Carpenter, William B.

On the Use and Abuse of Alcoholic Liquors, in Health and Disease

Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1855. Hardcover. 178 pages. 20 x 13 cm. Carpenter attempts to give abstinence a physiological and scientific foundation rather than relying solely on moral persuasion. A medical contribution to the nineteenth-century temperance debate, first published in 1850 following Carpenter's award of a hundred-guinea essay prize. Interior clean and crisp. Previous owner's book plate on interior of front cover. Covers rubbed at corners. Brown embossed boards. Very good. Item #5190

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