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Chicago: Wheeler Publishing Company. Good. (c.1949). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket, probably as issued) [ex-school textbook with "L.A. City High Schools" circulation label on front pastedown, along with two stamps indicating the book to be the property of Van Nuys High School (see notes for additional details), moderate handling wear and external soiling, a couple of black scrape marks on front cover, spine a bit darkened]. (pen and ink drawings) Anti-drink-and-dope screed, targeted to high school students. The title is a bit misleading, as the explication of the evils of booze actually takes up close to 3/4 of the book, with much smaller sections devoted to tobacco and "Habit-forming Drugs." After an introductory group of four chapters about how great (or potentially tough) Life is -- "The Durable Satisfactions of Life"; "The Anxious Modern World"; etc. -- every possible angle is covered in the 25 chapters devoted to alcohol,…
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Effects of Alcoholic Drinks, Tobacco, Sedatives, Narcotics
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Chicago. Chicago: Wheeler Publishing Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Date neatly written on front pastedown, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked, a beautiful copy. . An informative text pointing out the detrimental effects of alcohol and drugs, intended for student as well as more general use. Illustrated with charts, graphs, line drawings. This is the first edition. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS on the first endpaper. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 312 pages. Signed by All Authors. K6 .
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- Publisher Wheeler Publishing Company
- Place of Publication Chicago. Chicago
- Date Published 1949
- Keywords Drug Abuse, Smoking, Drinking, Negative Effects
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Effects of Alcoholic Drinks, Tobacco, Sedatives, Narcotics
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