Alamanac 1890 Calendar rare pictorial promotional book Authors Poets Portraits

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Promotional Books, Almanacs, Illustrated Books, Calendars, Portraits, Authors, Poets).Gazette and Courier Supplement Almanac for the Year 1890. Also the Lives and Portraits of Some Distinguished Authors and Poets.Published 1890, United States by E. A. Hall.c. 80 pages. Text in English. Profusely illustrated throughout.Publisher's paper wrappers. Issued as a supplement to the western Massachusetts newspaper Gazette and Courier (of Greenfield?). Hood's ad on rear cover.While promotional 19th century almanacs as a class are not inherently rare, specific ones given away by specific individuals such as newspaper publishers like this are almost always scarce/ rare individually.Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Book is not new or in "new" condition.Binding gently age worn, several page corners bent over, mostly light or inoffensive signs of handling and time but nothing severe or unsightly, book remains overall attractive as an o