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195445970Boston: Allied Printing 1954. 1st Printing. Loose leaf printed to recto and verso black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy some edges bumped clean and bright. 2 pp. unnumbered. One black and white photograph of the candidate for Governor. 9" x 4" <br/><br/>On the recto is a list of all candidates running for office under the Prohibition Party. On the verso is the "Principles and Platform". Allied Printing unknown books
Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: 'Twixt Sunset and Sunrise - Mining Engineer William Bartle relates a story from Mexico where, outside the large cities "no foreigner's life is worth a farthing"; The Cannibal Islands - Part II - photo-illustrated article by Clifford Collinson who has lived in the Solomon Islands for several years and, in this instalment, visits the little-known atolls of Ong-Tong-Java, with nice photos; The Disappearance of Annie Mooney - A thirty-year-old mystery is solved in a strange and unlooked-for manner - was she kidnapped by the Chinese all those years ago?; The Most Wonderful School in the World - A remarkable "sun-cure" establishment at Aigle in the Swiss mountains where children - recently hopeless cripples - learn their lessons and romp in deep snow clad only in loin-cloths and boots! - with photos; Obyada, Bad Indian - story related by a member of the Royal North-West Mounted police about a troublesome individual near Red Deer, Alberta; The Rum-Runner - the story of a sea captain's first smuggling voyage, as told in St. Pierre, headquarters of a fleet of ships engaged in the liquor-running business; Soliman the Seer - the mysterious fortune-teller of the Pyraid of Cheops; The Children of the Wilderness (Conclusion) - Juliet Bredon's photo-illustrated travels in little known Mongolia; A Wildfowling Adventure - a nasty little adventure on the Solway Firth; Fishing for Crocodiles - using a special hook and line; On Patrol - a quaint little experience related by a flying officer of the Royal Air Force; The MIssing Links - An Indian magician discovers a thief when the police had failed; Round the World With a Lasso - former Texas Ranger Captain George Ash tours the world giving exhibitions and training troops in the use of the lasso - article with photos; The Strangest Mutiny on Record - The Schooner Pedro Varela; Six Hundred Thousand Francs - One of the most audacious jewel robberies ever perpetrated (in Paris); and more. 88 pages plus 16 pages of nostalgic ads. Clean and unmarked with light wear. A quality copy of this excellent vintage issue. Book
19982111902160304629Koshinsha 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 333 pages Size: 46 size Koshinsha paperback
1930023675Washington D.C.: : U.S. Treasury Department Bureau of Prohibition 1930. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Initiated with the passage of the 1919 Volstead Act & enforced by the 18th Amendment in 1920 prohibition became the law of the land in the United States for over a decade. However public support of & compliance with the act were severely waning by the end of the 1920s. These booklets were two in a series of monographs issued by the Bureau of Prohibition within the U.S. Treasury Dept in 1930 an attempt to rally the citizenry & convince all those who "have at heart the interest of home family & community" the practical value of supporting the government in its efforts to ban the manufacture transport use & sale of alcoholic beverages. "Public Cooperation" focuses on the role of property owners & the railroad industry along with that of civil leaders insurance companies business owners & others. State Cooperation in the Enforcement of National Prohibition Laws." 70 pages 2-staple binding. Light khaki green wrappers lettered & ruled in black to front. Compares state & national prohibition efforts with lengthy sections on New England Pennsylvania & New York state & city with a review of relevant legislation & court cases. Public Cooperation in Prohibition Law Enforcement: Business Civic and Industrial Groups Aid in Promoting Better Observance and Enforcement of the Law.'' 64 pages 2-staple binding. Light blue wrappers lettered & ruled in black to front. Describes the involvement of the railroads realtors & property owners the chemical manufacturing industry civic leaders business owners & citizens. Despite actually having an impact & reducing American drinking the rise in organized crime linked to Prohibition led to its ultimate repeal nationally with the passage of the 21st amendment in 1933. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. <br/> <br/> : U.S. Treasury Department Bureau of Prohibition paperback
pp. xii, 431, (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, publisher's device on front cover in gold. Extremities very slightly worn. Hardbound. First published 1908. POPERY BOX 1
191488037HBHamburg:, Deutschlands Großloge II des IOGT, 1914. 2 Bll., 360 Seiten, blind- und silbergeprägter OLdrbd., farbiger Blattschnitt, 24,5 x 18,5 cm.
pp. xliii, 447. Numerous photo illustrations. Small folio. Original Purple cloth binding, lettered in white. Includes a yellow gold decorated cloth pin for the 59th Annual Convention, 1933. PA 10x2
1933173490New Haven: WONPR Connecticut Branch 1933. 7x10 inch handbill lightly toned otherwise very good. "A vote for ratification is a vote for good government lower taxes and liquor control." WONPR was founded by Pauline Sabin who later was an anti-New Deal activist. WONPR, Connecticut Branch unknown books
