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Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good. Boston: John P. Jewett & Company; Cleveland, Ohio: Henry P.B. Jewett; New York: Sheldon, Blakeman, & Co., 1859. vii,433 pages, 2p publisher advertisement. Engraved frontispiece portrait, engravings. 7.75 x 5", black cloth, gold stamped spine, blind paneled boards. 'Social Donation, 1860. No. 30' plate; 'J.H. Patterson' on fly. John Henry Willis Hawkins, 1797-1858, reformed alcoholic, joined Washingtonian Movement, spoke before Maryland State Temperance Society, Annapolis, ardent temperance advocate. Spine tip frayed, cloth rubbed, small corner stain, text bit toned, shaken, G.
Published by John p Jewett and Co, Boston, 1859
Seller: Attic Treasures Book Shop, Mt. Carmel, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 433 pages; 25 chapters. Pages tight; string bound; no markings; slight yellowing; b/w portrait of Hawkins on frontispiece with tissue protector. Few b/w ink drawings in book. Slight warping of pages from exposure to moisture. Black hard covers with embossed ornate borders and designs on cover; gild lettering on spine. Corners worn and frayed; small torn area on middle of spine. Moderate shelf wear.
Published by John P. Jewett and Company, Boston, 1859
Seller: 4 THE WORLD RESOURCE DISTRIBUTORS, Springfield, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Cover and pages water stained, covers worn, front free end paper missing, ; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 433 pages; Snugly bound in original brown cloth with deeply embossed designs in blind to sides and titles still bright in gilt to spine. Trace fraying to cloth at crown of spine; one signature starting slightly at front edge. Solid clean copy, notable in the canon of works related to Temperance. VG-.