Alcohol: Its Nature and Effects. Ten Lectures
$40.00 USD • Used
Early work by a doctor active in the 19th-century Temperance Movement, in the form of 10 lectures in which he extols the evils of alcohol & calls on American citizens as a "free and moral people" ...
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Early work by a doctor active in the 19th-century Temperance Movement, in the form of 10 lectures in which he extols the evils of alcohol & calls on American citizens as a "free and moral people" to raise their collective voices in getting it abolished. Orig. published in 1868, this is a later (1881) printing of that FIRST EDITION, in 392 pages with Preface, 2-page colored engraving of the stomach showing "death by delirrium tremens" & other views. Hardcover 24mo has brown cloth-covered boards ruled & lettered in gilt to spine. Condition is Good+: very clean with mild rubbing & spotting to exterior. Binding strong & square, pages creamy white with modest tanning, completely unmarked save for former owner's name in script & gift inscription beneath on ffep. BUT, there is light dampstaining to all page edges, , largely confined to margins. No DJ, as issued. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Product Info
Publisher: National Temperance Society and Publication House
Year: 1881
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
First Edition
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