
Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, and What I Saw There by T. S. Arthur
Book Details Title: Ten Nights in a Bar-Room, and What I Saw There Author: T. S. Arthur Signed: No Publisher: Porter & Coates, Philadelphia Edition: Re-issue edition (originally 1854; this issue re-issued 1882) Printing: Undetermined (late 19th-century Porter & Coates reprint) Publication Year: 1882 (copyright renewal stated) Binding: Publisher’s decorative cloth with silver-stamped titles & floral vignette Dust Jacket Condition: N/A (as issued) Condition: Fair to Good — cloth boards rubbed and faded; spine darkened with fray at crown/foot; hinges cracked with some separation; pages evenly toned; text block complete; no writing observed. Illustrator/Editor/Preface: With engraved frontispiece/illustrations (as issued) Rarity / Collectibility: Cornerstone temperance novel—hugely influential in 19th-century reform literature; widely adapted for stage and film. Description First published in 1854, Ten Nights in a Bar-Room became one of the most widely read