1930 Couriers of the Clouds: The Romance of Air Mail

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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, eight colour plates, and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A work telling the story of air mail across America through vivid illustrations, with historically accurate tales of the trials of introducing air mail to the country, and the many successes for the pilots involved. From the introduction of the system, to the ideas for the air mail of tomorrow. Written and illustrated by Edward Shenton, an American illustrator, author, editor, poet, and teacher.