Poor Robin 1749. 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 twofold 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. The eighty-seventh impression

People / Organizations

• William Winstanley (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1749.

Publication year

1749

ESTC No.

T17631

Grub Street ID

213353

Description

[48]p. ; 8°.

Note

Titlepage and main text in red and black

Sig. C comprises 'Poor Robin, 1749. A prognostication ..' with an additional titlepage, bearing the imprint of T. Parker

Sig. A was printed by William Bowyer.