The Collectors: A History of Canadian Customs and Excise Tapa dura - 1984

NC Press Limited; Revenue Canada, Customs and Excise; Canadian Government Publishing Centre, Supply and Services Canada, 1984. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. 414 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations. Partial colour maps. Blue cloth in dustjacket.

Toronto: NC Press with Revenue Canada, Customs & Excise and the Canadian Govt. Pub. Centre, Supply & Services Canada, 1984. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Blue cloth with gilt, headband, 414 pages with photos, illustrations & maps (colour and b & w), Near Fine condition, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. "It has been a government embarrassment from time to time: the Customs Scandal of 1926 brought down a Liberal administration. When the U.S. enacted prohibition in 1920, the Canadian government denounced the demon rum & yet provided both the operating base & the raw materials for the multi-billion-dollar industry of the eager entrepreneurs of Rum Row. The Collectors names names of people & corporations who made fortunes matching wits with the men & women of Customs & Excise. Appendices include a list of 114 current border points nationwide, an outline of the duties & powers of Customs officials & the poignant tale of pioneer inspector… Leer más

Excise And. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0920053297 . Tight unmarked book in dust jacket with a few impressions to rear panel. ; 414 pages .

Toronto: NC Press Limited, 1984. 414 pages in very good, clean condition. Illustrated. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Very light wear on corners and edges. Blue DJ with illustrations and white titles. Corners and edges lightly worn. VG+/VG+. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.