The dreadful character of a drunkard, or, The most odious and beastly sin of drunkenness described and condemned : shewing the fearful judgements that have befallen notorious drunkards : with brief exhortations to perswade men from that swinish and abominable sin / by Andrew Jones, a lover of sobriety.

The dreadful character of a drunkard, or, The most odious and beastly sin of drunkenness described and condemned : shewing the fearful judgements that have befallen notorious drunkards : with brief exhortations to perswade men from that swinish and abominable sin / by Andrew Jones, a lover of sobriety.

The fourth edition.

London : Printed for John Andrews, at the White Lion near Pye-Corner, 1660.

[24] p. : ill. ; 15 cm (8vo)

Listed in Hazlitt under: Jones, Andrew, a Lover of Sobriety. Wing attributes to John Hart.

On title page, author's name follows edition statement.

Signatures: A⁸ B⁴.

Woodcut illustration on title page.

Not in ESTC, 2014-11-18.

Bookseller's advertisements on title page verso.

Hazlitt, W.C. Collections and notes, III, 129

Great Britain -- England -- London.

268- 549q

Closely cropt, with loss on several leaves. Purple oval stamp to head margin verso of title, "Alexander Gardyne 1883." A few manuscript notes. Bound in full modern calf, maroon leather label on front cover with title in gold lettering. Unidentified clipped-out bookseller's notice, mid-20th century, tipped to recto of first binder's blank.

Adopted by Helen Kenney, "hoping my family will heed the contents of this book," Acquisitions Night 2017.

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