Old Poor Robin
Subtitle: 1779. An almanack, after the old; yet nevertheless as conformable as Head and Hands can make it, to the very newest new fashion. Or, a new Edition of an old Ephemeris, Wherein thou, O Reader (if that thou canst but Read) art sure to find Abundance and Plenty of Matters most dainty; Well worthy of thy utmost Attention, Consideration, Observation, &c. but more particularly much deserving of thy highest Approbation. Containing a two-fold Calendar: (viz.) The good, new, true, honest, punctual, upright, and downright English Account: And also, the foolish, fantastical, whimsey-headed, idle Account of sad Sinners, and sorry Saints, from one End of the Year to the other
By: Written by the old honest Poor Robin, Knight of the Burnt-Island; and a sincere Well-Wisher to all Honest Men! &c
Edition: Being the One Hundred and Seventeenth Edition; and the Third after Bissextile or Leap-Year; and the Twenty-Seventh of the New Style in England.
Publisher: printed for the Company of Stationers and sold by George Hawkins ...
Published: 1779
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: English Almanacs; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Poor old Sir Robin, M DCC LXXIX. The second part, containing an everlasting prognostication.
Work titles: Poor Robin
Notes: Titlepage and main text in red and black.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price Eight Pence, stitched.

Also available on microfilm. - Woodbridge, CT : Research Publications, Inc., 1986. - 1 reel ; 35mm. - (The Eighteenth Century ; reel 3428, no. 08).

Sig. C comprises 'Poor old Sir Robin, M DCC LXXIX. The second part, containing an everlasting prognostication ..' with an additional titlepage.

Rare Book copy: No. 6 in a bound volume of titles.

English short title catalogue, T17661