North Atlantic Mail Sailings 1840-75
Canton, Ohio: US Philatelic Classics Society, 1988. First American Edition. Quarto. 28cm. Publsiher's dark blue leatherette titled in gilt to spine and front board. Dustjacket. [xii]; 419pp. Strong and bright, very light wear to extremities; internally clean and fresh, illustrated throughout; in a clean, strong example of the dustjacket with some very light creasing and wear to the spine ends. A near fine copy.
A rather lavish, necessarily niche and specialized history of mail ship crossings during the middle third of the 19th century, as sail gave way to steam, and traversal of the north Atlantic grew more necessary, faster, and more efficient.
Price: $200.00