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Temperance--or Prohibition
by Tietsort, Francis J[udson]. (1877-1962), Editor, The Hearst Temperance Contest Committee
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
- Seller
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Annapolis, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: (New York American, Inc.), 1929. First edition. Publisher's cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, 397 pages. Near fine in a very good dust jacket.. Black and white illustrations. Anti-Prohibition book that looks at the American national reaction against the 18th Amendment by 1929. The $25,000 prize-winning plan by Judge Franklin Chase Hoyt is reprinted herein, followed by an examination of the troubling results of Prohibition.
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- Bookseller
- Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1414
- Title
- Temperance--or Prohibition
- Author
- Tietsort, Francis J[udson]. (1877-1962), Editor, The Hearst Temperance Contest Committee
- Illustrator
- Black and white illustrations
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's cloth over boards. Octavo. xxii, 397 pages
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- (New York American, Inc.)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- liquor, prohibition, speakeasy, organized crime, alcohol,
- Bookseller catalogs
- History & Politics;
Terms of Sale
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Annapolis, Maryland
About Back Creek Books LLC, ABAA/ILAB
We buy and sell quality used and out-of-print books, with an emphasis on Americana, Military and Naval History, and Nautical material. But we have many good books in a variety of subjects. We are located in historic Annapolis, Maryland.
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