Prohibition (174 résultats)

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Live Digital or Be Irrelevant: My Firsthand Narrative of Transformation to Becoming a Digital Citizen Ready for a Dynamic Future. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Report to the Directors, Members and Friends of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Book.

Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Cost of Prohibition and Your Income Tax. Book.

PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 44 pages. Neal Ascherson in Saakashvili's Georgia / Hilary Mantel on the Hair Shirt Sisterhood / Andrew O'Hagan "Morrisey" / James Lasdun "Losing in Las Vegas" / Adam Phillips "Dylan Thomas" / Jenny Diski "Goffman's Legacy" / Nicholas Penny at the National Gallery / Frank Kermode "Winnicott" / Bernard Porter "Cannabis Britannica : Empire, Trade and Prohibition 1800-1928" / Charles Simic 2 poems. …

Soft cover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. (effective October 1, 1927); Good Plus/no dj, octavo, 283pp., original softcover wraps, intact 2-staple binding, quite smudged & darkened at outer edges of front cover, binding tight, text unmarked.

4to. 500, [4] pp. Colour-printed softcovers (minor shelfwear, rubbing), still VG copy. First edition of this work documenting how such mobsters as Ben Siegal, Meyer Lansky, Charlies Luciano, Frank Costello, Joe Adonis, Frank Nitti, Al Capone, Moe Dalitz, John Torrio dominated American gangland in the early 1920's, and how their careers led the four biggest Prohibition gangs to running casinos.…

Soft cover. Etat : Fair. 1st Edition. 31 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 18 cm. Cover title. On front cover: author's portrait. Well worn, spotted, the spine mostly perished. A rare survivor, but an interesting aspect of Norwegian anti-saloon support.

Etat : Very Good. 8 pages. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: National Review; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Etat : Very Good. 12 pages. An original article from the The American Review of Reviews, 1928. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Review of Reviews; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Etat : Very Good. 6 pages. An original article from the Review of Reviews, 1922. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 25 cms. Category: Review of Reviews; Special Interest C. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Etat : Very Good. 22 pages. Some foxing. An authentic standalone article, extracted from a larger volume. Not a reprint or reproduction, but an original work in its own right. Preserved in a modern card cover, prepared for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable presentation that favours function over finery. Size: 18 x 26 cms. Category: Annals of Agriculture; Printed before 1800; Farming & Rural Life. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on. Softcover (Booklet - Unbound Pages).…

Etat : Poor. prohibition, sauling ships, cuba, cape cod, windjammers.

Etat : Very Good. 12mo, v, [1], 64 pp, very good in paper wrappers, - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

No Binding. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. Pamphlet No. 1. Printed on beige paper. No date, circa 1926. 5 1/2" x 8 1/2." Three pages, complete. Pages are clean and intact. From Monaghan, the Lincoln Bibliography, no. 2873: "Excerpts from Lincoln's addresses." Excerpts show Lincoln's views on the prohibition and temperance movement. Includes speeches from 1837, 1842, 1855, and 1865.…

Stiff Card. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. 4.25" X 5.25"; 1 pages; An engraved invitation (measures 4.25" X 5.25") printed on white card stock. The text reads "To meet The Members of Congress of The Committee Opposed to National Prohibition and The District Council of the Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform Miss Gurnee At Home on Wednesday evening February fourth at nine-thirty o'clock R.s.v.p. 1320 Sixteenth Street" Provenance: Mr. and Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay -- Peter Augustus Jay (1877 â" 1933) was an American diplomat born in 1877 at Newport, Rhode Island, into the esteemed Jay family that traces its direct lineage to John Jay, Founding Father and first United States Chief Justice. In 1902, he began his professional diplomatic career at the American embassy in Paris followed by service in Constantinople. Jay became Chargà d'Affaires in Tokyo in 1908, where he served until the end of 1909 when President William Howard Taft appointed him Consul General to Egypt in Cairo (1910 - 1913). In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Jay as U.S. Minister to El Salvador; soon after President Warren G. Harding, made him U.S. Minister to Romania (1921-1925), where he assisted in negotiating that country's repayment terms of $42 million for wartime and post World War I development loans. In 1925, President Calvin Coolidge appointed him U.S. Ambassador to Argentina. This was his last foreign service job, as he resigned his post and returned to Washington, D.C in December 1926, following the death of his young daughter Emily.…

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Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition First Printing. Initiated with the passage of the 1919 Volstead Act & enforced by the 18th Amendment in 1920, prohibition became the law of the land in the United States for over a decade. However, public support of & compliance with the act were severely waning by the end of the 1920s. These booklets were two in a series of monographs issued by the Bureau of Prohibition within the U.S. Treasury Dept in 1930 an attempt to rally the citizenry & convince all those who "have at heart the interest of home, family, & community" the practical value of supporting the government in its efforts to ban the manufacture, transport, use, & sale of alcoholic beverages. "Public Cooperation" focuses on the role of property owners & the railroad industry, along with that of civil leaders, insurance companies, business owners, & others. State Cooperation in the Enforcement of National Prohibition Laws." 70 pages, 2-staple binding. Light khaki green wrappers lettered & ruled in black to front. Compares state & national prohibition efforts, with lengthy sections on New England, Pennsylvania, & New York (state & city), with a review of relevant legislation & court cases. Public Cooperation in Prohibition Law Enforcement: Business, Civic and Industrial Groups Aid in Promoting Better Observance and Enforcement of the Law.'' 64 pages, 2-staple binding. Light blue wrappers lettered & ruled in black to front. Describes the involvement of the railroads, realtors & property owners, the chemical manufacturing industry, civic leaders, business owners, & citizens. Despite actually having an impact & reducing American drinking, the rise in organized crime linked to Prohibition led to its ultimate repeal nationally with the passage of the 21st amendment in 1933. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.…

1st Edition. [2] pp. 8" x 5-5/8" A VG copy, some creasing to edges, as well as some rubbing. Age toning to edges, couple small tears around the edges, otherwise clean and bright. Single leaf, printed to recto and verso, black lettering, now housed in a mylar sleeve.

16 pp. Sheet music printed throughout. 8-3/16" x 5-5/16" "The liquor issue, because of its moral, social, economic and industrial bearing on the public welfare, concerns the interest of practically every citizen. By adding to this issue declarations on other important issues which the old parties have neglected, the Prohibitionists have evolved a strong national platform of action which appeals to many patriotic voters. Cynics may say 'you cannot win,' but the Gallup survey shows that there are 18,000,000 believeres [sic] in Prohibition in the United States. This means we have the numbers. What tremendous political power that represents. It should be harnessed to a political party and put to work to save our Democracy." 2 institutional holdings located on OCLC (Drew University & the Clarke Historical Library). Rare in the trade. Modest wear (tanning/age-toning to wrappers & paper). A VG example. Tan printed paper wrappers, stapled. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition (presumed). Ca. 1920 - 1933 (date taken from OCLC).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This fascinating book explores the history, legal implications, and social significance of prohibition in Canada. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of the British North America Act and its impact on the legislative powers of the Dominion and Provincial Parliaments regarding the regulation of alcohol. The book traces the evolution of prohibition laws in Canada, from their inception to their implementation and subsequent challenges. It examines the arguments for and against prohibition, including concerns about public health, morality, and individual rights. Furthermore, the book offers a critical analysis of the effectiveness of prohibition laws and their unintended consequences, such as the rise of organized crime and bootlegging. Through rigorous research and insightful commentary, this book sheds light on a complex and controversial chapter in Canadian history, providing a valuable resource for anyone interested in law, politics, and social reform. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book takes readers back to a time of incredible growth and opportunity in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. It focuses on a specific real estate development, Prohibition Park, located on Staten Island, and its promise of wealth and a better life for those who invested. The author presents a compelling argument for purchasing property in this burgeoning suburb, highlighting its natural beauty, accessibility, and potential for significant financial gain. The text reflects the era's prevailing optimistic spirit and belief in the power of progress, particularly through the lens of real estate development. The book delves into the economic and social forces driving this surge in suburban growth, including the expanding population, the rise of new transportation systems, and the desire for a more idyllic lifestyle beyond the crowded streets of Manhattan. It also showcases the various testimonials and endorsements of prominent individuals who saw Prohibition Park as a sound investment and a symbol of a changing city. By examining the cultural and economic motivations behind this real estate venture, the book offers a unique glimpse into the aspirations and anxieties of New Yorkers during a period of rapid urbanization and social change. Ultimately, it serves as a fascinating reminder of the enduring allure of the American dream, and how it shaped the development of one of the world's most iconic cities. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…