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194517044Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing 1945. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong folio book of superb black and white photographs of steam locomotives. Book ten in this publisher's series of books on trains. Plastic comb binding. Light wear to stiff card covers else a very good plus example. Beautiful large scale photos. <br/><br/> Kalmbach Publishing paperback books
193115343Princeton: Princeton University Press 1931. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. Quarto. 36 pp. Illustrated with diagrams. A very good copy in printed stapled wrappers. A "Compliments of William C. Dickerman" card laid into this copy. Uncommon. <br/><br/> Princeton University Press paperback books
19791361Chicago. 1979 Lg. 4to. Profusely illustrated with photographs schematics maps etc. A collection of selected articles published between 1915 and 1935 which review in detail the application of electric propulsion systems to rail transportation. These articles had very limited printings and describe a period of considerable activity and interest to historians in this field. A fascinating book. Fine in Near Fine dustwrapper. unknown books
1904551491904. TRAINS. ZEITSCHRIFT DES VEREINES DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE. Redakteur: Dr. Th. Peters. Band 48 1904. This volume only. Mit 23 Tafelin 14 Textblattern und rd. 4300 Figuren im Text. Berlin: Selbstverlag des Vereines. 4to. purple cloth backed in calf; marbled edges. xxvi 985-2012pp. Leather is scuffed especially at spine. Text is sound 17 fold-outs. A very good copy. unknown books
18607334Chicago: Cameron Amberg & Co. Printers; and Shober & Carqueville Lithographers 1860. Trade card 13 x 7.5 cm. printed both sides the verso in chromolithography depicting the interior of a dining car with tables set in anticipation of the passengers' meals. Text on the recto reads "These Dining and Restaurant Cars run on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad between Chicago and Omaha are in all respects the most luxurious traveling conveniences on the American continent. A bottle of fine French wine is served for an additional fifteen cents with an Extra Fine Meal for which only seventy-five cents is charged. Passengers will bear in mind that these are not the commonly-called Hotel Cars with their attendant high prices and bed-room odors. Our Dining Cars are used for no other purpose. All meals on Overland Trains are served in them. A. Smith Sup't Dining Car Line." The company became the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1866 the company changed names frequently. In the mid-1870s the company established its Chicago-Omaha route. As such this card likely dates between the mid-1860s and mid-1870s. The railroad became known for introducing the first "elegant" dining cars to passenger trains and the lithograph on this trade card by Shober & Carqueville Lithographers of Chicago exudes elegance indeed. No tears folds or bends; slight glue residue on back. Cameron, Amberg & Co., Printers; [and] Shober & Carqueville Lithographers unknown books
284715Full Leather. Very Good binding. A copy of Volume I only of The Wabash Railroad Company and Wabash Railway Company Mortgages Equipment Agreements Agreements Matured or Retired. A highly detailed collection of complete legal financial agreements made between 1901 and 1915 between the Wabash Railroad and Railway Companies and the Continental Trust Company of New York Blair & Co. Bankers Trust Company the Equitable Trust Company of New York the Colonial Trust Company of Pittsburgh Central Trust Company of New York Bowling Green Trust Company J. C. van Blarcom James B. Forgan Lee Higginson & Co. City Trust Co. Industrial Trust Co. The First Trust and Savings Bank Old Colony Trust Company and the United States Mortgage and Trust Company. Notes on the agreements and how they were completed written in ink by a previous owner on some divisional title pages. Titling tabs attached by the binder on the fore edge of the divisional title pages; titling stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine. Some wear to the binding; beginnings of separation to the bottom of the front joint. Black flexible leather with 'President' stamped in gilt beneath the titling on the front cover. Very Good binding. unknown books
193373809New York: The South Manchuria Railway Company 1933. A promotional piece extolling "The Progress of Manchuria" following the establishment of Manchukuo a puppet state of the Empire of Japan in northeast China and Inner Mongolia produced in conjunction with the 1933 Century of Progress International Exposition at Chicago. Established in 1906 the Japanese-owned and operated South Manchuria Railway Company or Mantetsu for short was charged with a government-like role in managing the rail transportation and urban planning after the Japanese invasion in 1931.<br/><br/>"It is conceded by all that the rapid industrial agricultural and educational development of Manchuria during the past 28 years is chiefly due to Japanese investments and the enterprise of her industrialists and skilled technicians. In all this important work the South Manchuria Railway Company has taken the lead and it is largely through the foresight confidence and intelligence of the administration of this great artery of commerce that has made Manchuria a prosperous and peaceful land for the past twenty years. This explains why the great migration of nearly 8000000 to Manchuria took place in the last few years. Here they found a land of peace and plenty until the war lords taxed and exploited them to the limit so they declared their independence as did the Americans in 1776."<br/><br/>This folding brochure opens to a railway map of the region which shows four sections under construction. There are also 12 photographic images highlighting Manchuria's historic sights modern infrastructure and abundant resources. Printed in color on a 12" x 18" sheet of white paper that folds to 4" x 9" 12 panels. A fine fresh example with just a hint of edgewear. Scarce OCLC locates only three holdings Michigan National Library of Australia Canadian Centre for Architecture. The South Manchuria Railway Company unknown books
1849183398London England: The Railway Times 1849. Hardcover. Fair boards detached; leather worn & rubbing off. textblock spine has partial layer of binding materials; textblock feels fairly secure w/ glue & string holding; cover endpapers & title pgs detached; otherwise pgs intact. marbled paper boards w/ leather spine & corners. 1316 pgs w/ bw illustrations; triple column printing. This compendium of The Railway Times for 1849 begins with No.575 Volume XX-No.1 from Saturday January 6 to No.626 Volume XII-No.52 Saturday December 29 1849. This is a rebinding candidate or reading copy only. A fascinating treasure trove of British railway business information for the locomotive aficionado. Pages are filled with business proposals legal updates finances technology updates and letters to the editiors. Many illustrations of parts and advertisements. The Railway Times hardcover books
40454n. p.: The Milwaukee Road Union Pacific Railroad Norfolk & WEstern Ry. and Southern Pacific Co. n. d. Blue red and black ink printed on white paper & envelopes. Near Fine. Stationary sheet folded once. Small illustration of a speeding rail to stationary. Stationary: 7-3/4" x 5-3/8" <br/><br/>Includes piece of stationary 1 small envelope and 1 larger envelope. [The Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific Railroad, Norfolk & WEstern Ry., and Southern Pacific Co.] unknown books
195840361London Ontario / Toronto / Winnipeg: The London and Port Stanley Railway / British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. / Montreal and Southern Counties Railway / Canadian National Railways 1958. White paper printed in black lettering. Moderate wear to paper age-toning creasing and light soiling apparent. Withal an about VG collection. 10 items of varying pages each. Charts and spreadsheets located throughout. Varying sizes: 12" x 7-1/2" 10-3/4" x 16" oblong 8-5/8" x 25" oblong 18-1/4" x 29-7/8" oblong. <br/><br/>Includes: 10 timetables from varying companies. British Columbia Electric Railway Company - 7 timetables nos. 69 71 72 2x 73 74 & 76 London and Port Stanley Railway - 1 timetable no. 68 Montreal and Southern Counties Railway - 1 timetable no. 78 Canadian National Railways - 1 timetable no. 53. These timetables provide an all-around sense of the Canadian Railways in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The London and Port Stanley Railway / British Columbia Electric Railway Company Ltd. / Montreal and Southern Counties Railway / unknown books
195540440Berlin Canada: Grand River Railway 1955. 1st printings. Buff paper printed with black ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning edgewear with light creasing and chipping no losses to text. Bottom of advertisement torn. An about VG collection. 3 items each of folded single sheets. Single black and white photographic image to advertisement. Varying sizes. <br/><br/>This collection includes: Grand Railway's "The Lake Erie and Northern Railway" Timetables No. 29 & 62 and a "Last Call" Interurban Jaunt advertisement for a farewell trip to the Lake Erie & Northern Railway and the Grand River Railway on May 1 1955. Grand River Railway unknown books
195540432Denver CO: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company 1955. 1st printings. Beige printed paper wrappers stapled. Light wear to paper faint creasing. A VG set. One of 10 pp. one of 14. Charts housed within. 10-1/2" x 9-3/8" <br/><br/>"The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading with a motto of Through the Rockies not around them and later Main line through the Rockies both referring to the Rocky Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line in the United States over the 10240 feet 3120 m Tennessee Pass in Colorado and the famed routes through the Moffat Tunnel and the Royal Gorge. At its height around 1890 the D&RG had the largest operating narrow gauge railroad network in North America. Known for its independence the D&RGW operated the last private intercity passenger train in the United States the Rio Grande Zephyr." Wikipedia. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company unknown books
19501809Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1950. Color map 48.5 cm x 80 cm on a single sheet 51 cm x 81 cm Light overall wear. Very good. Map shows the routes of The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System. The reverse is blank. The Kolob section of Zion NP is listed as a National Monument it was incorporated into the park in 1956. Rand McNally & Company unknown books
194240373Chicago IL: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co 1942. 1st printings presumed. White paper printed with black ink. Modest wear to paper light edgewear and age-toning. A few closed tears and chips to Time Table 66. Withal a VG collection showing a span of 10 years in the railroad's schedules. 5 items each of varying pages. Large b/w illustrated map to rear of 4 time tables. Spreadsheets located throughout. Oblong formats. Avg: 10-3/4" x 13-1/2" <br/><br/>The Santa Fe railway was chartered on February 11 1859 to join Atchison and Topeka Kansas with Santa Fe New Mexico. In its early years the railroad opened Kansas to settlement. Because long stretches of its main line traverse areas without water Santa Fe was one of the first buyers of diesel locomotives for freight service. It was the Santa Fe Railway that helped to make Baldwin Locomotives obsolete. The railroad was known for its passenger trains and for the on-line eating houses and dining cars that were operated by Fred Harvey. Collection Includes: time table nos. 66 70 76 82 & 118. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co unknown books
1919816St. Louis MO: The Texas Railway Guide Company 1919. Softcover. Good. Published by The Texas Railway Guide Company of St. Louis Missouri the map measures 23" x 23" 570 x 570 mm. Staining and tears along the folds else near very good. Professionally matted and framed. WITH THE RARE BOOKLET: 8vo. 136 pp. Original self-wrappers chipped lower cover chipped with significant loss; textblock browned and brittle but SUITABLE FOR EXHIBITION AND STUDY. ¶ Very scarce railroad map of Texas which also includes parts of Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Mexico. Delineated are counties major cities and also small cities that held a prominent place along certain railroads. The scale of the map is approximately 10 miles to 1/4 in. OUR COPY CONTAINS THE RARE BOOKLET the full title of which is: "Texas and Oklahoma railway and hotel official guide: containing the official time tables of all railway lines operating in Texas and Oklahoma also useful and valuable information for the traveling public for shippers and for railway men generally." This excellent guide is of further interest in the abundance of woodcut illustrations of actual hotels many most of which have been destroyed. The Texas Railway Guide Company unknown books
1888WRCAM14797Philadelphia 1888. 39pp. Original front printed wrapper rear and spine lacking dbd. from larger volume. Signatures separated else good. Gives the terms of the mortgage. unknown books
1878WRCAM14796Np 1878. 24pp. Crude modern wrapper stapled. Ex-lib. with perforation stamp on front wrapper rubberstamp in text and number on titlepage bit tanned. Good. Discusses the route of the railway and its projected costs as well as the provisions of the Texas and Pacific Railway bills then before the Committee. unknown books
18831393148TH Cong. 1st Sess.: SED27. 1883. 32 14 pp. Disbound. Very Good. SED27. unknown books
3040Washington: S.n. 1877. . 8vo white wrappers front printed Washington: S.n., 1877. unknown books
1888WRCAM13837Philadelphia 1888. 38pp. Original printed wrappers. Wraps darkened and chipped top margin considerably chipped with no loss of text old fold. A decent copy printed on bad paper. In a folding cloth box leather label. The Mercantile Trust Company makes claims to security in property of the Railway including holdings in New Orleans. The property is described in detail. Also printed are the articles of the new mortgage and documents of certification of New York and Louisiana. hardcover books
3036New York: The Company 1870. . Folio fold on pale purple paper slight separation in fold New York: The Company, 1870. unknown books
183545066New-York: William A. Mercein & Son 1835. First Edition. Octavo 23cm.; disbound; 16pp. Recently staplebound brief red ink note to upper cover else Very Good and fresh. Includes the original act of 1826 as well as the 1828 and 1831 supplements which connected the Pennsylvania Canal to the Allegheny Portage Railroad. The line eventually used by the Delaware Lackawanna and Western rail companies was surveyed by the railroad speculator William Henry and began at Pittston running to the junction of the Susquehanna and Lackawanna rivers. SABIN 93918. William A. Mercein & Son unknown books
186776723Washington D. C.: Publisher Not Stated. Good. 1867. Hardcover. This item has been removed from a larger binding with some wear/remnants to the spine. There is some toning to the page edges with a damp-stain to the lower right corner of the first few pages. . (Publisher Not Stated) hardcover books
18679683Saint Paul: Ramaley & Hall 1867. Original printed dark blue wrappers clipped at upper corner of front wrap some wear. 15pp. Folding Map of the St. Paul & Chicago Railway Connecting the Railway System of Minnesota and the Hudson Bay Company's Territory with Chicago and the East. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Road offers bonds to finance the construction of the "railway from St. Paul to Winona one hundred and one miles where it will connect with the present system of railroads leading to Chicago and Milwaukee." The route will be through a number of towns "sustained by a very rich agricultural back country" and is "almost upon an air line from St. Paul to Winona La Crosse Madison and Chicago." <br/>FIRST EDITION. 135 Eberstadt 532. Not in Modelski Phillips Maps of America. Ramaley & Hall unknown books
189925554St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. 1899. 38pp folding map of the railroad and connecting lines. Original printed wrappers light dust and wear small rubberstamp at head of front wrap original staples. Very Good. <br/><br/> All material on the Road's financial condition with a map depicting its route and connecting lines.<br/>OCLC 251864058 1-AAS 187467966 1-PAU-serial 7984345 11-serial. Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. unknown books
