The progressive suppression of public-house licenses in Scotland, with illustrations of the social result
by Kirk, Reverend Professor John
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Glasgow: Christian News" Office, 1864. Pamphlet. 24p, 6x9 inches, string binding, worn and discolored with chipping to upper edge and corners of cover, original wraps gone. Kirk (1813-1886), a Methodist minister and friend to U.S. evangelist and Methodist Charles Finney, argues for the prohibition of drinking establishments in Scotland through local votes. In the US, this was called the local option. Kirk opposed the theories of Darwin and Lyell regarding evolution.
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- Seller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 173808
- Title
- The progressive suppression of public-house licenses in Scotland, with illustrations of the social result
- Author
- Kirk, Reverend Professor John
- Format/Binding
- Pamphlet
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Christian News" Office
- Place of Publication
- Glasgow
- Date Published
- 1864
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Nineteenth century; 1860s; Alcohol, alcoholics; Scotland;
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Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...