1970 AMERICA AND HER ALMANACS Weather Astronomy Poor Richard Old Farmer's Advice

Description: Title: America and Her Almanacs Wit, Wisdom & Weather 1639-1970 Author: Robb Sagendorph Publisher: Yankee / Little Brown (1970) Description:A fascinating history of almanacs. From the DJ flapAnecdotes and pleasantries, charades, rebuses, conundrums, the best days for fishing, planting or harvesting, weather forecasts, astronomy, astrology, current events and myriad matters of contemporary interest have been included over the years in thousands of America’s almanacs. This fascinating segment of Americana, for years second only to the Bible in most American homes, is reviewed wisely and wittily by America’s foremost expert on almanacs. After more than thirty years of close study of these little publications, the owner and publisher of The Old Farmer's Almanac and Yankee magazine has written the first and only history of American almanacs, a significant thread in American life and culture. He has included some 220 intriguing woodcuts, as well as about 50 fine examples from rare early almanacs which probably can be seennowhere but here. From the first almanacs printed on the first printing press in America, and the first weather forecasts, through Poor Richard’s Almanac, Isaiah Thomas’s “sheet almanacs” and the farmers’ almanacs, the antislavery diatribes of the pre-Civil War breed, the commercial “Sarsaparilla will cure anything” almanacs of the late 1800’s — the history, the flavor of American life is woven through these pages. Condition:Book is very good and tightly bound. Pages clean with no writing. Dustjacket near very good with edge wear also a small closed tear on rear panel near crown of spine. DJ is price unclipped. See all photos. Details:hardcover 318 pages approx 7" x 9 1/2"1970 - no edition stated probable first Yankee / Little Brown Terms (payment, shipping, tax, returns, feedback, etc.)Please read before buying U.S. bidders only PaymentPlease pay within 48 hours of winning.eBay managed payments ShippingShipping will be $7.25 and will be shipped USPS media mail with tracking. We may upgrade your package at our discretion to USPS Ground Advantage. Package will be shipped within 4 business days after payment - usually faster. The USPS can be notoriously slow, it could take 2-3 weeks for delivery. Please take that into account when leaving feedback, that we will ship quickly, but the USPS can take a long time to deliver, and we have no control over delivery time. Why Shipping Costs Are What They Are:eBay users may note that postal rates increased AGAIN on July 14, 2024. That's EIGHT price hikes in 4 years. This was the largest single price increase ever: 10% on media mail. USPS shipping is getting expensive, but eBay also charges sellers 15% on the shipping cost (+ the taxes), in addition to the actual package shipping cost. That fact and the USPS business model has made shipping prices rise quite a bit since 2019. In 2019 a one pound package sent via media mail cost $2.75. Today it is 68% more to send the same package. This is all part of the bi-annual price increases starting in 2020 & the misguided USPS 10 Year Plan - “Delivering For America,” implemented in 2021 which twice per year, every year until 2030 will keep increasing rates, while the USPS continues to lose billions of dollars. Combined Shipping if you Buy or Win Multiple AuctionsMultiple book/media auction wins will qualify for combined shipping when possible. Do not pay until auctions you are bidding on are complete. Email to let us know that you will be bidding or have won more than one item. A revised combined invoice will then be sent after you tell us you are done bidding. Otherwise, if you pay before all auctions are complete or pay separately - combined shipping is not available. Sales Tax: If your state has sales tax, it is collected by eBay & then paid to your state tax authority. Sellers do not make money from this but are charged a percentage by eBay on the total sale including tax – insane, but true. ReturnsNo returns. We describe all items conservatively. However, If there is a problem, message us through eBay messages to let us know what the issue is before contacting eBay or initiating a return or leaving feedback and we will work it out. We want satisfied customers. Feedback:After you receive your item and are satisfied, please leave positive feedback and after you do we will reciprocate. QuestionsThere’s no such thing as a stupid question. Please ask any and all questions before bidding. Photos & DescriptionsPhotos are of the actual item depicted and are part of the description, please view them all. No stock photos, as many other “bulk sellers” listings are used, which doesn’t show the real item you will be receiving. Descriptions are carefully written and detailed so you know exactly what you are bidding on. We reserve copyright to all our own descriptions & photos. AboutIn the used and rare book business for over 35 years and on eBay for over 25 years.

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