1981, First Edition - First Printing, Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 226 pages. Large size: 10-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches.
From the Dust Jacket, “From the first airborne letter, written by George Washington and carried aboard a balloon from Philadelphia in 1793, to the complex network of air mail services we take for granted today, here is the complete story of the tremendous achievements of air mail entrepreneurs and aviators…. With hundreds of postage stamps, covers, and other official markings reproduced in exacting color, dramatic black-and-white photographs of personalities and historic moments in air mail history…and a detailed bibliography, this book will be an indispensable reference source for every aviation buff and philatelist.”
Hardcover book in Like New condition, tight and clean with no marks. Pages are clean and white. Blue covers with gilt titles on the spine and colorless airplane impression on the front are sharp and clean. Dust jacket is in Like New condition with minor rubbing.
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