The American Temperance Cyclopaedia of History, Biography, Anecdote, and Illustration
by Wakeley, J.B
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House. Good. 1882. Hardcover; Later Printing. Green cloth binding slightly frayed at spine ends, corners; a bit of pale spotting to boards & backstrip; front hinge cracked; bookplate on front paste-down; a few leaves bent at top corners; leaf edges lightly foxed, else a nice, clean copy. ; ; 243 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41163
- Title
- The American Temperance Cyclopaedia of History, Biography, Anecdote, and Illustration
- Author
- Wakeley, J.B
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; Later Printing
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- National Temperance Society and Publication House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1882
- Keywords
- 19th Century American Temperance Movement, Alcohol Abuse, History of the Temperance Movement in America
Terms of Sale
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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About the Seller
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Biblio member since 2019
Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Open shop with over 125,000 volumes. We try to maintain a good selection in all categories and have a fondness for the odd & obscure. Specialties include History, Nature, Literature, Religion, Mystery, SF, Art, Children's, Humor, Indiana
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