Horse and Buggy Days with Uncle Sam
by Paynter, John H
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Margent Press, 1943. First printing. 8vo. 190 pp. Portrait plates. Paynter describes his 42 years in Federal service, during the years 1890-1930, including "duty at Washington, with the Census of 1890, the Post Office at Denver, and the Internal Revenue Bureau and the Treasury Department at Washington ... [writing] of the inequities of Civil Service, giving specific instances of unfair practice, and telling of the follies and frailties of government employees." Blockson catalogue 3057. Very good. Orig. brown cloth, gilt spine title, illustrated dust jacket. (#6482).
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bartlebys Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59756
- Title
- Horse and Buggy Days with Uncle Sam
- Author
- Paynter, John H
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Margent Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
Terms of Sale
Bartlebys Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Bartlebys Books
Biblio member since 2007
Chevy Chase, Maryland
About Bartlebys Books
Bartleby's Books specializing, since 1984, in Americana and general antiquarian material, including books, archives, and ephemera.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....