Bootlegger's Map of the United States
by McCandlish, Edward (1887-1946)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Map has creases from being folded as originally issued. A prior owner has made tape repairs to tears along some of these folds o
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Detroit: The Griswold Press, 1926. Single sheet. 22 1/2" x 35. Map has creases from being folded as originally issued. A prior owner has made tape repairs to tears along some of these folds on back side. Front side shows some minor edge wear and rubs along some folds. Very good overall.. Pictorial map. McCandlish's famous 1926 Bootlegger's Map satirizing Prohibition. All manner of alcoholic beverages are celebrated through comical drawings and puns of various place names, such as "BAR-Harbor," "Chi-KEG-o," and "Missis-SIP-i."<br /> <br /> A very attractive copy of this iconic and now rather scarce pictorial map. <br /> <br /> Ref. HORNSBY p. 72.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1176
- Title
- Bootlegger's Map of the United States
- Author
- McCandlish, Edward (1887-1946)
- Illustrator
- Pictorial map
- Format/Binding
- Single sheet. 22 1/2" x 35
- Book Condition
- Used - Map has creases from being folded as originally issued. A prior owner has made tape repairs to tears along some of these folds o
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Griswold Press
- Place of Publication
- Detroit
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- liquor, drinking, anti-prohibition, bootlegging, cocktails, posters, alcohol, pictorial maps
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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