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Jacob Weller; Or, Church Intemperance. a True Story, Illustrating the Sad Effects of Tippling Among Ministers and Members of the Church
Published by Printed for the Author By Nelson & Phillips, 1873, New York, 1873
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition (same date on title and copyright pages; no additional printings listed). Original blindstamped decorative violet cloth, beveled edges, stamped gilt lettering, 4 ½ x 7 inches, 322 pp, no illustrations. Hardcover, good. Spine and portions of boards age toned to light brown, corners and edges bumped, approximately 1/8th inch fraying at head and foot of spine. Internally, faint ½ inch deep water(? ) stain along top and side edges of first 3 dozen or so leaves, becoming less evident and disappearing after several dozen more leaves, an approximately ½ x 2 inch water(? ) stain on top edge of gutters throughout, the same on the lower inside edges on another 2-3 dozen or so leaves, tanning on a half dozen or so adjoining leaves from what appears to have been laid-in sting or botanicals, paper lightly age yellowed, some approximately 1/8-½ inch nicks and chips along edges of one leaf, 2 or 3 dogears, otherwise tight, clean, relatively crisp and unmarked. Apparently true story of the ruin of the Weller family by alcoholism. Prosperous German-American church goers, originally from Easton, Pennsylvania, the narrative follows the travails of various members in Scranton, Allentown, Tunkhannock and other locales, and their decline and death. Many of the other characters are from prominent local families, such as Brodhead, and Saylor, and events mentioned, such as the building of a timber bridge over Tunkhannock Creek, with an accident caused by on the job drinking, are quite consistent with the time. Rare; only 1 copy on OCLC. Temperance; alcoholic; alcoholism; drinking; Americana; history; biography; homelessness; ruin; melodrama.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Frontispiece portrait (illustrator). First Edition. 297pp [vintage ink owner inscription, mother to daughter; some scattered light foxing; light stain to lower opening edge of frontispiece only; light wear to covers; some soiling to page edges] Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
