THE OLD-TIME SALOON: Not Wet - Not Dry Just History
by Ade, George
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Middletown, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Ray Long & Russell Smith, 1931. First edition. First printing in marbled cloth boards. Illustrated by Rea Irvin, Gluyas Williams, John Held, Jr., et al. A paean to bar culture written in the waning days of Prohibition. Very good or better with faint stain to front blank pages, light wear to spine ends, touch of minor soiling to covers, and spine slightly toned. Lacking dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Quill & Brush (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28611
- Title
- THE OLD-TIME SALOON: Not Wet - Not Dry Just History
- Author
- Ade, George
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Ray Long & Russell Smith
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1931
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