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Do-Do-Do [from the musical Oh, Kay!]

Do-Do-Do [from the musical Oh, Kay!]

by Gershwin, George

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1926
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New York: Harms, 1926. Sheet_music. [1], 2-5, [1]p., wraps. 11.75 x 9 in. Ink stamp on front cover: "Ned Douglass, Seattle, Wash." Covers lightly faded and worn along spine; crease and small tear at foot of the front cover. Very Good. Sheet music for voice and piano. From the musical about Jazz Age bootleggers who fall in love. … Read more about this item
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The Destroyer. Man to Demon. The Devastations of a Life by Strong Drink
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The Destroyer. Man to Demon. The Devastations of a Life by Strong Drink

by Knott, Henry

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1908
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Chicago, IL: W.R. Vansant & Co, 1908. Hardcover. 222, [2]p. + 6 unnumbered leaves of plates. Moral fiction about the fall of a well-to-do family due to alcohol consumption.
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Sedative-hypnotic drugs; risks and benefits

Sedative-hypnotic drugs; risks and benefits

by Cooper, James R., editor; National Institute on Drug Abuse

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1977
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Rockville, Maryland: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare :: National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1977. Paperback. 112p., 8.5x11 inch wraps; illus., graphs, tables, spine a bit sunned, just a few marginalia marks penned, otherwise very good.
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A Stainless Flag

A Stainless Flag

by Leete, Frederick De Land

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1916
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Detroit: Central Publishing Co, 1916. Pamphlet. 21, [3]p., wraps. 6 x 4 in. Very Good. Temperance tract making a patriotic argument for prohibition of alcohol.
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Aufruf! Männer und Frauen! [WW I poster opposing the fermentation of food for alcohol]

Aufruf! Männer und Frauen! [WW I poster opposing the fermentation of food for alcohol]

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[191-]
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Vienna: Der Deutsche Vortrupp-Bund, [191-]. Poster. 12.5x16.5 inch poster, creased from having been folded into quarters, some uneven toning, otherwise very good. Text within the outline of a glass. Year "1914 or 15" penciled in upper left corner, but this could have been a previous owner's guess. In the context of the war, argues that the use of potatoes,… Read more about this item
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The Forerunner. Containing a few selections from a prospective volume to be known as

The Forerunner. Containing a few selections from a prospective volume to be known as "Who and What.

by Hoyt, Belden C.

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1946
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Nashville, MI: B.C. Hoyt, 1946. Pamphlet. [2], 54p., notated music, illustration (frontispiece portrait), wraps. 7.75 x 5 in. Minor spotting to frontispiece portrait. Page 51 has been pasted over with a corrected sheet. Very Good. Prohibitionist fiction and poetry and an anti-tobacco song. Hoyt continued fundraising and organizing for prohibition well into the 1940s.
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How to Abate a Great Evil. From a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette

How to Abate a Great Evil. From a letter to the Pall Mall Gazette

by Harris, William Torrey

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[date of publication not identif
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[Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], [date of publication not identified]. Ephemera. 1 sheet. 8 x 6.5 in. Right edge frayed and chipped, otherwise Very Good. Brief explanation of "scientific temperance" and how it can be incorporated into school curricula to prevent youth from ever drinking. Not found in OCLC as of February 2024.
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The Struggles and Triumphs of a Backslider, in Getting Back to his Father's House. The Experience of Rollin K. Sherman, Proprietor of the Tremont House, Nashua, N.H.

The Struggles and Triumphs of a Backslider, in Getting Back to his Father's House. The Experience of Rollin K. Sherman, Proprietor of the Tremont House, Nashua, N.H.

by Sherman, Rollin K.

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1887
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Boston: McDonald, Gill & Co, 1887. Pamphlet. 12p., wraps. 7.5 x 5 in. Very Good. The testimony of an innkeeper who, after accepting a job where alcohol is served, loses his faith, and finds redemption after hitting rock bottom. Not in WorldCat (January 2024).
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Gay People and Mental Health: a monthly bulletin; vol. 1, no. 6

Gay People and Mental Health: a monthly bulletin; vol. 1, no. 6

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1973
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Minneapolis: Gay People and Mental Health, 1973. Newsletter. 4p., 8.5x11 inches, printed white wraps, front wrap toned along bottom edge, else very good condition. Resources and services, publications list. Cover story on alcoholism in the gay community.
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Gay People and Mental Health: a monthly bulletin; vol. 1, no. 5

Gay People and Mental Health: a monthly bulletin; vol. 1, no. 5

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1973
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Minneapolis: Gay People and Mental Health, 1973. Newsletter. 4p., 8.5x11 inches, printed white wraps, very good condition. Resources and services, publications list. Cover story on alcoholism in the gay community.
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The Devils of Loudun

The Devils of Loudun

by Huxley, Aldous

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1970
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London: Chatto and Windus, 1970. Hardcover. Unpaginated preliminaries, 376p., a few period illustrations, hardbound in the "collected" format: 8x5 inch teal-blue openweave cloth boards gilt. Lacks the "series" dust jacket, unfortunately. Slight wear to extremities, a bright sound copy, clean and unmarked. The collected works of Aldous Huxley.
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Prohibition. Speak, Mr. Hoover!

Prohibition. Speak, Mr. Hoover!

by Gillis, James M.

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1930
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New York: Paulist Press, 1930. Pamphlet. 16p., wraps. 7 x 5 in. Vertical crease and minor fading to covers, otherwise Very Good. Transcripts of two speeches by a popular radio priest who opposed prohibition laws.
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[vintage cocktail napkin] RonRico. Try Our RonRico West Indies, The Double Size Cocktail [recto] / Refreshing RonRico Collins [verso]. Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Copyright 1937

[vintage cocktail napkin] RonRico. Try Our RonRico West Indies, The Double Size Cocktail [recto] / Refreshing RonRico Collins [verso]. Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Copyright 1937

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1937
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San Juan PR: RonRico Corporation, 1937. Ephemera. Single sheet of tissue, printed and folded to make a place-mat measuring 5x5.5 inches (folded), presswork dark blue on white. Several corner-tips are creased/folded under, faintly dusty, pleating quite sound, possibly never unfolded (certainly not by us). The sole mark to it is the small numeral "5-", plainly an earlier dealer's timidly-low… Read more about this item
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Let's call a spade a spade

Let's call a spade a spade

by Stellwagen, Florence Marshall

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1969
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Dallas, TX: Texas Alcohol Narcotics Education, Inc. [TANE Press], 1969. Pamphlet. 94p., 5.5x8.5 inch wrappers; covers a little rubbed, faint edgewear on covers, otherwise in very good condition. Anti-drug and drink verse.
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El Alambraza. Vol. 3 no. 10 (January 1978)

El Alambraza. Vol. 3 no. 10 (January 1978)

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1978
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East Lansing, MI: RASAS (Raza Alliance of Substance Abuse Services), 1978. Newsletter. 8p., 8.5x11 inch newsletter; postal markings, fold crease. Much of this issue is devoted to an overview of the previous two years' efforts to support substance abuse agencies.
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Alcohol and drug abuse in the affluent

Alcohol and drug abuse in the affluent

by Stimmel, Barry, MD, editor

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1984
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New York: The Haworth Press, 1984. Hardcover. 106p., blue cloth boards lettered white; no dust jacket, else in very good condition.
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Life in the fast lane. That is what I would call my life as a Biker

Life in the fast lane. That is what I would call my life as a Biker

by Cooper, Larry

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1984
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Alameda, CA: Calvary Christian Center, 1984. Pamphlet. 4.25x5 inch pamphlet, folded to 4p., photos., a bit wrinkled, otherwise in good condition.
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A clear case against narcotics, alcohol, drugs and tobacco. For the upper grades

A clear case against narcotics, alcohol, drugs and tobacco. For the upper grades

by Almack, John C.

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1939
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Mountain View, CA: Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1939. Hardcover. 156p., 6x8 inch original illustrated boards; lacking dust jacket if issued, slightly toned front cover, otherwise very good.
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A Survey of the Alcohol and Narcotics Problem in Idaho

A Survey of the Alcohol and Narcotics Problem in Idaho

by Harmsworth, Harry C.

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1954
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Moscow, Idaho: University of Idaho, Department of Social Science, 1954. Paperback. 243p., 6x9 inch wraps; tables, graphs, photos., slight toning on spine, some minor underlining, ownership signature on front cover, otherwise very good.
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I stopped drinking and I hate you all

I stopped drinking and I hate you all

by Vernetti, Laura Pérez

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2016
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[London]: Self-published by the author, 2016. Pamphlet. [28]p., 4x5.75 inch staplebound wraps; in very good condition. Perzine.
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