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The Greatest Of Our Social Evils: Prostitution
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The Greatest Of Our Social Evils: Prostitution: As It Now Exists in London, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin: An Enquiry Into the Cause and Means of Reformation Based on Statistical Documents.

by A Physician (Richelot, Gustave)

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London and New York: H. Bailliere, 1857. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Faded purple cloth over boards with paper label to spine. 8vo. [viii] 344pp. Some insect damage to i through v. Some pencil annotation to back pastedown.Details the number and ages of prostitutes, their recruitment and mode of life as well as the causes of prostitution and its influence on public health and morality in several major cities.
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A Treatise on The Art of Making Wine From Native Fruits; Exhibiting The Chemical Principles Upon...
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A Treatise on The Art of Making Wine From Native Fruits; Exhibiting The Chemical Principles Upon Which The Art Of Wine Making Depends; The Fruits Best Adapted For Home Made Wines And The Method Of Preparing Them

by Accum, Fredrick

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Hard cover. Small octavo. Paper over boards. [viii] (9)-92pp, [xxiii] 1 pp. A 23 page prospectus of a new edition of "Accum's Treatise on Adulterations of Food and Culinary Poisons" at rear. Title page with color diagram of a wine press. Lacks front free end paper. Front hinge separating with some loose gatherings and one leaf torn near binding.
From the preface "My principal intention in this Treatise has been to give a concise description of the art of preparing the several varieties of Wine which may be made from fruits of domestic growth, to enable those who possess no knowledge of the subject to proceed with facility and success." Gabler G6930.
Accum was an extremely accomplished chemist, and member of the Royal Academy of sciences his publications were, in his own words,.."it has been my purpose to express all necessary rules and instructions in the plainest language, divested of those recondite terms of science, which would be out of place in a work intended for general perusal.
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View of the Life, Travels, and Philanthropic labours of the Late John Howard, Esquire, LL.D. F.R.S.
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View of the Life, Travels, and Philanthropic labours of the Late John Howard, Esquire, LL.D. F.R.S.

by Aikin, John

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Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring for J. White, S. Hall et al., 1794. First Edition. Full leather. Good. 12mo. [viii] pp 9-178. Leatherbound hardcover with pages tanned, cover shows moderate wear, with split but intact front hinge, ink notations to front boards. John Howard was an early prison reformer and philanthropist who traveled extensively in Europe visiting and reporting on prisons and penal institutions.
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N.C. Wyeth
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N.C. Wyeth: The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals

by Allen, Douglas

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First Edition. Number 26 of a limited edition of 250 copies Signed by both Authors. Quarto. 335 pages. Half bound leather over cloth covered boards. Top edge gilt. Fine in a very good slip case.

More than 300 color and black-and-white illustrations by one of America's preeminent painters are collected here, along with illuminating text from the artist's letters, magazine articles about his work, and many other sources. The result: a fully realized portrait of a "golden age" illustrator. - Goodreads.com
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