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Fighting for the Right
by Upshaw, William David
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
(Asheville, NC): (Self-published), 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Like New. First cloth edition. (Apparently issued the same year as a wrappered issue from God's Bible School in Cincinnati, OH. Priority unknown.) 158pp. Pearlescent blue cloth with gilt lettering. Signed by author on front free endpaper in blue ink, "Yours for God and Humanity, William D. Upshaw." Near Fine with slight soiling and shelf wear. No jacket, perhaps as issued. A memoir by a major figure in the American temperance movement, who ran against Roosevelt on the Prohibition Party presidential ticket in 1932. Scarce cloth issue with no copies found in OCLC.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 171215001
- Title
- Fighting for the Right
- Author
- Upshaw, William David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- (Self-published)
- Place of Publication
- (Asheville, NC)
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- American temperance movement, prohibition party, conservative politics, conservatism, alcohol, New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, third parties, signed
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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