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The Toadstool Millionaires: A Social History of Patent Medicines in America before Federal Regulation by Young, James Harvey - 1961

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The Toadstool Millionaires: A Social History of Patent Medicines in America before Federal Regulation

by Young, James Harvey

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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine and front boards toned.. 1961. Second Printing. Hardcover. xii, 282pp. Photo illustrated endpapers. Tan cloth binding. Many black and white illustrations. A classic history of the quack medicine era in 19th and 20th century America.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Spine and front boards toned.
  • Edition Second Printing
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  • Publisher Princeton University Press
  • Place of Publication Princeton, NJ
  • Date Published 1961
  • Keywords Patent, Quack, Medicines, Medicine, Elixirs, American

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The Toadstool Millionaires: A Social History of Patent Medicines in America Before Federal Regulation (Princeton Legacy Library, 1855)

by James Harvey Young

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THE TOADSTOOL MILLIONAIRES : A SOCIAL HISTORY OF PATENT MEDICINES IN AMERICA BEFORE FEDERAL REGULATION

by Young, James Harvey

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Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1961. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair+/G; Ex-library; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, green with white print, call number label at bottom; DJ in mylar, remainder of torn away barcode label on front mylar, library labels on rear mylar, DJ itself is clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth , light wear to spine caps, else clean and strong; Text block has library stamps to edges and title page, cracked front hinge, library pocket on rear flyleaf, taped fore edge of rear pastedown, underlining in pencil pp. 247-257, else clean text; xii, 282 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1365403. FP New Rockville Stock.
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Princeton: Princeton University Press. 1961. 1st ed., octavo, original cloth boards with gilt illus top of spine, dustjacket, b&w plates, illus title page, illus endpapers, pp xii, 282, some creasing to spine edges of dust-jacket, previous owner's bookplate front free endpaper. Near-fine condition in very good d.j., protected. Comprehensive history of 'quack' and patent medicines from the early 18th century to the early 20th century. 1st Edition. Boards in d.j..
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Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Princeton Univ Press, 1961. Ex-Library. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Ex-library with minimal markings, front fly partially removed, rear fly fully removed. 282pp..
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The Toadstool Millionaires: A Social History of Patent Medicines in America Before Federal Regulation

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Princeton University Press, 1972. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0691045682
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the toadstool millionaires

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Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 1961. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A Near Fine copy in gray cloth lettered in gold, in a price-clipped Very Good dust jacket with a short tear at the top edge of the front panel.
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Paperback / softback. New. Contents: Preface. Acknowledgments. Part One: Early Days. Part Two: Heyday. Part Three: Themes. Part Four: Legislation. Part Five: Epilogue. Index. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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