The Lawless Decade: A Pictorial History of a Great American Transition: From the World War I Armistice and Prohibition to the Repeal of the New Deal
by Sann, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1957. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Lavishly illustrated chronicle of the Roaring Twenties, including flappers, Prohibition, gangsters, sports stares, scandals, movie stars, crime & criminals, & other highlights of the era between the end of WWI & the end of the Great Depression. Oversized hardcover with original DJ, in 240 pages with Index. Originally published in 1957, this is the fifth printing ("e"). Book's condition is VG: generally very clean & tightly bound. Interior pages are white, but show moderate-heavy foxing along outside edges. Skinny coffee-colored stain along fore edge of ffep; does not impact inside pages. The unclipped DJ is also VG: foxing/soiling along top edge of back cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! All orders processed before 2 pm weekdays (PST) ship that same day; later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day! SORRY: book is too large for expedited domestic or international shipping without substantial postage increase.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015783
- Title
- The Lawless Decade: A Pictorial History of a Great American Transition: From the World War I Armistice and Prohibition to the Repeal of the New Deal
- Author
- Sann, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- 1920S 1930S UNITED STATES CRIME GANGSTER DEPRESSION BOOZE PROHIBITION LAW MURDER SCANDAL
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana-Regional History; Crime: True Crime;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
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