Battling with the Demon or, the Progress of Temperance
by Hon. J.A. Dacus
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
St. Louis: Scammell & Company, 1877. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Green cloth binding with gilt decoration on spine, with decoration on front cover in black. Very nice bright copy, solid binding, clean and unmarked. The curse of strong drink; together with an account of the labors of organizations, inebriate asylums, crusades and the great temperance apostles, Dow, Gough, Murphy, Reynolds, and others, in the cause of gospel temperance.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Shelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015608
- Title
- Battling with the Demon or, the Progress of Temperance
- Author
- Hon. J.A. Dacus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Scammell & Company
- Place of Publication
- St. Louis
- Date Published
- 1877
- Keywords
- ALCOHOLISM TEMPERANCE DRINKING DRUNKENNESS
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- Gilt
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