WOOLLEY, John G., & William E. Johnson.

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Temperance Progress in the Century. First edition, inscribed by Woolley, "for my dear friend Wesley Spragg, sincerely, John G. Woolley". Woolley, who ran as the presidential candidate for the Prohibition Party in 1900, here takes stock of the Temperance movement's growth in the 19th century. Coauthor William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson is the namesake of a non-alcoholic cocktail developed by the Embassy Club in London.The recipient, Wesley Spragg (1848-1930), was a major temperance campaigner in New Zealand and was president of the Auckland Province No-License Council for 20 years. He surely received the inscription during Woolley's tour of the country in 1905, credited for its impact on the local prohibition movement. Spragg's ownership signature on the front free endpaper has been struck through by a later owner.

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