PROHIBITION
Born Sober; Prohibition in Oklahoma, 1907-1959
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. Map. 8vo, brown boards, d.w. rubbed, with a small tear, and repaired with tape. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1971). More
Wa-Kawn, A Winnebago Chief.
Philadelphia: J.T. Bowen, 1841. Portrait. Lithograph with original hand coloring. Page measures 20.25" x 14.25". Chip to top edge and right corners. Small tears to edges and faded from the sun. From the folio edition of McKenney and Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes of North America". As Superintendent of the Indian Trade Bureau, Thomas McKenney wanted to document the rapidly disappearing culture of the American natives. He activated the project, sponsored by the War Department, by commissioning writer James..... More
Alcohol: Its Place and Power WITH The Use and Abuse of Tobacco by John Lizars
New York: National Temperance Society, 1868. 179 pages and 138 pages (each title separately paginated). 12mo, cloth with gilt-lettered spine; spine sunned. New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1868. A very good(+) copy. More
Prohibition Bells
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. 87p., square 16mo, pictorial wrappers. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. Temperance songs, with words & music. Scarce. More
Prohibition; The Era of Excess.
Norwalk: 1986. Illus. 480pp. 8vo, full green leather. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1986). Fine. More
Typed Letter Signed on "House of Representatives" letterhead
Washington, D.C. 1910. 1 page, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, with a special date and time stamp in blue ink on the upper left corner, Washington, D.C., March 16, 1910. Signed "A.J. Volstead," this letter is a response to his colleagues' inquiry regarding a proposed telepost bill in the House of Representatives, in part: "...We have passed in the House...There was no real opposition in the house to the measure and it will no doubt become a law during this session..."..... More
The Night Club Era
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. Introduction by Alva Johnston. xi + 327 pages, 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; covers lightly rubbed, spine a little sunned, dust wrapper well worn with significant tears. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, (1933). First edition. A very good(+) copy in a poor dust wrapper. Profile of New York night life from 1920-1933. Author was the city editor of the New York Tribune. More
Rum War at Sea.
illus. 8vo, cloth. (Washington: GPO, 1964). vg. More