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[FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN]. A Pocket Almanack for the Year 1745. Fitted to the Use of Pennsylvania, and the neighbouring Provinces. With several useful Additions. By R. Saunders. Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by B. Franklin [1744]. 24mo, 101 x 53 mm. (4 x 2 1/8 in.), stab-stitched in original embossed "Dutch-gilt" paper wrappers, rubbed, small hole to lower cover, five flyleaves detached. 12 leaves, interleaved, title printed in red and black, headings, holy days and full-moon symbols printed in red throughout.
The last of Franklin's pocket almanacs to contain red printing. One portion of the edition was printed wholly in black, and "set the pattern for all his later editions" (Miller). Franklin published his first Pocket Almanack in 1740 in a very small oblong format, as a novelty for sale at the Philadelphia Fair. Its success inspired him to print a larger, more legible miniature almanac the following year, and every year thereafter until the termination of his partnership with David Hall in 1766. This 1744 edition was the second to have 24 pages instead of 16, and to contain the court dates of the Northern Provinces, in deference to Franklin's New England readership. All Franklin pocket almanacs are RARE. Only two copies (a 1764 and a 1775 edition), have appeared at auction since the 1950s. The only copy of any edition earlier than 1748 to appear at auction in the past 50 years was the De Coppet copy of the 1742 edition, sold in February 1955 for $975. Miller 350; Evans-Bristol 1258; Drake 9660.
Provenance: Samuel Pemberton, presumably a member of the prominent Philadelphian Quaker family, signature on front flyleaf, and manuscript sailing log on three front flyleaves, dated 18 January - 9 February 1744, relating his a few further notes on the interleaved blanks, the last dated 22 September -- Edward B. Whelen, small ownership stamp on front and back flyleaves.
The last of Franklin's pocket almanacs to contain red printing. One portion of the edition was printed wholly in black, and "set the pattern for all his later editions" (Miller). Franklin published his first Pocket Almanack in 1740 in a very small oblong format, as a novelty for sale at the Philadelphia Fair. Its success inspired him to print a larger, more legible miniature almanac the following year, and every year thereafter until the termination of his partnership with David Hall in 1766. This 1744 edition was the second to have 24 pages instead of 16, and to contain the court dates of the Northern Provinces, in deference to Franklin's New England readership. All Franklin pocket almanacs are RARE. Only two copies (a 1764 and a 1775 edition), have appeared at auction since the 1950s. The only copy of any edition earlier than 1748 to appear at auction in the past 50 years was the De Coppet copy of the 1742 edition, sold in February 1955 for $975. Miller 350; Evans-Bristol 1258; Drake 9660.
Provenance: Samuel Pemberton, presumably a member of the prominent Philadelphian Quaker family, signature on front flyleaf, and manuscript sailing log on three front flyleaves, dated 18 January - 9 February 1744, relating his a few further notes on the interleaved blanks, the last dated 22 September -- Edward B. Whelen, small ownership stamp on front and back flyleaves.
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