New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 307 pages. 21 x 15 cm. A "Borzoi" Biography of Carry (Moore, Gloyd) Nation, the legendary American temperance advocate, notorious for her assaults on saloons and other rum-selling joints with a hatchet. Carry was known to refer to judges as "your..... More
Providence, RI: Rumford Chemical Works, c. 1880's. Cards. 15.5 x 7 cm. Color lithograph folding pamphlet. Dr. E.B. Horsford had invented baking powder in the mid 1800's and as the Temperance movement took hold of New England, soft drinks touted their (fake) healing capabilities. Rumford (Horsford) Baking Powder took advantage..... More