The Bootleggers and Their Era
Garden City: Doubleday, 1961. Illus. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. rubbed on edges. Garden City: Doubleday, 1961. Very good. More about The Bootleggers and Their Era
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Linea De Ward Espana - Cuba - Mexico Servicio Rapido Regular de Pasaje y Carga
New York: Wendell P. Colton Co. Poster. Color lithograph. Page measures 36.75" x 24". A unique poster from the interwar and prohibition period in 20th century US history. This poster advertisement is for the Ward Line, also known as the New York and Cuba Mail Steamship Company which operated passenger and cargo service out of New York City from 1841 to 1954. The two steamship featured on this poster are S.S. Orizaba and SS. Siboney. During World War I, the... More about Linea De Ward Espana - Cuba - Mexico Servicio Rapido Regular de Pasaje y Carga
The Great Illusion; An Informal History of Prohibition.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1950. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. chipped and lightly soiled d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1950. More about The Great Illusion; An Informal History of Prohibition
Rum Row.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Rinehart, (1959). vg History of the smuggling of alcohol into the U.S. by sea during prohibition. Presentation copy. More about Rum Row
Intemperance; The Lost War Against Liquor
New York: Free Press, 1979. 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. New York: Free Press, (1979). History of Prohibition. Dust wrapper chipped and dampstained. Cloth lightly soiled. First few and last few pages lightly dampstained in bottom margin. A few pages with pencil marks in margins. More about Intemperance; The Lost War Against Liquor
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 about Born Sober; Prohibition in Oklahoma, 1907-1959
Ardent Spirits; The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.
New York: Putnam, 1973. Illus. 8vo, white cloth, d.w. New York: Putnam, (1973). More about Ardent Spirits; The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Last Call; The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
New York: Scribner, 2010. Illus. 8vo, 1/2 black cloth, d.w. lightly soiled, corners of boards lightly bumped. New York: Scribner, (2010). More about Last Call; The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
Prohibition Bells
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. 87p., square 16mo, pictorial wrappers. N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888. Temperance songs, with words & music. Scarce. More about Prohibition Bells
Prohibition; The Era of Excess.
Norwalk: 1986. Illus. 480pp. 8vo, full green leather. Norwalk: Easton Press, (1986). Fine. More about Prohibition; The Era of Excess
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 about Typed Letter Signed on "House of Representatives" letterhead
Rum War at Sea.
illus. 8vo, cloth. (Washington: GPO, 1964). vg. More about Rum War at Sea
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