Alcohol in History, an Account of Intemperance in All Ages; together with a History of the Various Methods Employed for its Removal
by Eddy, Richard
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The National Temperance Society and Publication House and the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, Independent Order Good Templars, 1887. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Purple cloth with black and gilt stamped lettering/decortaion; first ed. General shelf wear (head, tail and corners worn); spine faded; ex library - Cape Town Temperance Research Library with book plate and several ink stamps. See pictures.
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- Seller
- Rattlesnake Books (GB)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 000608
- Title
- Alcohol in History, an Account of Intemperance in All Ages; together with a History of the Various Methods Employed for its Removal
- Author
- Eddy, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- The National Temperance Society and Publication House and the Right Worthy Grand Lodge, Independent Order Good Templars
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date Published
- 1887
- Pages
- 481
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
- Keywords
- Temperance
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- Cloth
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 12mo
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- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...