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1810ref. 23647Washington: Printed for the General Post-Office 1810. Early Postal Laws Early American post office laws including instructions to post masters an act for establishing post roads with descriptions of the routes in the various states and rules governing all aspects of mail delivery. Dbd. Couple of light dampstains in margins. Some foxing. Still very good. SHAW & SHOEMAKER 21793. unknown books
1846ref. 74193Washington D. C.: Ritchie & Heiss. Very Good. 1846. Pamphlet. 29TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION. SENATE 306 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. April 20 1846. Submitted and Ordered to be Printed. Mr. Semple made the following Report. Post Office and Postal Roads. 47 p. This government document/pamphlet is dis-bound. The contents show some toning from printing off-setting. Good for reading or reference. . Ritchie & Heiss unknown books
1805ref. 101503Pamphlet 8vo removed dbd 7 pp. Removed partially disbound ink numbers in upper right corners some wear or small chips at extremities moderate aging and browning; good or better. Gideon Granger 1767-1822 provides information on what would be involved in terms of costs for carrying mail between Fayetteville North Carolina to Charleston South Carolina. Granger born in Connecticut and a Yale graduate would become the Post-Master General under President Thomas Jefferson. While he would fail in a congressional bid in 1798 he would eventually serve in the New York Senate in 1820-1821. ANB. books
1878ref. 1008308vo pamphlet two parts removed disbound XLII 122 62 pp. Pamphlet is removed but text is complete first signature almost detached from block normal aging and toning. This work contains a massive amount of information relating to using railroads to transport mail across the continent. As part of the analysis in supporting railway mail service the special commission provides charts that show profits and expenses for 114 railroad companies and postal statistics between 1789 and 1877. The costs relating to delivering mail by rail are shown in a few ways including the transport costs per foot of train. Interestingly the pamphlet touches on the skills and importance of postal clerks and suggests that they should not be fired except for cause. Government Printing Office, books
1844ref. 73074Washington D. C.: GPO. Very Good. 1844. Softcover. Interesting original 8 page government document detailing a claim made by postal carrier Milus W. Dickey who had a contract to deliver the mail from Maysville Ky. to Lexington Ky. -- but the contract was annulled in Mr. Dickey's view without sufficient cause. This is the committee report which ultimately recommends that the government give Mr. Dickey back pay. According to the report Mr. Dickey delivered the mail by means of a four horse post-coach. . GPO paperback books
1988ref. 114434Éditions Jean-Pierre Gyss, Schirmeck, 1988. 33 x 24,5 cm ; Pp.
1991ref. 119734Musée de la Poste, Paris, 1991. 13 Bl. ; 29,5 x 21 cm ; broschiert.
1989ref. 119665Musée de la Poste, Paris, 1989. 211 S. ; 30,5 x 22 cm ; Leinen.
1989ref. 119672Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos, España, 1989. 6 Bl. ; 23,5 x 16,5 cm ; kart. ;
1990ref. 119667Fabrical Oberthur, Rennes, 1990. 91 S. ; 33 x 25 cm ; Leinen.
1990ref. 120575Amis de l'Histoire des P.T.T. d'Alsace, Strasbourg, 1990. 64 S. ; 21 cm ; kart. ;
1990ref. 116582Braunschweig: Georg Westermann Verlag, 1990. 130 S. 18,5 cm ; kart. ;
1785ref. 60619Faenza, Gioseffantonio Archi, 1785. 4°. Mit einigen Holzschn.-Vignetten u. -Initialen, 2 gefalt. Holzschn.-Tafeln u. einer gefalt. Kupfertafel. XXXII, 300 S.; 218 S., 1 Bl., HPgmt.-Bde. d. Zt. m. goldgepr. Rückenschildern u. dreiseitigem Rotschnitt.
1753ref. 48307Venezia (Venedig), Luigi Pavini, 1753. Kl.-8°. 9 Bll., 342 S., Interims-Kart. d. Zt. m. durchzogenen Bünden.
1558ref. 57339Venedig, Francesco Bindoni, 1558. 8°. Mit Holzschn.-Titelvignette u. einigen Holzschn.-Initialen. 8 Bll., 285 S., 1 weißes Bl., Mod. Pgmt. m. goldgepr. Rückenschild.
1963ref. 51536Strassbourg. 1963. 102, XVI Seiten. Mit zahlreichen faks. Abbildungen u. Dokumenten. Dekorativ vergoldeter OLwd.-Einband. (Einband teils fleckig. Bibliotheks-Exemplar) 23x18 cm
ref. 57175117-75Used - Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. unknown
2019ref. x-0367190516Taylor & Francis 2019. Hardcover. New. 252 pages. 9.01x5.98x0.67 inches. Taylor & Francis hardcover
ref. 68707271-75Elsevier. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Elsevier unknown
1978ref. SBBIH-KXLWG4VLRJYVBallantine Books 1978. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Ballantine Books paperback
1991ref. x-030644044XPlenum Pub Corp 1991. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 168 pages. 9.90x6.50x0.60 inches. Plenum Pub Corp hardcover
1993ref. x-0306444003Plenum Pub Corp 1993. Hardcover. New. 142 pages. 9.61x6.69x0.38 inches. Plenum Pub Corp hardcover
2011ref. x-146129259XSpringer US 2011. Paperback. New. 484 pages. 9.02x5.98x1.05 inches. Springer US paperback
2011ref. x-1461290309Springer US 2011. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 218 pages. 9.01x5.98x0.50 inches. Springer US paperback
2012ref. x-1461360501Springer Verlag 2012. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 339 pages. 11.05x8.30x0.82 inches. Springer Verlag paperback