5 209 résultats
190139410Troy NY: E. H. Lisk 1901. Stapled wraps. 11pp. Original wrappers. Near fine.; 32mo. E. H. Lisk unknown
190558599London England: Great Western Railway ca. 1905. Oblong 4to. 11 x 8 in. 48 pp unpaginated. on thick card stock all leaves mounted on linen hinges w/ 38 original albumen & silver gelatin photographs mounted all sized from 6 x 8.25 in. and all with very strong contrast and bright images. Contemporary embossed green cloth over beveled boards ruling in blind minor shelfwear light bumping to couple corners very light occasional interior toning still NF exemplar. This exceptional Edwardian factory photo album offers contemporary images of several classes of steam locomotives purchased and operated by the Great Western Railway under the direction of both William Dean and G.J. Churchward. The images primarily focus on the 4-4-0 Express engines including the “City Class†‘Badminton Class†GWR 4100 “Atbara Class†“Bulldog Class†and the “Saint Class.†Photos depict such storied locomotives as the William Dean No. 100 built in 1902 and fore-runner of the 4-6-0 locomotives on the Great Western Railway which were 2-cylinder machines built with parallel boilers; the Vanguard 4-4-0 later renamed Cunard was designed at behest of Churchward and based on the William Dean design with coned boilers and by 1905 19 further similar locomotives had been purchased. Also present is a photo of the La France No. 102 a 4-4-2 locomotive built in 1903 by Societe Alsacienne de Construction Mecaniques Works Number 5409 purchased by Churchward to evaluate French locomotive engines and compounding practices. In actuality the La France did not offer any significant improvement to Albion No. 171 Churchward’s prototype 4-6-0. The “City Class†locomotives are represented here by the Bath No. 3433 Bristol No. 3435 Birmingham No. 3434 Chester No. 3436 and London 3439 all constructed in 1903 and most remaining in service until 1929-1931. The “Atbara Class†4-4-0 locomotives were built from 1898-1905 and these used names in the public eye during Great Britain’s colonial wars but all were relegated to non-express following 1922. Represented in these photos are the Kitchener No. 3377 a 4-4-0 built in 1900 Kimberley No. 3379 Ladysmith No. 3380 Ondurman No. 3384 Brisbane No. 3396 and Cape Town No. 3397. Two photos show the tragic Mafeking No. 3382 which was withdrawn from service in Sept. 1911 after a severe accident at Henley-in-Arden with both images showing the same 4-4-0 configuration. The “Bulldog Class†engines feature the Albert Brassey No. 3414 built in 1902 and the Reading No. 3449 built in Oct. 1903 and later renumbered 3387. The “Saint Class†locomotives designed by G.J. Churchward often have the 4-4-2 configuration before many were rebuilt from 1907-1912 as 4-6-0 Express Locomotives. These include the Albion Quicksilver Robins Bolitho Lord Palmer Winterstroke Robertson Kirkland the Coeur de Lion and the Lalla Rookh. Of additional interest are the Nos. 103 “President†and 104 “Alliance†built by French de Glehn-du Bosquet as 4-cylinder locomotives purchased in 1905 and similar to the Paris-Orleans 3001 Class. One of the photos shows the Kennet No. 3015 which was the express locomotive involved in the June 16 1900 Slough Rail Accident which resulted in killing 5 passengers and injuring over 35. The accident also forced the adoption of improved vacuum brake systems on locomotives and rolling stock in the United Kingdom. See: David Wragg GWR Handbook: The Great Western Railway 1923-47 2006; Laurence Waters Great Western Railway Gallery: A Pictorial Journey Through Time 2018; John Daniel The Great Western Archive 2013. Great Western Railway, hardcover
3010New York: The Company Printed by George F. Nesbit 1844. . 8vo pale blue wrappers front printed Five Holdings in OCLC New York: [The Company] Printed by George F. Nesbit, 1844. unknown
191960653New York San Francisco CA Portland & Baker OR Coeur d’Alene ID & Seattle WA: American Railway Express Co. Railway Express Agency Co. Washington-Alaska-Yukon Division Pacific-Mountain Division 1919-1965. Archive with over 100 separate pieces. Approx. 1400 pp sections leaves individual items paginated & unpaginated numbered & unnumbered sections separately and more printed on assorted paper stocks many w/ colour-tinting. Individual items largely all sleeved in mylar and preserved in 3-ring binders some items in their original bindings as found including large Folio sample catalogue which is an original re-purposing of a large Christmas greeting card catalogue as well as others in their original post-binders softcovers or more detailed list available upon request. This informative archive of sales literature and in-house forms documents and publications for the Western and Pacific Divisions of the storied Railway Express Co. whose Big Green trucks with the red emblems shipped a valuable package or money anywhere in the world prior to the 1970’s. They specialized in efficiently shipping daily thousands of perishables fragile items and things the customer wished picked up at their home and then traveling across the company’s vast rail network to San Francisco Toledo Bremerhaven Germany Okinawa Japan and further. This material documents the period of transition by the American Railway Express Co. which had been formed during World War I by combining the Great Northern Express Northern Express Western Express Adams Express American Express Wells Fargo and Southern Express into one giant company. In 1929 69 U.S. railroads organized the Railway Express Agency and purchased the American Railway Express Co. and its’ vast network to be all folded into the same company with each of the railroads owning 1000 shares of stock. This archive encompasses all of the labels forms documents and sales literature in order to train operate and thrive as a Railway Express Agent. Not only do the labels and documents specifically detail how to pack the railcars and trucks make claims on damaged materials they even include specific items such as 21 mostly originally sealed safe combinations & keys originally held and secured by the Money Dept. of the Railway Express Agency. Two “Record of Personal Property†logs document the sales of obsolete equipment surplus horses carriages wagons motorized trucks and railcars from the Nampa ID depot. Also present is a fascinating receipt book still preserving all the original 50 Foreign Money Orders sent as remittances from 1946-1957 by immigrants co-workers aid workers as well as family and friends many with original TLS and ALS receipts associated with the original senders. The 1919 “Route Directory†provides very scarce original documentation of the network of depots operated by the Express Company across Idaho Montana Oregon & Washington during and just after World War I when the business was in the transition towards the American Railway Express Co. many of the rail stations no longer operable or in existence. The sales promotion and development in-house magazines flyers and bulletins all offer essential tips on how agents during the Great Depression and beyond could raise sales and cultivate their promotional campaigns. They encouraged regular meetings elevating their “Live Wires†to lead with rousing sales pitches and promoting methods on raising the company’s presence in the “Private House Market†as well as “Selective selling for the Summer slump.†In addition there are small broadsides flyers and tips on advising how to ship baby chicks bees taking care that bee hives arrive intact and ready for use shipping apples & pears from Oregon Washington Idaho & Montana farmers and packing houses as well as handling fragile glass packages. It is very apparent when reading through all of the material that the American Railway Express followed by the Railway Express ran a very tight ship with active auditing departments specific forms for nearly everything and very tight controls over who could enter and operate within their secure shipping railcars. Almost none of these original labels documents periodicals or other in-house publications appear in any institutional collections; Worldcat locates a few similar titles from the 1940’s through 1950’s at Stanford Univ. of Missouri St. Louis Northwestern and the Hagley. American Railway Express Co., Railway Express Agency, Co., Washington-Alaska-Yukon Division, Pacific-Mountain Division, paperback
189133779York PA: York Daily Print 1891. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. Three title pages. First title page - "Broke Down: What I Should Do. Ready Reference and Key for Locomotive Engineers and Firemen Round House Machinists Conductors Train Hands and Inspectors" dated 1890. 64 pages. The second title page "Key to Ready Reference For Locomotive Engineers and Firemen" dated 1888. Pages 3-34 2 pages memoranda 8 pages "Description of the Operations of Westinghouse Air Pump Brake Valve and Triple Valves". Third title page "Ready Reference for Stationary Engineers and Firemen" dated 1891. 30 pages. Illustrations. Black cloth hardcover with gilt title and train illustration on the front cover. Thin cracks to the text block. Missing large fold-out in back. Previous owners inscription on the front paste down and rear paste down - "J. M. Ketcham Grand Rapids Mich G.R. & I.R.R. York Daily Print hardcover
3007New York: The Company 1833. . 8vo self-wrappers 3 holding libraries in OCLC New York: The Company, 1833. unknown
2938St. Louis Mo.: The Company 1872. . 8vo pale blue wrappers front printed This copy has been marked up for another printing by an unknown hand using the ititials "EW" St. Louis, Mo.: The Company, 1872. unknown
2999Boston: The Company; Wright & Potter Printing Co. 1888. . 8vo pale orange wrappers front printed; has been folded vertically Boston: The Company]; Wright & Potter Printing Co., 1888. unknown
3013New York: The Company by Tubbs Nesmith & Teall Printers 1854. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed Sabin 32767 New York: [The Company] by Tubbs, Nesmith & Teall, Printers, 1854. unknown
2989London: The Company by Truebner & Co. 1857. . 8vo pale-green printed wrappers London: [The Company] by Truebner & Co., 1857. unknown
2623Berkeley Calif.: University of California Chronicle 1922. . 8vo self-wrappers; rubberstamp of the California State Library Law Dept. on the first page of text and on the back cover. Five holdings in OCLC. Off-print from the "University of California Chronicle" Vol. XCXIV No. 4 pp. 465-496 [Berkeley, Calif.]: University of California Chronicle, 1922. unknown
192660710Louisville KY & Chicago IL: Louisville & Nashville R.R. Poole Bros. 1926. 12mo. 5.2 x 7.5 in. 31 1 pp. printed throughout in lime-green & blue. Colour-illustrated title numerous blue-tinted photos throughout 1 colour map on verso of last leaf 1 large folding panoramic pictorial map of the New Orleans Gulf Coast shoreline. Colour-illustrated softcovers minor shelfwear & rubbing at spine very slight scuffing still VG copy. First edition of this nicely illustrated travel brochure for the L&N Railroad celebrating the amenities and sites in New Orleans featuring the French Quarter Mardi Gras city parks & golf courses. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad was originally established in 1850 and would eventually extend ist reach to St. Louis Memphis Atlanta and New Orleans and in 1902 J.P. Morgan delivered control of the L&N to the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad remaining a subsidiary until 1971. Louisville & Nashville R.R., [Poole Bros.], paperback
2605Boston: The Company 1892. . Narrow 8vo timetable format; self-wrappers. Not found in OCLC. Boston: [The Company], 1892. unknown
186731696Chicago: Spalding & La Montes Printers and Stationers Successors to Garden City Printing and Blank Book Company 1867. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Wraps. 70 pages. Folding Annual Locomotive Report for 1866-7. Original printed stitched peach wraps with title on the front cover. Light shelf wear to wraps. Old ink name top of front cover is that of Charles Perkins. Report reviews activities and expenditures of the railway with discussion of westward connections. <br /> <br /> From wikipedia: Charles Elliott Perkins November 24 1840 — November 8 1907 was an American businessman and president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad. He was so well respected that historian Richard Overton wrote "From the time that Charles Elliott Perkins became vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy 1876 . until he resigned as president in 1901 he was the Burlington." <br /> <br /> Chicago Ante-Fire imprints 1154. Spalding & La Montes, Printers and Stationers, (Successors to Garden City Printing and Blank Book Company) unknown
2995Memphis: The Company 1872. . 8vo pale purple printed wrappers somewhat faded; "Duplicate" rubberstamp on front cover Memphis: The Company, 1872. unknown
2472Boston: The Company Alfred Mudge & son Printers 1878. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed some minor fragments missing from the bottom margin of the first few leaves not affecting text One holding library only in OCLC. Lists all capital expenditures for the year bridge building and other repairs; a breakdown of all shipments sent and the usual financial disclosures Boston: [The Company] Alfred Mudge & son Printers, 1878. unknown
2687Chicago: The Company Poole Bros. Printers and Engravers 1896. . Large 8vo buff printed wrappers back pictorial; some chipping and soiling to wrappers. First published in 1887. Many of the illustrations are engraved after the photographs Jackson took on his trip with Ernest Ingersoll and which were published in Ingersoll's "Crest of the Continent". The copyright for Ingersoll's book and the present one were both give to S. K. Hooper the Passenger Agent for the railroaD. Chicago: [The Company] Poole Bros., Printers and Engravers, 1896. unknown
2579Washington D.C.: Printed by Lemuel Towers 1859. . 8vo disbound; gutter showing evidence of previous pamphlet binding; first and last leaves no long conjugate; ink spots on final page which is age-darkened. [Washington, D.C.]: Printed by Lemuel Towers, , 1859. unknown
2992St. Louis: The Company:Printed by Buxton & Skinner 1905. . Large 8vo printed color stiff wrappers; back wrapper somewhat soiled Microfilm holdings only in OCLC At the foot of the front cover is the legend " Presented to the Confederate Veterans at their Re-Union Loouisville Ky. June 14th 1905 with the Compliments of the Passenger Department "Cotton Belt Route". Ownership signature of "E. W. Winkler" St. Louis: The Company:Printed by Buxton & Skinner , 1905. unknown
36648Savannah: Central of Georgia Railway. The Matthews-Northup Co. complete Art Printing House n.d. Brochure. Fair. Oblong string tied brochure. 36 pages including the cover. Illustrated with photographs of fruits buildings trains people etc. Map of Central Georgia Railway in back. Ink stamp name of "Worcester Office 396 Main St. Worcester J. F. Healy Agt." on the title page. Front cover edge creased and detached. Rear cover edge creased with a couple of small tears. Interior contents are clean. Obscure agricultural promotion published by Central Georgia Railway. Central of Georgia Railway. The Matthews-Northup Co., complete Art Printing House unknown
194961244Denver Colorado:: Rocky Mountain Railroad Club 1949. embossed string-tied album. . Fine. Oblong 8vo. 16 photographs mounted with photo-corners each with a typed identifying caption. . With a hand-produced title leaf in red and black. This album appears to have produced in a very few copies for members of the Club. Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, unknown
2987New York: The Company. Evening Post Steam Presses 1876. . 8vo brown cloth over limp boards front cover lacking INSCRIBED by James H. Storrs on the title New York: [The Company]. Evening Post Steam Presses, 1876. hardcover
2632Chicago: The Company 1889. . Chicago: [The Company], 1889. unknown
2887New York: D. Appleton & Co. 1869. . Tall 8vo dark green cloth spine gilt The Second Part of this volume contains Henry Stevens' "Historical and Geographical Notes 143-1869. Dedicated to Marshall O. Roberts who has inscribed this volume to Henry Wicoff on the blank preceding the title New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1869. hardcover
2998S.l.: The Company 1857. . Single card stock printed on one side only 7 x 4 3/8 inches With the notation that this was to "be used only on the 2d June" and that "The regular Passenger and Freight Trains East and West will be run as usual upon this day. S.l.: The Company, 1857. unknown
