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Ephemera. Condition: Very Good. An early Pickford & Co. advertising leaflet promoting daily goods carriage by canal fly boats and horse-drawn road caravans. Emphasising regularity and prompt delivery, it illustrates the coordinated transport services supporting British commerce before the railway age, during the firmâs expansion under Joseph Baxendale. Undated, but circa 1829. An original advert sheet, folded to make three printed pages, with a map of the land and canal routes used, Pickford's Public Notice, and a long list of all the town serviced to the reverse. Size: 15 x 24 cms. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Ephemera; New Arrivals; Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.…