Early British Balloon Posts. A record of the first attempts to carry mail by balloon in Great Britain, with a chapter on Dr. Barton and his dirigible airship.
by Pringle, John, M. D
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
Manchester: Privately Printed c 1930. Very Good. 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. 125 pp.; 8vo; original blue cloth stamped in gilt; numerous photographs, 3 facsimile color plates; reproductions; maps. Light wear to extremities; fading to cloth rear cover. .
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- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3837
- Title
- Early British Balloon Posts. A record of the first attempts to carry mail by balloon in Great Britain, with a chapter on Dr. Barton and his dirigible airship.
- Author
- Pringle, John, M. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Privately Printed c 1930
- Place of Publication
- Manchester
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- POSTAL, HISTORY, AVIATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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