Fosdick Raymond Albert Scott (10 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Reprint. pp xix, 154, 23cm tall, octavo. Reprint of a 1933 study preparing America for the return of legal alcohol and its regulation.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine in wraps. 8vo., 154 pp. Reprint of a 1933 study preparing America for the return of legal alcohol and its regulation.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Dust jacket missing. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Binding and pages are intact. Former owner's writings are on the front endpaper, but all other pages are free from any markings. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Rare original 1933 1st edition of "Toward Liquor Control." The book is overall in very good condition with just some minor signs of wear and age. It comes in its rare original dust jacket which is in overall good condition with some mild staining and some small holes, chips & tears. The jacket comes in a protective removable mylar wrapper. The actual blue cloth covers only have some very minor wear. The binding is good and sound. The interior is lightly toned from age but is generally nice and clean with just some very occasional light foxing or grubbiness. There is a "compliments of" card tucked between the pages from the writer of the Foreward, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Along with that there may be the very occasional page with some kind of minor imperfection, such as a tiny chip, creased page corner, minor stain or marking, etc. Generally though, it's a nice copy. The book measures approximately 7 3/4 inches by 5 1/4 inches and is 220 pages long. Please look at all of the photos to further note the condition.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover, no dustjacket. First Edition. Blue cloth binding with gilt printing on spine. Condition is Very Good with clean covers, tight binding and unmarked interior pages. There is a large inscription on the first endpage in pencil and signed by John W. Rockofeller, Jr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. wrote the introduction but it is doubtful the inscription writer is a relative since he spelled Rockefeller differently. Still a nice copy of this unique book. Photos upon request.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. our pictures, stated first edition, binding is solid with very light shelf wear, text is free of markings, no previous owner name, we ship quickly with tracking.

Harper & Brothers, New York 1933. XVI+220 pages. Orig. blue cloth, no wrappers. Book plate inserted. Good+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated 1st Ed. Pub by Harper & Bros, 1933, stated 1st Edition. Association copy, bold signature of Fred Biermann, 3-term U.S. Representative (D) fr Iowa on ffep. NOT exLib. VG cond. hardcover now in archival grade Brodart, no dj. Blue cloth over bds w/ bright gilt lettering on spine. Light soiling & wear to exterior. Fore-edge deckle-cut, top edge yellow. One paragraph underlined in pencil, easily erased if wanted. P.206/207 starting but holding, o/w binding sound throughout. 220pp incl index. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition (stated). Includes a 4.75" x 3.25" card reading "With the Compliments of / John D. Rockefeller, Jr. / Rockefeller Center / New York". Green highlighter mark on bottom of textblock, old bookstore price magic-markered-out on first page upper right corner, else pages clean; binding tight; moderate wear to unclipped dustjacket. 220 pages. Discusses the results of a Rockefeller-sponsored study examining the experience of liquor control in the United States, Canada, and Europe, as well as promising ways of promoting temperance. Foreword by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Scarce, especially with the Compliments card. Inquiries welcome. Size: 5.5" x 7.5".…

First edition, "With the Compliments of John D. Rockefeller, Jr." card loosely inserted. Rockefeller was a strong supporter of prohibition, but came to see its repeal as inevitable. He commissioned this study to explore the methods employed by Canadian and European governments to control the sale of alcohol, hoping after repeal to still maintain a tightly regulated industry and still promote a voluntarily teetotaller society. Octavo. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. With dust jacket. A couple of short closed tears at head of front panel of unclipped jacket, a few trivial nicks at extremities: a fine copy in near-fine jacket.…