1881.] ^Jd [Phillips. 



pliia by Andrew Bradford ; lie was probably the same person ; lie died ia 

 1746." 



Thomas (Vol. i, p. 223) does not mention the existence of a printer 

 named Tiberius Jolmson, the person who printed this Almanac, but states 

 that a certain Benier Jansen managed the press of William Bradford in 

 Philadelphia from the time of his removal to New York until his sim 

 Andrew came of age. 



Mr. John William Wallace, who has an especial knowledge of all things 

 relating to early Pennsylvania printing, informs me that Tiberius Johnson 

 was a son of Renier Jansen, whose name easily passed from and through 

 the form of Jansen to Johnson, but he states that this Tiberius Johnson 

 "so far as being an actual printer, or indeed a person having even a theo- 

 retical knowledge of typography * * * is a revelation" to him. That 

 he never before heard of any imprint by him, and that the fact that he ever 

 did make one has been generally unknown. This little volume, which 

 bears his imprint, therefore appears to be unique. 



It is therefore probable that Tiberius Johnson continued to nurse the 

 business till Andrew took it. The Jacob Taylor Almanac for 1706 was 

 "printed for the author ;" that of 1709, bears no imprint at all ; 1711 and 

 1712, are ''printed at Philadelphia." The Almanac of Jacob Taylor of 

 1719 bears the imprint of Andrew Bradford. 



The Almanac issued by "Titan Leeds, Philomat" bears title "The 

 American Almanac for the year ***** 1718 * * * Printed 

 and Sold by Andrew Bradford at the sign of the Bible in Philadelphia." 



It is likewise a small duodecimo of twelve leaves, lacking signatures and 

 unnumbered. 



On the recto of the title is an addi'ess to the '■'■Curteous Reader " in which 

 occurs the following passage ; 



"Note. That whereas my Preface, Last year gave Account that at least 

 one Third of the Inhabitants of We&t Jersey were of the People called 

 Quakers, but in my Copy I had written that there was not one third 



Quakers." 



I Believe Imay Venture, 

 To say this I do take, 

 For a wilfull mistake ; 

 0/ My Printer.' " 



The usual figure of "The Anatomy of Man's Body as govern 'd by the 

 12 Constellations" appears on the leaf following the title page, and is a 

 most execrable work of art, shockingly engraved. 



The astronomical calculations in the body of the Almanac are inter- 

 spersed of pithy sayings of more or less point ; such as, " Land winds are 

 coldest, so sea winds are warmest," "He is sober who is never drunk with 

 anything but wine," " The old woman would not seek her daughter in the 

 oven if she had not been there herself," " Oft under honey sweet poison 

 lurks," "March dust to be sold worth Ransom of Gold," " An evil crow 

 an evil egg ;" "Beware of a Smooth Devil ;" " Scotch mist wets English- 

 men to the Skin ;" "So many planets joined together denote some Thun- 



