[Wirkberg, John]

Recueil polyglotte des expressions postales les plus usitees en francais, en allemand, en anglais, en russe, en suedois, et en finnois, avec quelque expressions correspondentes en italien et en espagnol.

Helsingfors: imprimerie centrale d'Helsingfors, 1902. First edition, 8vo, pp. vi, [2], 96; original limp red calf, gilt lettering on upper cover; small stain on upper cover, gift inscription on floral flyleaf; otherwise very good. "Being unable to find any book containing in several languages the postal terms during my stay abroad, which was partly spent with the view of studying the different postal systems; I have published this work, in the hope, that it may be of some use to post office officials" (afterword). Not in NUC: an enlarged edition appeared in 1924 (one copy only). 2 copies in OCLC, one in Germany and one in Japan. Item #12423

Price: $175.00