An extempore sermon, preached in a hollow tree

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Title: An extempore sermon, preached in a hollow tree
Published / Created: [17--?]
Publication Place: Salisbury
Publisher: Sold at Fowler's printing-office
Description: In two columns with title above both and the woodcut in the text of the first column; the columns are separated by ornaments and surrounded by a border.
First column begins with 10 items in "Rules to be kept by the Society" and the sermon begins: "Beloved, let me crave your reverend attention,"
Text above woodcut: Why should the drunkard strive his acts to smother, drink runs but from one hogshead to another.
Imprint below second column.
Date of publication supplied by cataloger.
Mounted on leaf 35. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 1.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : 32 x 21 cm.
Language: English

Genre: Early works to 1800
Sermons
Broadsides
Woodcuts England London 18th century
Material: 1 woodcut ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Temperance
Alcoholism
Malt
Subjects: Temperance > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Alcoholism > Great Britain > Early works to 1800
Malt > Sermons > Early works to 1800
England > London > 18th century

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