Tobacco and Alcohol
by Fiske, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
-
Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1869. First edition. Hardcover. Good +. Small 8vo, 163pp, ads. Maroon cloth with gilt title on cover and spine. Spine sunned and marked; cloth at front board a bit rippled. Signs of bookplate removal at front and rear paste down; owner signature at ffe. The author's first work, extolling smoking and drinking: "Tobacco and Alcohol. It Does Pay to Smoke. The Coming Man Will Drink Wine"
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22845
- Title
- Tobacco and Alcohol
- Author
- Fiske, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Leypoldt & Holt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1869
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medicine;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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