TINDAL HART, THE REVEREND DR A.
The Parson and the Publican.
New York: Vantage Press, 1983. 1st edition. "Besides references to individual clergymen, citations of specific parliamentary acts, and quotations from well-known historical figures, Dr Hart offers witty poems contemporary with whatever era is under analysis. The destructive aspect of alcohol in every age is revealed in Dr Hart's history, in which he displays a constant awareness of all sides of the complex issue of the place of alcohol in the lives of the British peple." Pp.xvi/121, black & white photo frontispiece + occasional line drawing illustrations, inscribed by the author "With all good wishes from the author. A.Tindal Hart. May, 1984." to front free endpaper. Brown cloth, dustwrapper has sunned stripe to fore-edge of front cover + minor wear to top edge. VG/G+.
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