Bacchus - An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure, of Intemperance

Ralph Barnes Grindrod

Published by S. Andrus & Son, 1855

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"BACCHUS - An Essay on the Nature, Causes, Effects, and Cure, of Intemperance" by Ralph Barnes Grindrod. 1855; S. Andrus & Son; Hartford. Previous owners of this copy were Jan Longone (noted American food historian), and Ed Grabhorn (founder of Grabhorn Press, "one of the foremost fine printing establishments" in the 20th century). The contents are as follows: Nature and Characteristics of Intemperance; History of Intemperance; The History of Intemperance in Connexion with Religion; Intemperance Considered in a National Point of View; The Effects of Intemperance on the Moral and Intellectual Powers; Moral Causes of Intemperance; Physical Causes of Intemperance; History of Intoxicating Liquors; Nature and Combinations of Alcohol; Adulterations of Intoxicating Liquors; S+General Effects of Intemperance on the Human System; Stimulants, their Nature and Operation on the Human System; Diseases which Arise from the Use of Intoxicating Liquors; Effects of Alcohol, on the Brain and Nervous System; The Fallacy of Popular Objections; Means Employed to Remove the Habits of Intemperance in Individuals; The Intemperance of the Hebrews; The Temperance of the Primitive Christians; Means Employed in Various Ages and Countries to Remove Intemperance; Intemperance Considered in a Legal Point of View, and in the Relation it Bears to the Civil Rights of Society. Condition: Light fading/staining to the cloth at the bottom-right quadrant and top-left corner of the front cover, and at the bottom-left corner of the back cover. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Consistent mild foxing to the pages (though a bit heavier on the end papers). There are light stains that appear at the lower-inner and lower-outer page corners starting at the beginning of the book.the lower-outer corner stain disappears at page 3; the lower-inner corner stain disappears around page 62. Small label affixed to the front pastedown, "Alta California Bookstore / From the Library of Ed Grabhorn at the Grabhorn Press." Page 25 has a 1" tear at the outer edge. Label of American food historian "Jan Longone" affixed to rear pastedown. Overall the book is in Good condition. Seller Inventory # ABE-1717442382201

Bibliographic Details

Title: Bacchus - An Essay on the Nature, Causes, ...

Publisher: S. Andrus & Son

Publication Date: 1855

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good