first edition Hardcover
1926 · Cleveland
by HAFEN, LEROY R.
Cleveland: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1926. Previous owner's western motif book-plate front pastedown. Top edge gilt. Seven full-page plates with tissue-guards and a folding map, all in fine condition. 361pp. Chapters on establishment and early development of postal service, the Ocean Mail, Butterfield Overland Mail, the Pony Express, Indian peril, days of the stage-coach, and more. See Howes H-11 and Rittenhouse 267. . First Edition. Green Cloth. Minor Edge and Corner Wear/No Dust Jacket. Large Octavo.
(Inventory #: 014267)