New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company (1938) 392 pp. Original blue cloth covers. Top corners and spine ends slightly bumped. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous owner's name on front blank endpaper. Faint dampstain to top edges of first few leaves, not affecting any text. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ wear, tear, and chipping to edges. Illust. w/ a b/w frontispiece of the author.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 6833
Title: BEHIND THE BALLOTS: The Personal History of a Politician
Author: Farley, James A
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Keywords: BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY FARLEY JAMES JIM A. ALOYSIUS 1888 1976 POLITICIANS HEAD DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE POSTMASTER GENERAL POLITICS GOVERNMENT 1933 1945 PARCTICAL POLITICS STATESMEN 20TH TWENTIETH CENTURY PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN 1932 NEW DEAL POST OFF
Bookseller catalogs: Autobiography; Politics;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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