Herbert's father, returning from the war with the loss of an arm, was fortunate enough to receive the appointment of postmaster, and thus earn a small, but, with strict economy, adequate income, until a fever terminated his earthly career at middle age. Mr. Graham was a rival applicant for the office, but Mr. Carr's services in the war were thought to give him superior claims, and he secured it. During the month that had elapsed since his death, Mrs. Carr had carried on the post office under a temporary appointment. She was ...
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Herbert's father, returning from the war with the loss of an arm, was fortunate enough to receive the appointment of postmaster, and thus earn a small, but, with strict economy, adequate income, until a fever terminated his earthly career at middle age. Mr. Graham was a rival applicant for the office, but Mr. Carr's services in the war were thought to give him superior claims, and he secured it. During the month that had elapsed since his death, Mrs. Carr had carried on the post office under a temporary appointment. She was a woman of good business capacity, and already familiar with the duties of the office, having assisted her husband, especially during his sickness, when nearly the whole work devolved upon her. Most of the village people were in favor of having her retained, but the local influence of Squire Walsingham and his nephew was so great that a petition in favor of the latter secured numerous signatures, and was already on file at the department in Washington, and backed by the congressman of the district, who was a political friend of the squire. Mrs. Carr was not aware that the movement for her displacement had gone so far.
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Seller's Description:
Good. No Jacket. Size: 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"; GOOD / NO DUST JACKET. 303 pp + 8 pp ads. Text clean and unmarked, except for previous owner's stamp at free front endpaper, and first and second flyleaf. Illustrated with 3 full page engravings in b/w. Brown cloth boards decorated with brown branch design at front and spine, lettered in brown at front, gilt compartments at spine, lettered in brown. Boards slightly scuffed, minor soiling, cloth with wrinkling at lower front, corners, lower edges, and spine top and tail rubbed. Binding cracked at title page, but holding, front hinge good, back hinge starting to crack, but holding, binding otherwise firm and stable.
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Very Good. No Jacket. 12 Vo; 1 Pound. Lite green c w/pictorial inset on front; ownr's insc; 322 pages+ads; in mylar protective wraps; no date given (circa 1910)
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Good. No Jacket. Octavo. Black and orange decorations (golfer) on tan cloth. 168pp + ads. Name in "Property of" box on fep, otherwise unmarked. Hinges firm and corners sharp.
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Reprint edition in the uniform Alger Series For Boys, no publication date given but 1908 supplied (the original was 1884 by Winston Co.). --Hardcover, bright color plate on front-cover, black and gold stamped spine. Condition: very good minus (cloth cover scuffed but not much on the artwork; owner name). --Pages are bright and binding is tight.
