John Palmer of Bath Mail Coach Pioneer Being the Inner History of a Great Post Office Reform, 1782-1818 by Clear, Charles R - 1955

London: Blandford Press, 1955. Hardcover. Light wear to book; jacket rubbed & edgeworn with minor staining & some chipping.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 5¾" by 8¾".

London:: Blandford Press Ltd.,. Cvrs lightly creased at foot of bckstrp, o/w Very Good in trn DJ. (1955).. First Edition..

London: Blandford Press. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1955. Hardcover. DJ has a curved tear to the rear lower edge, small edge tears, and very slight foxing. Endpapers are foxed, outside page ends are lightly foxed. Owner's name and the date written on the front free endpaper. Price sticker discoloration on DJ front. ; Published in conjunction with The Postal History Society. .

London, Blandford Press, 1955.. First Edition; 8vo; pp. 109, 17 pages b/w plates, original blue cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, minor marks and a small closed tear to dustjacket, minor flecking to pages, a good copy.

London: Blandford Press Ltd. In Conjunction with The Postal History Society, 1955. 110 pp. Original blue covers w/ gilt title on spine. Spine sunned; bottom bumped. Natural toning to endpapers. Previous owner's name on half-title page. DJ lightly soiled w/ faint dampstain to bottom of spine. Mild edge wear. Illust. w/ b/w plates.. Hard Cover. Very Good-/Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London, England: Blandford Press Ltd.. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1955. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and there is noticeable toning to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks and small chips to the spine ends and corners. The reverse of the dust jacket has clear tape added by a former owner. "John Palmer of Bath (1742 – 16 August 1818) was a theatre owner and instigator of the British system of mail coaches that was the beginning of the great British post office reforms with the introduction of an efficient mail coach delivery service in Great Britain during the late 18th century. He was Mayor of Bath on two occasions and Comptroller General of the Post Office, and later served as… Read More

London: Blandford Press, Ltd./ Postal History Society, 1955 Book. Illus. by Photo Section and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Although mail was being distributed in some cases by stagecoach, the service was slow, drivers were immature and undependable, and robberies were frequent. John Palmer proposed quicker delivery accompanied by guards, at a slightly higher cost. After a week's trial the new plan was accepted. Palmer's troubles weren't over, but he and his system survived. 109 pp..