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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Denis Joachim Collection
• Sale Date:
  19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
  20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818
• Lot #:
  144
• Lot Description:
  Howe, George. New South Wales Pocket Almanack for the year of Our Lord 1814
  Duodecimo, stamps on a few leaves including the title (this with a sealed tear), worn old half calf, ownership signature on title of Sydney clergyman and magistrate Robert Cartwright. Sydney, Compiled and Printed by G. Howe, 1814.
• Notes:
  Rare: one of the earliest books printed in Australia and, frankly, about the earliest Australian-printed book still available. The almanac includes sections on “General Orders and Colonial Regulations”, “The Colonial Garden” (and so, one of the first Australian gardening books), “Shipping Arrivals and Departures”, and lists of the colonial civil and military establishments, among others. Ferguson, 588.
• Estimate:
  A$4,000 - 6,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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