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This Philatelic postal history stamp book, The Posted Letter in Colonial and Revolutionary America 1628 - 1790, Alex Braaker, Coordinator, American Philatic Research library, State College, PA, 1975, 1st edition, hard cover, blue cloth with gold, 8 3/4 X 11 1/4, about 650 pages, is fully illustrated with machine copies. It is typed and includes a pocket in the back containing a copy of an early postal rate chart. This book is the classic reference for Colonial American philatelic stamp study and covers both the postal operations, known markings and covers and information about the letters sent which make very interesting reading. The book has light yellowing and soil on the outside of the pages, a very faint red pencil (?) mark, 2", on the front cover, the rest is in excellent condition.
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