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The Inside of Prohibition by Willebrandt, Mabel Walker

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Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC

Title: The Inside of Prohibition
Author: Willebrandt, Mabel Walker
Seller: The First Edition Rare Books, LLC (United States)
Condition: Near fine
Description: Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/near fine. The first edition of The Inside of Prohibition by the former Assistant Attorney General, Mabel Walker Willebrandt.. Octavo, [iv], [8], 347pp, [2]. Green cloth, title stamped in gilt on spine. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Faint dust along top edge of text block, internally clean. Date in blue ballpoint pen on the title page. In the publisher's near fine dust jacket, $2.00 on front flap, short closed tear along lower edge of the front panel, closed tear along rear hinge, a bright example. A scarce work in the dust jacket. Mabel Willebrandt (1889-1963) was the Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929, the highest-ranking woman in the federal government during that time. Known as "the Prohibition Portia," she was responsible for enforcing the Volstead Act during the Prohibition era. During the 1928 presidential election, Willebrandt organized several high-profile raids of speakeasies, all to benefit the election prospects of Hoover. The press noted that "no other woman has ever had so much influence on a presidential campaign." Willebrandt expected to be named Attorney General for her loyalty to President Hoover, but she was passed over and soon resigned.

The Conquest of Everest by Hunt, John; [Ward, Michael]

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Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA

Title: The Conquest of Everest
Author: Hunt, John; [Ward, Michael]
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (United States)
Condition: Near Fine
Description: New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1954 Foreword by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh. First American edition, first printing. Illustrated with 56 photographic plates, 8 in color and 48 in black and white, on coated stock. Signed by 1953 British Mount Everest expedition member Michael Ward on front free endpaper, with Ward's bookplate to front pastedown. Additionally signed and inscribed prior to publication by E. P. Dutton & Co. president Elliott B. Macrae to Ward on front free endpaper. Publisher's cream cloth-backed blue boards with mountain design to front board, pale blue titles label to spine lettered in dark blue; in the original wraparound pictorial dust jacket with photo of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, lettered in black and red. Near fine book, with two bumps to front board (top edge and bottom edge), and light spotting to rear board; good or better unclipped dust jacket, with shallow chipping to spine ends, light edgewear including a couple of shallow chips to bottom edge of front panel, minimal spotting to rear panel, considerable separation along left spine fold, and significant tape reinforcement to jacket verso (primarily to the spine). Overall, a great association copy that presents very well. The Conquest of Everest (first published in the UK under the title "The Ascent of Everest") is the story of the 1953 British Mount Everest expedition's successful climb of the mountain, recounted by the leader of the expedition, Colonel John Hunt. This expedition, the eighth attempt in 30 years to make mountaineering history, employed two sets of climbers; the first pair finished just short of the summit, but provided enough extra resources and information to enable the second pair, comprised of New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay, to successfully reach Everest's summit. The Conquest of Everest is divided into six sections that mirror the stages of the expedition: "Part I: Background," "Part II: Planning," "Part III: Approach," "Part IV: Build-Up," "Part V: Assault," and "Part VI: Aftermath." While the bulk of the text was written by Hunt, Sir Edmund Hillary authored Chapter 16, "The Summit." Interestingly, Hunt wrote this account in only one month to meet public demand for an account of the epic expedition. This copy is from the library of Michael Ward, the official doctor of the 1953 expedition. Two years earlier, Ward made a key contribution to the 1953 climb by discovering an alternate route up Everest through his study of a trove of aerial photographs at the Royal Geographical Society. He and Hillary were part of a 1951 expedition that confirmed his theory about the viability of the alternate route. Ward's research into the importance of oxygenation and hydration, especially near the summit of Everest, also contributed to the success of the 1953 ascent. Ward wrote a number of books, including the landmark work Mountain Medicine: a Clinical Study of Cold and High Altitude (1975), and was appointed a CBE from the British Empire in 1983. Elliott B. Macrae was the third president of E. P. Dutton & Co., serving in that capacity from 1944 to his death in 1968. At Dutton, Macrae's interest in mountaineering led him to publish many books on the subject, including John Hunt's The Conquest of Everest (1954), Maurice Herzog's Annapurna (1953), and Rébuffat's Starlight and Storm (1957). He also published works by authors like Lawrence Durrell, Mickey Spillane, and longtime friend A. A. Milne. . Signed. First American Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Beautiful: Nudes by Marc Baptiste by Marc Baptiste

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Title: Beautiful: Nudes by Marc Baptiste
Author: Marc Baptiste
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (United States)
ISBN: 9780789306463
Condition: Very Good
Description: New York: Universe, 2001. Very Good/Very Good. New York: Universe, 2001. First Edition with full number line. Quarto (31cm); publisher's boards in glossy unclipped dust jacket; unpaginated; chiefly photographic illus. Moderate wear to jacket margins including small closed tear at bottom edge of upper panel, corners nudged, else Very Good, internally clean and sound. Compilation of nude female portraits by the award-winning photographer for Vanity Fair, Allure, Essence and Rolling Stone.

First Congregational Church Cook Book by Various

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Title: First Congregational Church Cook Book
Author: Various
Seller: ZH BOOKS (United States)
Description: Moline, Illinois: The Floral Society, 1940. Softcover. First edition, n. d. (ca 1940); 6 x 9; pp. 64; off-white pictorial wraps; faint crease lines to corners, else minor wear; very good or better.Interesting recipes for batters and doughs, vegetables, fish and oysters, etc. by the young women members of the Floral Society at the First Congregational CHurch of Moline, Illinois. The Floral Department of the church was organized in 1911 with the initial purpose of regularly decorating the First Congregational for regular and Sunday services. It would later branch out to helping the Red Cross, contribute to war funds, and take care of children.

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