Primer on Alcoholism 

by Marty Mann 

New York: Rinehart & Co., Inc., 1950

First Edition, First Printing (with Rinehart's R in a circle logo on the copyright page)

Hardcover. Publisher's red cloth with spine printed in silver & yellow. viii + 216 pp.

Good condition.

Bookplate to front pastedown; previous owner's name to front end paper; small markings in margin of p. 48. Otherwise, interior clean & unmarked. Mild, even toning to pages. Binding firm; mild slant to spine. Covers have rubbing & wear along edges & at corners & along edges of spine; mild softening & wear to spine ends; light bump to bottom front corner.

An attractive & desirable copy of the scarce first printing of Mann's classic study of alcoholism. Mann herself was an alcoholic, & she achieved long-term sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous. She organized the National Committee for Education on Alcoholism in 1944 & traveled across the U.S. educating medical professionals, legislators, businessmen, and the public on the importance of treatment and education of the fatal disease of alcoholism.

A nice addition to your collection or as a gift.

Ships well-packed in a box.