[Temperance]:

ADVERTISEMENT OF AN HONEST RUMSELLER AS IT SHOULD BE! FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS: HAVING JUST OPENED A COMMODIOUS SHOP FOR THE SALE OF 'LIQUID FIRE,' I EMBRACE THIS EARLY OPPORTUNITY OF INFORMING YOU HAT, ON SATURDAY NEXT, I SHALL COMMENCE THE BUSINESS OF MAKING DRUNKARDS, PAUPERS, AND BEGGARS, FOR THE SOBER, INDUSTRIOUS, AND RESPECTABLE PORTION OF THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT.

[np: c. 1890]. Folio broadside, 9-3/4" x 3-3/4." Printed in red inks. Wood engraving, signed by Carswell, of a tavern with four well-dressed men drinking liquor, and a woman near the exit with her back turned from them. Light wear, Very Good.

The Rumseller's sardonic Oath promises to "furnish an article which will increase the number of fatal accidents," "excite men to deeds of riot, robbery, and blood," and promote other evil civic practices. Several variations and imprints noted by OCLC. Item #42316

Price: $175.00