Ten Nights In a Bar-room. Written by T.S. Arthur and originally published in 1854. 96 pages, string binding. Cloth and paper covered boards. Unknown when this specific book was published as there in no date noted. Published by David C Cook Chicago. The publisher was established in 1875 so we know book was published between 1875-1904 which is the date next to the name handwritten on front page. 'Abbie Mitton 1904'.
This is a Temperance Novel or a Pop Temperance Melodrama. It was written expressly to discourage readers from drinking alcohol. ***This is the first work written to openly call for prohibition.
CONDITION: Shows signs of handling & time. All pages intact with no marks or tears. There is a name and date written in ink on first blank page. There are yellow stains inside front cover and on first blank page. All pages of book are yellowed and a few show small/light stains. Book cover and spine are dirty with wear marks on edges. Binding is intact.