The LAWS OF FERMENTATION and THE WINES OF THE ANCIENTS
- Hardcover
- New York: NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY AND PUBLICATION HOUSE, 1872
New York: NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY AND PUBLICATION HOUSE, 1872. Hardcover. Green cloth covered board, title in gilt. Very good. 139 pages. 19 x 12 cm. A thorough study of the winemaking practices of the ancients by the author to ascertain whether the original texts of the bible permitted alcoholic beverages. Presentation copy, signed on the title page by Deacon Willis Horton. Interior pages lightly toned with light chipping. Boards rubbed at corners.