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Americana Ebrietatis: The Favorite Tipple of Our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating Thereto
by PEEKE, HEWSON L
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- First Edition. Publisher’s imitation vellum spine and cloth; near fine in a (presumably original issue) cloth dust jacket with
- Seller
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Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
New York: privately printed, 1917. First Edition. Publisher’s imitation vellum spine and cloth; near fine in a (presumably original issue) cloth dust jacket with gilt stamping. Bookplate of John A. Spoor (engraved by Emery Walker, a founder of the Doves Press). The author, who was a Prohibition candidate for Congress in 1902 and 1906, provides a scholarly account of drinking in America.
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- Bookseller
- Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38073P
- Title
- Americana Ebrietatis: The Favorite Tipple of Our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating Thereto
- Author
- PEEKE, HEWSON L
- Book Condition
- Used - First Edition. Publisher’s imitation vellum spine and cloth; near fine in a (presumably original issue) cloth dust jacket with
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- privately printed
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1917
- Bookseller catalogs
- ALCOHOL;
Terms of Sale
Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
Items are returnable for any reason for a full refund. Please inform us within three days of receipt and provide the reason for the return.
About the Seller
Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Newton, Massachusetts
About Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
With more than 35 years experience in the rare book trade, Peter L. Stern and Co., Inc. has established itself as a highly regarded firm of antiquarian booksellers.
Specializing in 19th and 20th century literature, signed and inscribed books, and manuscripts we maintain a high quality inventory. Our shop is located in the heart of Newton Centre where we are open by chance or appointment
In the long-standing tradition of the rare book trade we continue to mail regular catalogues to our customers. We are easily accessible via the MBTA Green Line's D Branch. We travel widely and attend both international and local book fairs.
Specializing in 19th and 20th century literature, signed and inscribed books, and manuscripts we maintain a high quality inventory. Our shop is located in the heart of Newton Centre where we are open by chance or appointment
In the long-standing tradition of the rare book trade we continue to mail regular catalogues to our customers. We are easily accessible via the MBTA Green Line's D Branch. We travel widely and attend both international and local book fairs.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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