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

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

Zustand: 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.

8vo: 4 pp. Bifolium. 66 lines. Text clear and complete, on aged, spotted and worn paper. Letterhead with printed mottos in decorative borders: 'Total Abstinence is the only certain Preventive of, or Remedy for Intemperance.' and 'INDIVIDUAL ABSTINENCE. | STATE PROHIBITION.' In conclusion Gell apologises for 'what you no doubt will stigmatize as an absurd letter', and to the modern reader this item is certainly unintentionally-amusing. Since his correspondent 'went up', 'one of my Tasmanian friends along with Mrs. Mercer's (of the Bethel) daughter returned from Tasmania via Melbourne & we have enjoyed several outings; as you may suppose'. He has also taken 'Miss Lenton & Miss Mercer to Gasson's where we had tea & enjoyed ourselves muchly'. 'I expect you will give me another bantering about it, but I don't mind, as it is only a Platonic attachment. I fancy I can see your incredulous smile; but I can assure you it is nothing more; for apart from the physiological aspect & the disparity in years there is an insuperable objection in the matter of means & position which will effectually prevent any closer intimacy.' Gell finds it 'very hard at times to carry out the Platonic idea', having to be on his guard 'lest it degenerates into the more gross & sensual one'. As 'Walter' will no doubt 'be inclined to say "What is the old fool driving at"?' Gell explains that he is 'a believer in animal magnetism, hence the physiological objection before mentioned; for Miss L. & I have similar complexion & temperaments, & I am inclined to think any closer intimacy would be productive of unhappiness & unpleasantness on account of the theory that, like temperaments repel & unlike attract. [.] how else can we account for the fact of apparently healthy parents having children who are doomed to a premature grave; except on the grounds of temperamental inadaptation.' Founded in America in 1850, IOGT International is still active.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: dj. First printing. First printing. Illustrated. ix, [iii], 310 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The author describes the philosophy behind Prohibition, gives a history of the movement, compares the United States handling of the situation as compared to other countries and discusses the problems associated with it. Original blue cloth, original orange printed dust jacket with publications of the Alcohol Information Committee printed on the lower flap. Some fading and light wear to jacket, else a very good copy Illustrated. ix, [iii], 310 pp. 1 vols. 8vo.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Zustand: New. In.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 3rd edition. 783 pages. 9.75x6.75x2.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. . 2014. 3rd ed. 2015. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

1 vols. 8vo. Number 1. Number 1. 1 vols. 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Very lightly chipped, with one-inch section missing from lower wrapper, else About Fine.

Ephemera. Zustand: Very Good. Printed notice on thin card paper [11.5 cm x 8.5 cm]. A notice from the former landmark hotel that was a staple in downtown Salt Lake City for 71 years. A June 24th, 1983 "Deseret News" editorial referred to the hotel as "a monument to the early boom-and-bust days of mining in Utah, a story of sudden wealth, lavish spending and a lifestyle that has vanished from the American scene." Utah adopted statewide alcohol restrictions on August 1, 1917, becoming the 24th state to do so.

Zustand: Fine. February 1, 1971., 1971. Fine. - Over 35 words typed on his 1-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personal stationery. The historian John Toland writes to his friend Jean Dalrymple that he and his family are leaving in a couple of days: "We would love to have lunch with you. But it will have to wait awhile. We're leaving in two days for California and then Japan - and Germany. We'll be back in May and will phone you." Signed "John T." Folded for mailing, else fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936�1945" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters, and "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath" The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Soft-bound in tan wrappers with black printing. The spine is chipped and torn, with the covers loose but present. The covers show light soiling and wear/chipping to the edges and corners, with loss to the top, outer corner of the lower cover. The text-block is worn with the title-page loose but present. The contents are bright and clean.

Zustand: Fine. Danbury, Connecticut, September 21, 1984., 1984. Fine. - Over 70 words penned on his personal 3-1/2 high by 5-1/2 inch wide postcard stock with his name printed at the top and framed by a blue border. Writing to City Center producer Jean Dalrymple, the historian John Toland relates that he "never met Benton" who co-wrote the 1967 screenplay for "Bonnie and Clyde" with David Newman and Robert Towne. He continues that "he & his partner admitted they lifted material from 'The Dillinger Boys'. Years ago I wrote a piece in the Sunday N.Y. Times Magazine section 'The Sad Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde' chiding them for corrupting my material & making B & C look like great people when, in fact, they were Crumbs de la Crumbs." Signed "John". Addressed to Jean Dalrymple and postmarked on the verso. Near fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters, particularly Public Enemy Number One John Dillinger as well as Baby Face Nelson, Ma Barker, Machine Gun Kelly and Bonnie and Clyde. Toland was also the author of 26 plays as well as novels. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Small 4to. [4]p. Fraktur type. Royal ordinance, dated 5 September 1822, annulling the decree of 30 April 1817 prohibiting the sale and consumption of prepared coffee at inns, restaurants, coffee-houses and public places including markets and auctions in both towns and country. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1454.

Small 4to. [4]p. Fraktur type. Royal decree dated 23 January 1815 intended to restore the trade balance of foreign luxury goods by prohibiting imports of rum and manufactured cotton goods and increasing import duties on coffee beans from 3 to 5 shillings in the pound. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1454.

Small 4to. [4]p. Fraktur type. Woodcut title vignette of royal arms. Royal ordinance permitting the consumption of coffee subject to payment of duties. It refers to the decree of 6 April 1799 forbidding the importation and consumption of coffee, stating that circumstances regarding this commodity had changed considerably which justified a change of policy. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1453.

Small 4to. [4]p. Fraktur type. Royal decree dated 22 December 1818, ruling the suppression of smuggling in small boats of coffee, sugar, tobacco, wines, spirits etc. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1454. 4122.

Small 4to. [4]p. Fraktur type. Woodcut title vignette of royal arms. A re-inforcement of the royal decree of 1 January 1794 prohibiting the importation and consumption of coffee. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1453.

Small 4to. [4]p. Printed in fraktur and roman type. Woodcut ornamental title vignette. Royal decree dated 19 June 1794 prohibiting the so-called 'Swedish coffee' and any other concoction which by smell, taste, or preparation resembles coffee. The reason for this measure was to avoid smuggled coffee being sold as a surrogate in order to evade import duty, as government officials were evidently not sufficiently experienced to detect the difference. The decree is signed with the printed names of Baron Johan Liljencrants, president of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and a number of other officials. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1453.

Small 4to. [4] p. Fraktur type. Woodcut title vignette of royal insignia. An ordinance of 24 November 1796 regulating the importation and consumption of coffee, drastically modifying the law of 1 January 1794. Arguing the fact that the taste for coffee had become universal, and its being the most desired of the prohibited luxury goods, it made it more practical to allow its importation and consumption subject to payment of customs duty. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1453.

Small 4to. [4]pp. Fraktur type. Woodcut vignette of royal crown on title. Royal ordinance against coffee drinking, enforcing the decree of June 1766, and condemning transgressions. Signed with the imprint of the king 'Adolph Friedrich' and that of the secretary 'J.Wallencreutz'. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1452.

Small 4to. [4] p. Fraktur type. Royal ordinance of 23rd October 1769 addressed to the upper courts of the department of trade customs permitting the import of coffee beans, provided duty is paid. It suspends the decree of 26 June 1766 which prohibited the trade and consumption of coffee, explaining that this change of policy aims to save losses in revenue to the crown resulting from widespread smuggling of beans since the introduction of prohibition. Signed with imprints of the king 'Adolph Friedrich' and that of his secretary 'Daniel Plaan'. Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1452.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small 4to. 4p. Fraktur type. With woodcut vignette of royal crown on title. A customs and excise ordinance increasing duties on snuff, coffee, tea, and chocolate dated 9 December 1735. Signed with the imprint 'Friedrich'. Luxury goods were intermittantly prohibited in Sweden. Untrimmed, as issued Hünersdorff, 'Coffee: A Bibliography', p1452.

Cloth. Zustand: Near fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. The first edition of The Inside of Prohibition by the former Assistant Attorney General, Mabel Walker Willebrandt. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [iv], [8], 347pp, [2]. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Faint dust along top edge of text block, internally clean. Date in blue ballpoint pen on the title page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, short closed tear along lower edge of the front panel, closed tear along rear hinge, a bright example. A scarce work in the dust jacket. Mabel Willebrandt (1889-1963) was the Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929, the highest-ranking woman in the federal government during that time. Known as "the Prohibition Portia," she was responsible for enforcing the Volstead Act during the Prohibition era. During the 1928 presidential election, Willebrandt organized several high-profile raids of speakeasies, all to benefit the election prospects of Hoover. The press noted that "no other woman has ever had so much influence on a presidential campaign." Willebrandt expected to be named Attorney General for her loyalty to President Hoover, but she was passed over and soon resigned.

Zustand: Fine. January 21, 1979., 1979. Fine. - Over 110 words typed on 6-5/8 inch high by 8 inch wide buff paper. Writing to his friend Jean Dalrymple, John Toland states that "You know I began to feel better as soon as I heard your voice on the phone. I am almost back to normal now." Sad that he won't get to see her, he asks when she will be coming back and relates that "We all go to Hawaii on April 19. Toshiko and Tamiko come back after 12 days but I'll stay on to research my Pearl Harbor book and be home in late May." He closes, penning a couple of words in his hand "Love, Your non-gentleman admirer." Signed "John". Fine. The American writer and historian John Toland (1912-2004) is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and his history of World War II-era Japan, "The Rising Sun" for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. Toland was also the author of "The Dillinger Boys", an account of the depression-era bank robbers and gangsters. His history "Infamy: Pearl Harbor and Its Aftermath" was published in 1982. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world.

Zustand: Very Good. Melbourne, Australian Alliance Prohibition Council, 1919. Octavo, 32 pages including title-wrappers. Saddle-stapled; minimal signs of use and age; an excellent copy. The third year book issued by the Council.

First edition. First edition. 74 pages followed by 4 pages advertisements or notices, 1 plate with a portrait of each of the contenders. 1 vols. 8vo. Original green stiff wrappers, notice about the League on inside back cover. Some light wear and discoloration, front cover detached 74 pages followed by 4 pages advertisements or notices, 1 plate with a portrait of each of the contenders. 1 vols. 8vo.

A total of 140pp. (i.e. 98pp., 12mo; 40pp., 8vo; 2pp., 4to). One letter (possibly incomplete) unsigned, the other 24 signed 'Dundas', with postscripts sometimes signed 'Das'. The three letters before the last addressed to 'Meredith', the other 22 addressed to 'Smut'. Of the 25 letters: 7 from 1926; 4 from 1927; 10 from 1928; 4 from 1929. The first five letters (to 19 November 1926) from London (three from 143 Como Road, Forest Hill, SE23; two from 406 Stanstead Road, Catford, SE6); the rest from Pennsylvania, with 15 from 621 Kelly Avenue, Wilkinsburg [Pittsburgh], and one each from 411 Pitt Street, Wilkinsburg; 510 Mifflin Avenue, Wilkinsburg; 839 E. Hutchinson Avenue, Edgewood, Pittsburgh; and letterheads of the Penn Albert Hotel, Greensburg, and the Penn Grove Hotel, Grove City. Between 1 March 1926 and 6 June 1929. An interesting correspondence, emphatically materialistic, and enthused with the youthful good humour and bullishness of a young Englishman who is attempting to make his way as an accountant (training with Price Waterhouse) in the 'Land of Opportunity'. Dundas adopts American mannerisms ('Gee boy!' and 'O.K.!'), and exhibits puerile humour ('We have been having an air polluting competition in the office this evening the chap next to me has won easily, but I've cheated him, for, having a cold, I couldn't smell him') and the characteristic casual racism of the period (from New York he writes 'And the Hutoo. I've never seen so many at once in my natural.'). References in the correspondence reveal that 'Dundas' is an'Old Erithian' (a former students of West Street School, Erith, Kent) and of Scottish extraction, and that at the start of the correspondence he works in an office in London. The recipient, with whom Dundas was at school, is in England, training to be an actuary. Topics include: the passage over; New York ('the chap we're staying with took us downtown in his Dodge'); Prohibition; prices (clothing, rent, chewing gum); Dundas's extensive amorous activities (including 'heavy necking') with a number of 'girls' ('Gee boy! We've got a nice little girl in this house. [.] She is by no means slow, In the pictures & in the car - Oh! Boy!!! - xxx'); hotels; his work travelling around the area surrounding Pittsburgh as an auditor; jazz; his studying at the Pittsburgh School of Accountancy; festivities in America; his acquistion of a piano; the climate; the relative qualities of American and English men and 'girls'; sports and recreations ('I am going to join the Minnetoska Club here. It is a canoe club, tennis, Baseball & swimming'); the motor car and 'autoists'; an account of a trip to Sligo ('a town so small, that, although it is only 100 miles away, most Pittsburghers have never heard of it'); his efforts as a photographer ('I have now completed an album containing all the fellows pictures [.] I have orders for 14 of them now & will probably have orders for 20 or so more [.] For once photography is paying me'); radio broadcasting ('Did you ever listen to the "Gold Spot Pals"? that was the broadcast of the Gold Spot Shoe Company'); road taxes. The correspondence begins with news of a dance, with some clues towards the author's identity: 'There weren't very many of our old crowd there, mainly people who left before we did. Have you see [sic] Woollatt just lately? Gee! he has grown. [.] Bob Horlock, Bell, Harry Cameron, Lilian Rayner, Doris Knott & one or two others were there.' With the third letter (26 April 1926) comes an announcement: 'now hold tight - Dad & I are trying to get to America, we have our names down for the next Quota, and expect to go about Sept or Oct, but of course there is nothing settled yet, and there are many slips twixt the cup and the lip.' On 11 November he reports that 'we got through our Medical Exam O.K. & that we have booked our passage on the Carmania sailing on the 27th inst'. A month later, on 14 December, he writes from Wilkinsburg to describe the passage over ('On Saturday night we ran into a gale. Gee boy! didn't she rock! I'll say she did. Some of the people had the wind up. One chap at the table next to us, got up, dressed, & put his life belt on.'). By 20 November 1927 his mother and 'Peggy' (sister?) have arrived, and he has already dumped a girlfriend ('She kept me waiting for 1 ½ hours one night because she had something to do & we were going to a dance.'), enrolled on a course at the Pittsburgh School of Accounting, and been to '5 dances in the last 6 weeks'. At the end of 1927 (12 December) he reports that he is 'still with Price Waterhouse [accountants] & working hard'. On 16 January 1928 he writes that 'Prohibition here is a big farce, &, in my opinion is doing more harm than good. It is very much like the "under 16" smoking in the old country. You know how many kids will start smoking at 10 & 12 just to feel big. Well, here, the high school & college people drink just because they are told they mustn't. Anyone who wants it can get as much as they want - and what stuff, gee its poison. I smelled some stuff that was supposed to be whiskey, if that was whiskey I'm dutch, it smelled more like methylated spirits to me. Of course the good stuff can be bought but one would have to pay $5.00 & up a pint. [.] I saw one fellow being carried out of the movies on new years night, he had been drinking bad liquor, & he was all drawn up into a terrible shape.' On 15 April 1928 he reports that he is 'still with P. W. & Co. The boss hasn't officially confirmed that I am permanent, but all the seniors seem to think I am. Added to that, there are only six out of 35 temporary men left.' On 2 December 1928: 'I, too, am anxiously waiting the R100. Boy, I hope she knocks the Grafs time into a cocked hat. I'd just love the opportunity to say, "there, see, thats what the old country can do!"' On 24 February 1929 he can report that 'Things have broken pretty good for me in the office this year. I am now a ranking senior - that is for the busy season. Righ.