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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. viii, 124. Illustrated. Foxed. Manuscript poetry on fly leaves. 12mo. Original full gold stamped brown cloth binding. Nice copy. Very scarce temperance oriented science. MED 1
0260923249.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
A study of white racism on the notoriously racist Middle Border between the years 1833 and 1880 and its evolution into outspoken egalitarianism. With Index. 348 pages. Dust jacket has small tears to sides at top of spine, and light shelfwear.
198212420CBBasel, Sphinx-Verlag, 1982. gr.8°, 380 S. mit zahlreichen s/w-Abbildungen, farbig illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), Erstausgabe zwei zarte Längsfalten auf Buchrücken, sonst schönes, sauberes Exemplar für den anspruchsvollen Sammler (vo2gla)
0266579876.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1396451382.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
270 pages. "Documents the men and the ships of a little-known period in west coast history. Pays funny and fascinating tribute to the unsung heroes of an inglorious history." - from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Dust jacket in Archival-quality Brodart cover. Beautiful copy. Book
193045794Detroit and Windsor: Johnson Smith & Company N.d. ca 1930s. Edition not stated; publisher's serial number "1263" appears common to all printings. 12mo; pictorial green card wrappers; 32pp. Expected age-toning to pulp-paper text; mild external rubbing and wear; ownership signature to upper front wrapper; Very Good. Prohibition-era bartender's guide with instructions for making home-brew. Laid in is a typed recipe for wild cherry wine. Johnson Smith & Company unknown books
1907KULT0524Hambg., Vlg. v. Deutschlands Großloge 1907. gr.-8°, XV, 458 S., marmorierter HLn. d. Zt., schwach berieben, Rü. leicht geblichen, Vortit. etwas aus Faltung gerissen u. m. Buchhändlerstempel, die ersten Seiten schwach fingerfl. 2 Beigaben: Weisbart, Josef. Der Wunderquell und Rotnäschen. Zwei Märchen über den "Freund Alkohol". 2. Aufl. Berlin, Deutscher Arbeiter-Abstinenten-Bund 1925. 23(1) S., mit 3 Abb., ill. OKart, klammergeh./Die alkoholfreie Jugenderziehung. Heft 2. Mai 1938. S. 17-31, 2 Abb., OBrosch., klammergeh., Lichtspuren, schwache Knickspuren.
PLEASE NOTE: This copy is *not* signed, despite what you may read elswhere in this description. 551 pages including index, bibliography, references and black and white photographs. Tells us of the Prohibition years - how Sam and his brothers kept one step ahead of the law - and paints an entertaining portrait of the romantic era of bootlegging. Sam emerges himself as a larger-than-life character: irascible, authoritarian, volcanic, iron-willed - as well as a loving father and loving husband. A seductive portrayal of a Canadian legend. Wonderful unmarked copy with only faint signs of handling. Several drops of light-beige staining to top edge. Book
222 pages. "The entertaining life-history of a schooner, from her first appearance on the designing-board, through her gradual growth in the builder's yard and trials in the North Atlantic, to her cruel death indirectly at the hands of the U.S. Customs during the prohibition period." - dust jacket. Prior owner's name and date atop front free endpaper, otherwise contents clean and unmarked. Binding tight. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound vintage copy. Book
21374Paris, José Corti, 1934. In-4, LVIX-282 pp., broché, couverture originale imprimée (minuscules déchirures et taches à la couverture, papier jauni).
1919102605Melbourne: Australian Alliance Prohibition Council 1919. Very Good. Melbourne Australian Alliance Prohibition Council 1919. Octavo 32 pages including title-wrappers. Saddle-stapled; minimal signs of use and age; an excellent copy. The third year book issued by the Council. Australian Alliance Prohibition Council unknown
20112090202120415058Published by the National Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs 2011. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Published by the National Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs paperback
19462110502150415208Mainichishinbunsha 1946. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Mainichishinbunsha paperback
19702083002117402882Yale Publishing Company 1970. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Yale Publishing Company paperback
19832111902158402744Futami shobo 1983. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 344p Futami shobo paperback
19942080302106800030Japan National Assembly Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: New book 246 pages Number of books: 1 Japan National Assembly Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs paperback
19942090202120402037Japan National Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 1 Japan National Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs paperback
19762090502113717793Not Available 1976. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
19982111902160304629Koshinsha 1998. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 333 pages Size: 46 size Koshinsha paperback
Book show light shelf wear only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind except for previous owner's note at front endpaper. 273 pages with b&w historical photos throughout. Chapters include: Doctor Boals, Garibaldi, Logs and lumber mill, Tales of Tillamook folks, Logging, Schools and kids, airies and cheese, Hunting, game and dogs, Prohibition. Book contains one page laid-in handwritten letter at back from author to Dr. Stevens describing the editorial process through which the book was written. Signed by author on front end paper under note from Stevens family.
18720000895Hartford Conn.: Geo. L. Coburn Steam Print. 1872. 24 33 pages. Original printed wraps. 17 x 11 cm. Chipping to wraps title and corners of a few other leaves not affecting text and a number of short marginal tears. Spine has mostly perished but gatherings are held by the original stitching. Wraps heavily stained not affecting legibility. Light marginal damp stains throughout; marginal soiling in a few places. A poor but complete copy. SECOND EDITION so stated on the front wrap expanded. The first edition of the previous year contained only the first part of this work the 24-page manual. The second edition includes a new section "Ritual" the second grouping of 33 pages. It contains a diagram of a lodge room and descriptions of ceremonies for opening meetings initiations recognizing visitors installing officers and instituting new lodges. At the end is a cipher being a number code for the alphabet and the common vocabulary used by the organization. In addition to the contents alluded to in the title the manual includes the lyrics to seven odes. Several ads are printed with the text all promoting Thomas H.L. Tallcott's diverse professional and business interests in Glastonbury and Hartford. One ad announces his services as a notary and justice of the peace and another his land surveying firm. He also advertises patent medicines Dickinson's Alternative Balsam and Discutient Ointment and a washing machine the Niagra Washer both of which he distributed. At the end of the manual is an ad for the New England Female Medical College Boston and the free dispensary offered by Dr. Samuel Gregory. Thomas Hyde Lord Tallcott 1829-1907 of Glastonbury was active in the temperance movement in Connecticut from his early adulthood belonged to several national prohibition organizations and was one of the founders of the Prohibition Party in Connecticut 1869. He was also an attorney justice of the peace Congregationalist minister and a prominent figure in the Templars. In 1849 he presented a petition to the Connecticut senate to prohibit alcohol. He was a leader in the Hartford County Temperance Society at least as early as 1852 when he issued a circular for the organization. In 1867 and 1868 he went to the Carolinas to organize lodges for the Templars. He established over a dozen lodges most of which were for African Americans. He founded the Champions of Prohibition in 1870 and served as the first president and secretary of the organization. Ref. Austin "Prohibition Leaders of America" 1895 p. 35. Obituary Hartford "Daily Courant" Sept. 30 1907 p. 2. Fahey "Temperance & Racism" pp. 61-62. Rare. OCLC locates only the Virginia Tech copy of this second edition; not in NUC. Of the first edition OCLC finds only two copies NYP and Harvard; NUC adds the LC copy. Geo. L. Coburn Steam Print. paperback
98884 pp. in 4°, bandeau gravé.
