Alcohol: Its Nature and Effects by Dr. Charles A. Story

Book Details

• Title: Alcohol: Its Nature and Effects. Ten Lectures
• Author: Dr. Charles A. Story (of Chicago)
• Signed: No
• Publisher: National Temperance Society and Publication House, New York
• Edition: Later edition (first copyright 1868, this issue 1883)
• Printing: Not stated
• Publication Year: 1883
• Binding: Publisher’s dark green cloth with blind-stamped decorative borders; gilt titles on spine
• Dust Jacket Condition: N/A (as issued)
• Condition: Good — cloth rubbed and worn at edges/corners; spine ends frayed with rubbing; gilt titles legible; owner’s name in pencil to front endpaper; pages evenly toned with light foxing; binding sound
• Dimensions (H × W × D): 7.5 × 5 × 1.25 in
• Weight: 16 oz
• Illustrator/Editor/Preface: Includes Preface by the author (April 1868); detailed lecture format
• Limited Edition Details: N/A
• Signature Details: N/A
• Provenance: Ownership inscription to front endpaper (Port Allegany, Pa.)
• Rarity / Collectibility: A scarce temperance-era work, collecting ten lectures by Dr. Charles A. Story on the physiological, social, and moral effects of alcohol; published by the leading American temperance press of the 19th century

Description

First published in 1868, Alcohol: Its Nature and Effects presents a series of ten lectures by Dr. Charles A. Story of Chicago, combining medical knowledge with moral reform advocacy. The work addresses the chemical properties of alcohol, its effects on the human body, and its social consequences, reflecting the rhetoric and reformist energy of the temperance movement during the late 19th century. This 1883 issue by the National Temperance Society continued to circulate the work well into the post-Civil War temperance campaigns.

Condition Notes

• Dark green cloth rubbed; corners and edges worn
• Fraying to spine ends with loss of cloth; gilt titles remain clear
• Ownership inscription in pencil to front endpaper
• Pages toned with occasional foxing; text block complete
• Binding secure and hinges intact

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