Item #010678 Smokehouse Monthly: A Publication of Ballads and Humor Dedicated to All Glorious Guzzlers, Woozy Warblers, Rakes, Scallawags, and Other Good People Who Still Believe in the Joy of Living -- June 1929 Vol. 3 No. 18

Smokehouse Monthly: A Publication of Ballads and Humor Dedicated to All Glorious Guzzlers, Woozy Warblers, Rakes, Scallawags, and Other Good People Who Still Believe in the Joy of Living -- June 1929 Vol. 3 No. 18

Minneapolis, Minn. Fawcett Publications, 1929. Paperback. [64] p.: illustrations; 19 cm. Paperback with cover illustration. Contents include a full-page illustration of actress Jerry Zier (Marjorie Zier (1909-1952)); humorous poems , observations, and cartoons opposing Prohibition, extolling the joys of drink, and reminiscing about the hobo life, including The Phantom Drag by A. L. Kirby; and "Abroad on Broadway" reporting on performers including Texas Guinan, and Ethel Barrymore, as well as on Rockland Hall or Manhattan Casino, the site of drag balls in the '20s. A scarce issue of this anti-Prohibition magazine from the 1920s. In Very Good+ Condition: cover is lightly soiled; spine is rubbed; pages are browning but clean and solid. Very Good +. Item #010678

Price: $35.00

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