Prohibition (159 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 44 pages. Neal Ascherson in Saakashvili's Georgia / Hilary Mantel on the Hair Shirt Sisterhood / Andrew O'Hagan "Morrisey" / James Lasdun "Losing in Las Vegas" / Adam Phillips "Dylan Thomas" / Jenny Diski "Goffman's Legacy" / Nicholas Penny at the National Gallery / Frank Kermode "Winnicott" / B…

4to. 500, [4] pp. Colour-printed softcovers (minor shelfwear, rubbing), still VG copy. First edition of this work documenting how such mobsters as Ben Siegal, Meyer Lansky, Charlies Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Frank Nitti, Al Capone, Moe Dalitz, John Torrio dominated American gangland in the early 1920's, and how their…

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Supplied without title page or cover. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: National Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of…

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 6 pages. An original article from the Review of Reviews, 1922. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but servi…

Booklet - Unbound Pages. Condition: Very Good. 12 pages. An original article from the The American Review of Reviews, 1928. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassu…

Stiff Card. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1 pages; An engraved invitation (measures 4.25" X 5.25") printed on white card stock. The text reads "To meet The Members of Congress of The Committee Opposed to National Prohibition and The District Council of the Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform Miss Gurnee A…

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Pamphlet No. 1. Printed on beige paper. No date, circa 1926. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2." Three pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2873: "Excerpts from Lincoln's addresses." Excerpts show Lincoln's views on the prohibition and temperance mo…

[1974]. (Oversize paperback) Very good. 95pp. Contributors include Stanley W. Horrall (A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One: The Mounted Police and Prohibition in the North-West Territories, 1874-1891), R. Huyda (Exploration Photographer: Humphrey Lloyd Hime and the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition), James A. Ja…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. 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 1…

16 pp. Sheet music printed throughout. 8-3/16" x 5-5/16" "The liquor issue, because of its moral, social, economic and industrial bearing on the public welfare, concerns the interest of practically every citizen. By adding to this issue declarations on other important issues which the old parties have neglected, the Prohibitioni…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This fascinating book explores the history, legal implications, and social significance of prohibition in Canada. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the British North America Act and its impact on the legislative powers of the Dominion and Provincial Parliaments regarding…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book takes readers back to a time of incredible growth and opportunity in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. It focuses on a specific real estate development, Prohibition Park, located on Staten Island, and its promise of wealth and a better life for those who invested…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This captivating book provides a comprehensive exploration of the devastating impact of alcohol abuse on individuals, families, and society as a whole. The author delves into the history of the temperance movement, tracing the efforts to combat the scourge of drunkenness from ancient t…

1st Printing. Loose leaf. Silver gelatin photograph. 8" x 6" A VG copy. Photograph clean and bright, edges and corners a bit rubbed, paper is creased and has some chipping and age toning, pencil markings to paper and verso of photograph, photo company stamp to verso, overall clean and bright. Glossy photograph, with paper tipped…

c. 1930s (?). Two broadsides. Both leaves are 11" x 8-1/2" These seem to being trying to rally the possibly tired workers. As the initial letter states " 'Hard Times' are an opportunity to show devotion." Both VG copies, some age toning to leaves - especially the edges, some creasing due to being folded, overall all clean and br…

8vo: 4 pp. Bifolium. 66 lines. Text clear and complete, on aged, spotted and worn paper. Letterhead with printed mottos in decorative borders: 'Total Abstinence is the only certain Preventive of, or Remedy for Intemperance.' and 'INDIVIDUAL ABSTINENCE. | STATE PROHIBITION.' In conclusion Gell apologises for 'what you no doubt wi…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. VG/none, used, caramel colored cloth binding with black text on spine and upper, iii-xxi, 233pp although there is a blank page of lined paper bound in-between each numbered page. Interior clean no marks except the name stamp of the former owner on the top of the ffep, bind…

8vo. x, [2], 359, [1] pp. Title in red & black. Red cloth, pictorial map of Kentucky mounted front cover, paper spine label, decorated endpapers (slight shelfwear), w/ d.j. minor chipping head of spine, couple fore-edges, still a NF/VG- copy. First edition of this manifesto of political satire against the temperance movement, an…