followed by 12 pages engraved at the top “Cash Account 1808” and followed by a page with the heading “Annual account, 1808”.

  • Title: Le souvenir, or, Pocket tablet for MDCCCVIII.
  • Publication: London : Peacock & Sons & Champante & Whitrow ; Birmingham : Knott & Lloyd, [1808]

Catalog Record

145 So729 1808

Acquired June 2019

Remarkable news from the stars

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Ephemeris for the year 1764

  • Author: Andrews, William, approximately 1635-1713.
  • Title: Remarkable news from the stars, or, An ephemeris for the year 1764 : with observations upon the eclipses, solar ingresses and configurations of the heavens happening therein. Being the bissextile, or leap-year, and from the creation of the world according to the best of history, 5714 years. Wherein you have an account of many things concerning the heavenly bodies and their portents in the same year. With some other very considerable matters / by William Andrews, student in astrology.
  • Published: London : Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1764.

Catalog Record

145 R22 1764

Acquired October 2015