The Lottery Ticket: An American Tale

by Religious Fiction - New Hampshire, Anonymous

$75 · Offered by Lorne Bair Rare Books

First edition

Cambridge: Printed for the Trustees of the Publishing Fund, by Hilliard and Metcalf, 1822. First Edition. 12mo 17cm. ; disbound; 51pp. Very faint spotting to title page serving as upper cover , else Very Good and sound. The tale of Mr. Merriam, an upstanding farmer in New Hampshire, and his moral decline after winning 1000 in a lottery, culminating in an extended stay in prison. The tale ends

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