Lydia Bailey / Kite's Town and Country Almanac for the Year 1816 Being 1815

Description: Kite's Town and Country Almanac, for the Year 1816. Being Bissextile, or Leap Year Author: [Bailey, Lydia] calculated by William Collom Title: Kite's Town and Country Almanac, for the Year 1816. Being Bissextile, or Leap Year Publication: Philadelphia: Printed by Lydia R. Bailey for Benjamin and Thomas Kite, [1815] Description: Original Wrappers. Fair binding. 12mo. [36] pp. illus. Stitched into self wrappers; title vignette and anatomical illustration. Final leaf is missing the bottom third of the leaf; otherwise generally worn with many folded corners; ragged page edges; early tidelines; some insect spotting, but complete except for this final leaf. This is an early almanac printed by Bailey, who took over her husband Robert Bailey's print shop after his death in 1808 and ran in until she retired and closed the shop in 1861. Karen Nipps in her biographical sketch writes, "Bailey was the master printer of a shop that at its peak was one of the largest in the city, employing more than forty workers. . . . [S]he transformed her husband's floundering business into one of the busiest printing establishments in Philadelphia. Although previous generations of printers' widows had continued their husbands' careers, they had done so only long enough to remarry, have a mature son take over, or fold the business; Lydia Bailey made the business a success and never relinquished control of it" (Oxford American National Biography). For better than a half a century Bailey was a force with which to reckon. An imperfect, but important imprint that captures the mainstay of her print-shop's output. Shaw & Shoemaker 51508; Drake 11094; Nipps Checklist, 125. Seller ID: 7553 Subject: Americana, Ephemera Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB I have been a bookseller and bookbinder for nearly two decades. I offer a general stock with an emphasis in private press and illustrated books, as well as literature and Americana. I take pride in my high level of customer service; if you aren't satisfied with either the book or the service you've received, please let me know about it so I can make it right. Terms All order are shipped with 1 business day upon receipt of payment. The standard shipping method is USPS Media Mail but Priority Mail or UPS shipping is available. Please inquire before payment if you'd like the invoice adjusted to account for a different shipping method. I will accept returns for any reason within 30 days so long as the book or item is returned in the same condition in which it was sent.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

Price: 97.5 USD

Location: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania

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