[Item #55798] The Temperance Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1834; Calculated Generally for All Parts of the United States and Canada: Containing Beside the Usual Astronomical Calculations, Many Valuable Suggestions and Important Statements on the Subject of Temperance. Executive Committe of the New-York State Temperance Society.

The Temperance Almanac for the Year of Our Lord 1834; Calculated Generally for All Parts of the United States and Canada: Containing Beside the Usual Astronomical Calculations, Many Valuable Suggestions and Important Statements on the Subject of Temperance

New Castle: L. D. Dewey and The N.Y. State Temperance Society, 1834. First Edition. First printing. 12mo (18cm). In paper wraps, spine whipstiched with small ribbon loop at top; 48pp; wood engraving to cover, 12 wood engavings in text. Lacking rear wrapper. With minor marginal annotations, including notes of family births. Rubbed, edges battered, small tear to front wrap, long tear to final leaf, minor dampstains to margins, but largely whole: Good. An almanac with temperance material, including an illustrated narrative of a drunkard's miserable career, told as a dialogue between mother and child.

Price: $75.00

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