Social Issues from SRG Antiquarian Books

The Temperance Bugle Call, For use in Temperance Meetings, Public Schools, Normal Schools, Colleges and in the Home. By Lyman S Leason. Copyright 1916. First Edition. Published and sold by L.S. Leason and D.B.Gilbert. Lincoln, Nebraska: 1916. From "Beware of the Bottle" to "Our Glasses Upside Down" and "When We Vote Nebraska Dry" and some songs with new words to… Ler mais sobre este item

The White Slaves of England, Being True Pictures of Certain Social Conditions in the Kingdom of England in the year 1897, by Robert H. Sherard, Author of "Jacob Niemand" "The Mocking Bird" etc. Illustrated by Harold Piffard London: James Bowden, 1897: 270 pages plus 6 pages period ads. Contains: The Alkali Workers; The Nail-makers; The Slipper-Makers and Tailors; The Wool-combers; The… Ler mais sobre este item

Marriage Rites, Customs and Ceremonies of the Nations of the Universe. By Augusta Hamilton. 1824 First Edition. Bound in beautiful leather and marble paper. London: J. Robins and Co. 400 numbered pages) Perfect gift for that special bride and groom ! Condition: This original 1824 book is ready to be presented to the new bride and… Ler mais sobre este item

The Family Monitor or a Help to Domestic Happiness. by John Angell James, Author of "The Christian Father's Present," etc etc. New Edition Enlarged. Boston: Published by Leonard W Kimball,Pollok Press, 11 Cornhill, 1831 . 4-1/4" x almost 7". 224 pages. A great gift book! Historic look at Christian Family Life. Condition: Restored with a new spine and end pages.… Ler mais sobre este item

1948 - Flophouse An Authentic Undercover Study of Flophouses, Cage Hotels, Including Missions, Shelters and Institutions Serving Unattached (Homeless) Men. A Sociological Study that Includes English Origins of Mass Relief -- Samples of American Mass Relief and a Modern Investigation of Public and Private Policies in Chicago. New Hampshire: Marshall Jones Company, 1948 First Edition.Signed by author ( see photograph… Ler mais sobre este item