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Anti-Cigarette Pledge [card]
Chicago: n.pub, n.d.. Business card-sized pledge card, stating "I hereby solemnly promise, God helping me, to abstain from the use of Cigarettes in any form, and to use all means in my power to induce others to do the same." Very good. There is space to write the holder's name and the date, but this example is unused. Chicago union bug in corner.
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CA$27.66
Crusade Against Drink in Victorian England
by Shiman, Lilian Lewis
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988. Hardcover. x, 309p., cloth-covered boards, 5.5x8.75 inches, boards lightly edgeworn else very good condition in like dj.
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CA$27.66
Glimpses of Fifty Years
by Willard, Frances E
Chicago: Woman's Temperance Publication Association, H. J. Smith, 1889. Cloth with 1/4 leather. Very good. Brown cloth with 1/4 leather, gilt lettering on front and spine, gilt emblem on front, leather on corner, gilt page edges, wear at head and foot of spine, small tears where spine meets front cover, edges rubbed, front hinge tight but front endpaper has mostly separate. Front cover has fading to top two inches. Frances Willard was educator, suffragist and was the long time president of the Women's...
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CA$98.54
[TEMPERANCE] [SAMMELBANDS] Temperance Tracts Issued by the National Temperance Society and Publication House [clothbound sammelband of 48 Temperance tracts]
by (STEARNS, J. N., publisher) [Various authors]
New York: J. N. Stearns, 1870. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. Bound by the publisher in plain brown cloth with gilt spine decoration. Spine ends worn, but internally clean, bright, and crisp, with the original yellow endpapers preserved. Overall, a solidly very good copy. Early 20th century bookstore stamp on the front free endpaper. SIGNED by the publisher (likely also the compilor), J. N. Stearns, on the front paste-down, and also bearing the pencilled signature of one James A. Briggs,...
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CA$207.45
Women Torch-Bearers: The Story of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Second Edition
by Gordon, Elizabeth Putnam
Evanston, IL: National Women's Christian Temperance Union Publishing House, 1924. Hardcover. 320p., cloth-covered boards, 5.75x8.5 inches, illus., fore-edge lightly foxed, boards lightly edgeworn else very good condition.
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CA$16.60
The wet parade
by Sinclair, Upton
Pasadena, CA: Self-published by the author, 1932. Hardcover. 431p., later printing of Sinclair edition lacking Farrar emblem. Some dulling and fading to cloth along spine. Previous owner's name and date to top right corner of front free endpaper. Slight wear to corners. No dust jacket. *AhouseA47a. Sinclair's novel about temperance and regret at the evident failure of prohibition.
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CA$27.66
THE USE OF BRANDY AND SALT, AS A REMEDY FOR VARIOUS INTERNAL AS WELL AS EXTERNAL DISEASES, INFLAMMATION AND LOCAL INJURIES; CONTAINING AMPLE DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING AND APPLYING IT. EXPLAINED BY THE REV. SAMUEL FENTON, M.D., LIVERPOOL, AND WM. LEE, ESQ., OF LA PERTE IMBAULT, IN FRANCE. SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND CORRECTED
by Fenton, Samuel; Wm. Lee
New York: Carvill & Co., 108 Broadway, 1842. 42, [2 blanks] pp. Original printed dark blue wrappers [disbound]. Narrow extremity wear to wrappers. Else Very Good. This second American printing followed the New York 1841. Previously it had been published in Britain in 1840. Fenton's concoction is "a simple but powerful remedy... an antidote to many of the common ills of life. Readers are counseled to "use French brandy only." A plethora of diseases, listed in alphabetical order, are cured by the...
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CA$484.05
The politics of domesticity; women, evangelism, and temperance in nineteenth-century America
by Epstein, Barbara Leslie
Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 1981. Hardcover. ix, 188p., first edition cloth boards; dj sunned at spine with a couple of small closed tears and chips, else very good with inscription by author.
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CA$16.60
Nineteen Beautiful Years
by Frances E. Willard
Fleming H Revell Company, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. New and Revised Edition. 202 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Light tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild bubbling, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear....
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CA$36.59
The Water-Drinkers
by Longmate, Norman
London: Hamish Hamilton. 1968. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners and some age-toning to spine. Illustrated with Black and White plates. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. xiii, 322 pages. Indispensible to an understanding of nineteenth century history and fiction. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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CA$13.56
An Appeal to Tax-Payers, In Opposition to the Existing Law for the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors
by William J. Mullen
Philadelphia: Printed by J. Craig, [1852]. Paginated [17]-40 pages, i.e., [23] pages. 12mo. Pamphlet; removed; without wrappers, else Very Good. Scarce Philadelphia temperance tract railing against the traffickers of alcohol. Mullen connects alcoholism to sufferers of mental illness as well as highlighting an increase of crime, sometimes leading to murder. Mullen suggests that taxpayers are being overburdened through the allowance of alcohol sales; sales that create profits, but also create unwell...
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CA$207.45
Melodies for the Temperance Ship. A Collection of Hymns, Tunes and Songs: Designed for Seamen and Landsmen, in their Social Gatherings, to promote Sobriety, Virtue and Religion, on Land and Ocean
by Phineas Stowe
Boston: Phineas Stowe, 1856. Sixth Thousand. Double frontispiece, 64pp. Square twelvemo. Publisher's quarter cloth binding and illustrated boards. Lyrics and music. Boards and edges rubbed; lacking free, front endpaper; leaves toned; very good. "[The] Temperance Ship is launched on a sparkling sea, and we trust she will have a pleasant voyage around Cape Horn and the globe, and by her sweet melodies, may she induce many to join her noble crew in their work of love and mercy." (Preface) The author,...
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CA$103.72
The Battle Cry ... Temperance & Prohibition Songs , 1887
by Taylor and Herbert
The Battle Cry, A New Collection of Temperance and Prohibition Songs by H S Taylor and Dr J B Herbert. Cincinnati: Fillmore Bros Publishers. Sold with original WCTU ribbon from the State Convention, Kearney, Nebraska, October 4 - 8 1897.
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CA$225.08
The cup of fury
by Sinclair, Upton
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1973. Paperback. 157p., small stain on half-title page, some toning on back wrapper, else in very good condition. Originally published in 1956. *Ahouse A87c.
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CA$16.60
THE CUP OF THE TREGARVANS A Temperance Story
by Frances I. Kershaw
A very good hardcover. Binding is excellent and there are no markings or foxing on the pages. There are 144 pages. A collector's copy. A RARE book.
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CA$69.15
The curse of Malvern
by Edmister, Henry
Chicago, Stockton CA, and Philadelphia: The Monarch Book Co, 1892. 295p., red decorated cloth binding faded on the spine and unevenly faded on the cover, some edge wear, paper browned, front blank endpaper removed else good condition. Temperance novel, Wright no. 1701, but with a variant publisher. Majority found in OCLC were published by G. Hubbard & Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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CA$48.40
A PILGRIM MAID:
by Townsley, Frances E
Butler, Indiana: L. H. Higley Publisher,, 1908,. hardcover. Fine. Butler, Indiana: L. H. Higley Publisher,, 1908,. hardcover. Fine. Octavo, 350 pages, green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. The autobiography of a woman minister and temperance advocate. 092108D
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CA$55.32
The Crooked Glasses
by Craig, Laura Gerould
Buffalo, NY: [Christian Woman's Board of Missions], [190-?]. 32p., staplebound booklet, front cover has a diagonal scratch and a scar from old sticker removal. Not found in OCLC as of October 2019. Short story in which a woman is convinced to join the Women's Christian Temperance Union to fight demon alcohol. Craig was president of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions.
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CA$55.32
Drink: Coercion or Control?
by Dorr, Rheta Childe
NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company. VG+. 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition bound in purple and orange cloth. A two page black & whi te photo illustrations before the title page. A VG+ copy. Tiny rub mar ks to the corners. The spine is lightly faded. Mild tanning to the pag es. Contents are clean, tight & unmarked. No dust jacket. .
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CA$34.58
Raittius Kansalais-Uskontona: Raittiusliike ja järjestäytyminen 1870-luvulta suurlakon jälkeisiin vuosiin
by Sulkunen, Irma
Helsinki, Finland: Societas Historica Finlandiae, 1986. 312p., wraps, 5.75 x 8.25 inches, very good condition. Text mostly in Finnish, with an 11p. summary in English. Historiallisia Tutkimuksia 134. Study of the temperance movement in Finland from the 1870s to the early 1900s.
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CA$34.58
Diseases caused by Tobacco
by Kellogg, John Harvey
Washington DC: Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church, nd. Handbill. Double-sided 3x6 inch handbill; in very good condition. Discusses tobacco blindness and lung disease caused by smoking tobacco. No. 89.
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CA$20.74
Apples & Health. - Best Food Series No. 2 - Apples. 30th Thousand
by Oldfield, Dr. Josiah
London: The Fruitarian Society, n.d. (early 20thC). Pamphlet. 16p., tiny pamphlet in printed wraps, 6x3.5 inches, staple-fastened. Covers on acidic stock and toned, while the text is alkaline and no problem. Staples have rusted with migration. Covers quite edgeworn (no loss of text) with serious splitting of spinefold. Quite fragile, a reading copy.
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CA$20.74
A Stainless Flag
by Leete, Frederick De Land
Detroit: Central Publishing Co, 1916. Pamphlet. 21, [3]p., wraps. 6 x 4 in. Very Good. Temperance tract making a patriotic argument for prohibition of alcohol.
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CA$30.43
The Intemperate Use of Ardent Spirits
by Tenney, Caleb
Newport, R.I.: The Office of the Newport Mercury, 1815. Sewn wraps. Very good.. 8 1/2 x 5 inches (21 x 12.5 cm). Sewn pamphlet, foxing to cover, open tear at top of front cover, closed tear on back cover, ink writing on top. 23 pp.
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CA$229.92
The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers, 1879, First Ed
by Daniels, W H
The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers. An Illustrated History, Including the Temperance "blue laws" of the New England Colonies; the Liquor Laws of the States; A Sketch of the Various Temperance Organizations; Biographies of Lyman Beecher, John B Gough, Dr Jewett, etc., A Chapter on the Medical and Chemical Phases of the Movement; "The Crusades"; the Woman's Christian Temperance Unions; "Red Ribbon" reform under Dr Reynolds; the Evangelistic Temperance Work Under Messrs Moody, Sawyer, etc.;...
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CA$179.44