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The publisher's preface to the 1739 issue states that in 1738, in anticipation of his death, Leeds calculated almanacs "for seven years to come," i.e. 1739-1745. The statement is repeated in the present issue, signed W.B. and A.B. (William and Andrew Bradford).
The preface is followed by a supposed satiric letter from Leeds' spirit to Benjamin Franklin, the publisher of Poor Richard.
At head of title: Leeds coat of arms with scroll reading: The genuine Leeds almanack.
Advertised in the American weekly Mercury, Philadelphia, Oct. 25/Nov. 1, 1739.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-C⁴.
The Anatomy is the only illustration in the text.
Evans 4374.
Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 602.
Drake, M. Almanacs, 9613.
Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 4374).
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