LETTER TO GOVERNOR KING, OF N. Y.: AN APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION IN THE TEMPERANCE REFORM

Published by Albany, 1857

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Original printed wrappers, stitched, 24pp. Wrappers lightly worn, text clean and Very Good. President of the New York State Temperance Society, Delavan hopes to enlist the newly-installed Governor King in the Cause. He cites Prohibition's correlation with reduced crime, more employee productivity, drunkards' reformation, and increased national wealth. Delavan claims that public sentiment favors prohibition. He quotes from Opinions of Supreme Court Justices and other learned authorities sustaining the constitutionality of prohibition. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 19369n. 137 NUC 0137950 [2]. Not in Eberstadt, Decker.

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Title
LETTER TO GOVERNOR KING, OF N. Y.: AN APPEAL FOR CO-OPERATION IN THE TEMPERANCE REFORM
Author
Delavan, Edward C.
Publisher
Albany
Publication year
1857
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AMERICANA, NEW YORK, REFORM

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David M. Lesser specializes in Americana of the 18th and 19th Centuries. Some areas of concentration are listed above. Please call for an appointment to see my stock in person at my office. My web site is available for your perusal at www.lesserbooks.com.

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