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Books in the Calendar genre:

The Illustrated London Almanack, 1849 (1848)

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An almanack containing celestial phenomena as well as general information and significant dates. Doyle did the headings for the months. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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The King of the Golden River (1851)

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The Southwest Wind, Esq. pays a visit to Hans, Schwartz and Gluck and things are never the same. Third and later editions have a modified frontispiece wherein the goblin has a conventional nose instead of a “hooter.” Read online at Intern... View More

Author(s): John Ruskin
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Kate Greenaway’s Birthday Book for Children (1880)

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Poems for each day of the year, with space to write in birthdates of friends and family. Twelve color plates and 370 smaller illustrations. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Lucy Sale-Barker
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1883 (1882)

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These little almanacs have one page for each month, giving the days of the week, e.g. August 1, Wednesday. There are two illustrations per month and six full page color illustrations. They were published in several different bindings. Read online at ... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1884 (1883)

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This second Almanack added zodiacal information and notable events for each day of the year as ‘February 1 Pheasant shooting ends.’ There is only one illustration per month based on the zodiacal sign along with a frontispiece and the cove... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1885 (1884)

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Similar to the first Almanac with full page plates, one illustration per month. Moon phases are given and only the days of the week and the Sundays are given. Read online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Children’s Birthday Book (1884)

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Poems for each day of the year, with space to write in birth dates of friends and family. Twelve color plates and 370 smaller illustrations.

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

Almanack for 1886 (1885)

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The format is similar to the prior year with only days of the week and Sundays for each day of the month, moon phases, single illustration per month, four seasons pictures. There were multiple bindings and cover images. Read online at the Univer... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1887 (1886)

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This edition is in landscape rather than portrait format. Makeup was similar with the addition of two pages of poems by classic authors. Read online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1888 (1887)

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No astronomical information was included this year and the poems were dropped. This is an example of the gold embossed cover style. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1889 by Kate Greenaway (1888)

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This was the seventh of the almanacks. Some of the illustrations had previously appeared in Mavor’s The English Spelling-Book, published in 1885. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Almanack for 1890 by Kate Greenaway (1889)

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This edition follows the standard format of days of the week, Sundays and important holy days for each date with a single picture per month and full page season illustrations. The black backgrounds are quite striking. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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The Book of Wedding Days (1889)

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A calendar book with space for wedding anniversaries and quotations for every day.

Author(s): K. E. J. Reid
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Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1891 (1890)

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This edition follows the standard layout of one picture per month, days of the week, Sundays and holy days noted for each date, with season illustrations. This is the gilt cover edition. Read online at the University of Florida.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1892 (1891)

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This edition follows the usual format, but the phases of the moon are reinstated. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1893 (1892)

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This year’s almanack features full-page illustrations for each month, with moon phases and additional liturgical dates. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1894 (1893)

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Format for this year was expanded to thirty-six pages with full-page illustrations for each month, phases of the moon, and major religious feasts listed for the days of the month. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar for 1894 (1893)

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This little pocket calendar was printed as a promotional piece by The Century magazine which ran The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson as a serial. Read online here.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack for 1895 (1894)

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The illustrations for this year’s Almanack had previously appeared in Mavor’s The English Spelling-Book, published in 1885. This continued the thirty-six page format of the previous year. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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Kate Greenaway’s Almanack and Diary for 1897 (1896)

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This final issue included blank pages for notes. Read online at NYPL.... View More

Author(s): Kate Greenaway
Illustrator(s): Kate Greenaway

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