Woman to the Rescue: A Story of the New Crusade
Philadelphia: J.M. Stoddart & Co., 1874. Hard Cover.
Ink name on front endpaper and first blank.
226, 29 pp. Engraved frontispiece. Temperance novel by the author of Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.
Temperance
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Traps for the Young.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1883. Davis, A.B. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Boards a bit soiled, edges faintly foxed, binding slightly shaken with two gatherings slightly proud at fore edge.
xii, [7]-253 pp, 10-page publisher catalog follows text. Olive cloth, gilt titles, black and gold decorations. Frontispiece by.....
The Medical Use of Alcohol and Stimulants for Women
New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1874. Hard Cover.
Spine & edges toned, boards rubbed, light stain along top edges of endpapers, ink name on front flyleaf.
96 pp., 8-page terminal publisher ad. 8vo. Original orange cloth, gilt titles. A medical assessment of the affects of alcohol on.....
Chess with Violence: Rum-running in the 1000 Islands
Ontario: Hal McCarney, 1992. First Edition. Large Softcover.
First edition. Signed by author on half-title page with inscription, "Enjoy." A very nice copy.
165 pp. Historical novel set in the 1000 Islands during Prohibition. Illustrations, maps, and photographs lead each chapter.
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
New York: Scribner, 2011. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Remainder mark.
x, 468 pp. A brilliant, authoritative, and fascinating history of America’s most puzzling era, the years 1920 to 1933, when the U.S. Constitution was amended to restrict one of America’s favorite pastimes: drinking alcoholic beverages.
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