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.

Pringle, John, M. D.

Published by Privately Printed c 1930, Manchester, 1930

Condition: Used - Very good Hardcover

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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 with a small spot.

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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.

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Privately Printed c 1930, Manchester

Publication Date

1930

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Hardcover

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First Edition.

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Very Good

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In addition to the home office, I have two spaces at Booktown Books in Grass Valley, a co-op of some 8 booksellers. Also, I remain connected with my old bookstall now run by 34 Trinity Arts & News in downtown San Francisco at 34 Trinity Place near Montgomery between Bush & Sutter Streets.

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