UNITED STATES BLUE BOOK 1885

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Washington, D.C.:: Soule,, 1885. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; cover tips lightly bumped; 3/16-inch hole paper flaw pp.55/56, not affecting text.. appendix + index + 2pp. ads. 4th edn. ||| `Register of Federal Offices & Employments in each State & Territory & the District of Columbia with their Salaries & Emoluments... [etc.].' ||| Issued during first year of Grover Cleveland's presidency as he broke with long-traditional `spoils system' in making political appointments. ||| Lists annual Federal salaries from President at $50,000; Vice-President $8,000; Senators & Representatives $5,000; through secretaries, clerks, laborers ($600), & charwomen ($180). Also lists salaries for Federal employees in States--postmasters, customs collectors, judges, inspectors, clerks, physicians, draughtsmen, watchmen, et al.