Swinging Doors
by Marshall, Jim
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/G+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Frank McCaffrey Publishers, 1949. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. VG-/G+. Grace, Gerald. A lively examination & tour of saloons & drinking establishments across the US from the mid-19th century through Prohibition & their celebrated re-opening across the land with the repeal of the 18th amendment. in 1933. Full of old-time black & white photos throughout the 267-page text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1949, this hardcover has tan cloth-covered boards with a darker brown decoration to front cover & lettering to spine. Condition is VG- (minus): generally very clean, binding strong & straight, pages very slightly off-white. Modest rubbing, discoloration to outside page edges from shelf dust.The unclipped DJ is downgraded to Good+ due to rubbing to extremities, light soil, & edgewear, particularly at corners & both ends of spine. Nicely protected in clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014476
- Title
- Swinging Doors
- Author
- Marshall, Jim
- Illustrator
- Grace, Gerald
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- G+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Frank McCaffrey Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- SALOON BAR PUB DRINKING ALCOHOL PROHIBITION WINE BEER SPIRITS UNITED STATES AMERICA FRONTIER COLONIAL HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Americana-Regional History; Addictions/Eating Disorders/Recreational Drugs;
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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- 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...
- Rubbing
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- Good+
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- Edges
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- Spine
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