The GOOD TEMPLAR SONGSTER For TEMPERANCE MEETINGS And The HOME CIRCLE.
Toledo, OH: Harry B. White, (n. d.). 2nd edition, ca 1880s. 3 - 99, [3 (index)] pp. Adverts at rear. Sheet music printed throughout, adverts to 1 leaf in rear. 8-3/4" x 5-5/8". Brown cloth spine over yellow printed paper boards. Protected with a custom-cut clear mylar wrapper. Significant wear to binding (soiling, rubbing, front board almost detached from spine). Imperfect: lacks first leaf (pp. 1 & 2), paper age-toned. A Fair copy only. Item #40266
"Dear brother, come home, tarry not at the wine-cup! Where sin and indulgence demands thee to stay; Tho' sweet to the taste, and tho' pleasing and tempting, There's death in the goblet, then hasten away!"
6 institutional holdings found on OCLC (Samford U, Ohio Hist Connection, U of TX at Austin, Emory, Newberry Library & Cornell). Rare in the trade.
Price: $25.00