Poor Robin. 1741. An almanack according both to the old and new fashion. Or an ephemeris both in jest and earnest, of the latest edition, wherein the reader may observe (especially if he use a pair of understanding spectacles) many useful and very remarkable things, worthy the observation not of himself only, but also of all attentive by-standers. Containing a two-fold calendar; viz. the good, old, true, plain, honest English account, together with the new-fangled, minute-splitting (or rather month-splitting) whimsey-heads, paper-scull'd, slender-witted, pretendrical, perkinical, popish account; embellished with a team of saints and sinners, composed of 365 links at least twelve months long. Being the first after bissextile, or leap-year. Written by Poor Robin knight of the Burnt-Island; a well wisher to the mathematicks

People / Organizations

• William Winstanley (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1741.

Publication year

1741

ESTC No.

T17623

Grub Street ID

213285

Description

[48]p. ; 8°.

Note

Titlepage and main text in red and black

Sig. C comprises 'Poor Robin, 1741. A prognostication ..' with an additional titlepage, bearing the imprint of T. Parker

Sig. A was printed by William Bowyer; sig. B was printed by Charles Ackers.