Public Plunder: A history of Graft in America by David Loth - 1938-01-01

HB 8vo VG/-- 1st Ed. Index. Bibliography. ExLib. 436 pages. Black cloth boards with yellow letters and design. Only library markings are small (1.5") stamp on front and rear free end papers. Some spotting on edges.

Westport: Greenwood Press, 1970. hardcover. very good. 436pp. 8vo, green cloth. Westport: Greenwood Press, (1970). Very good<br/><br/>

New York: Carrick & Evans, Inc.. Near Fine. (c.1938). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [nice clean copy with minimal shelfwear; one-time owner's small embossed private librarystamp on ffep]. From the dust jacket blurb (NOT present on this copy of the book): "From the days of the land-hungry Colonial governors down to the New Deal bosses [the author] not only tells here the dramatic history of graft in this country, but also reveals the reason for its development and suggests the ends to which it may bring us. In lively detail, naming names and giving figures, the author shows us how one man almost cornered the wheat market while Washington's Continentals starved at Valley Forge. In contract he exposes the stupendous graft of the World War, how one shell cost many thousands of dollars and a handful of guns half a billion." .

Carrick & Evans. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket Former Library book. (Political Corruption, United States) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

New York: Carrick & Evans, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. Octavo. Has the 'A' on the copyright page. Original black designer cloth with yellow fist holding an Art Deco-style title. Of interest is the extensive bibliography and, in addition, coverage of the Capone Mob and New York rackets. A clean, unmarked, bright copy.