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189946027New York: Macmillan Company 1899. First Edition. 12mo 17.5cm.; publisher's green pictorial cloth stamped in red yellow white and gilt top edge gilt; vi334pp. Board extremities a bit rubbed and corners bumped yellow portion of upper cover very slighly effaced else Very Good and sound. Inscribed and signed on front free endpaper: "For Hollis W Field / With the compliments of / Samuel Merwin." One of two novels produced by the Merwin-Webster collaboration this on the railway industry which had a notable effect on Frank Norris's own novel "The Octopus" published two years later. WRIGHT III 3708. Macmillan Company unknown books
1868026173London: London & North Western Railway 1868. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. Timetable March 1868 front timetable sheet printed on a buff-orange paper with attached folded A3 sheet centre fold map"Map of the London & North Western Railway and its Communication" reverse "Map Shewing London & North Western Railway and its connections in the Neighbourhood of London". and to the rear two small maps to the final side are entitled Enlarged Plan of the London & North Western Railway - between Liverpool Manchester & Leeds and Enlarged Plan of the London & North Western Railway Between Rugby Birmingham Stafford & Shrewsbury. ; thought to be number XV from a series of timetables. A little edge wear and marking to maps no inscriptions appears to have been part of a larger timetable book. London & North Western Railway Paperback
186362840Paris, Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie 1863 In-8 relié 22 cm sur 14, demi-chagrin, plats percaline verte, dos à nerfs et caissons dorés, filets à froid sur les plats. 6 planches dépliantes en fin de volume. 532 pages. Un coin lég. émoussé. Infimes rousseurs sur les planches. Bon exemplaire.
1884ZB4208561884. 32 pp. softcover disbound. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. paperback
186734814Washington DC: n.p. 1867. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. 11 pages 1 page blank. Spine taped in two places. Light toning to the contents. A report laying out the benefits of a building a railroad for the arsenal. n.p. unknown
1880811Montreal P.Q.: Canada Railway News Co 1880. Boards. Good. 16mo square 5 7/8" x 5"; accordion fold 24pp; gilt-stamped red pebbled paper over board elaborate gilt border surrounding title including two griffins and an urn blind stamped rear board; black cloth spine; 12 glazed accordion folded panels printed grey chromolithograph illustrations one side only; bumping to corners scuffing to boards cloth on spine separated at front board head and tail but binding holding tight light soiling and creasing to pages light foxing to rear pastedown and verso last page a few folds with small separations at head or tail; good. Half-page width triptych of the town of St. John from Fort Howe illustrations including important buildings churches private residences bridges harbor view parks and street scenes around St. John. Canada Railway News Co unknown
18661008228vo pamphlet original printed wrappers 20 pp. Wrappers with some tears and chips at the extremities a 1x3 piece missing from top of front wrapper notation on front wrapper front wrapper and title page partially detached small tear in the middle that runs through not affecting text or particularly visible middle crease number and library stamp on title page some minor soiling normal aging; still a good or better copy. The Philadelphia and Reading represents one of the nation's oldest railroads with its roots going back to 1832. The Atlantic and Great Western is a railroad that would merge and morph several times and become the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad. The present agreement is actually between several railroad companies and the goal appears to be to share rail and transport to Philadelphia. H.G.Leisenring's Steam Printing House,
189267136Chicago:: Knight Leonard & Co. Printers 1892. publisher's wrappers illustrated in brown red and green. Slight soiling to wrappers; otherwise fine. 12mo. Illustrated; maps. Compliments of the Mexican National R. R. the Shortest Quickest and Most Picturesque Route between Mexico and the United States. Knight, Leonard & Co., Printers, unknown
18661008228vo pamphlet original printed wrappers 20 pp. Wrappers with some tears and chips at the extremities a 1x3 piece missing from top of front wrapper notation on front wrapper front wrapper and title page partially detached small tear in the middle that runs through not affecting text or particularly visible middle crease number and library stamp on title page some minor soiling normal aging; still a good or better copy. The Philadelphia and Reading represents one of the nation's oldest railroads with its roots going back to 1832. The Atlantic and Great Western is a railroad that would merge and morph several times and become the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad. The present agreement is actually between several railroad companies and the goal appears to be to share rail and transport to Philadelphia. H.G.Leisenring's Steam Printing House, books
189810618Rand-McNally-Co 1898. String tied wraps. Very good. 3.5" x 4.5" pp.8 map showing stops between Chicago & Minneapolis. 7 photographs. Light dust soil to covers top corner lightly bumped. -- Condition. "The Pioneer Limited name first appeared in 1898 chosen in a public contest. It was among the nation's first named trains and the first named train on the Milwaukee Road. The 1898 train was newly equipped with Barney & Smith sleeping cars the carriages described in a period brochure as ".a veritable edition de luxe bound in covers of yellow and gold." The train was re-equipped multiple times in subsequent years the last wooden cars being replaced by steel ones in 1914. During the train's early years the Pioneer Limited had a number of "firsts": it had the first government railway mail contract in the region the first sleeping cars on the route and was the region's first electrically lighted and steam-heated train. the Pioneer Limited was also noted for its dining car service"-wikipedia. Rand-McNally-Co unknown
1888490581 vol. in-12 br., couv. ill., ill. noir et blanc, Imprimerie nouvelle A. Bellier et C., Bordeaux, 1888, 180 pp.
1836248681836 PARIS, Vve Agasse - 1836 - In-8 - Broché - 79 pages - Ex. non coupé - Propre - PARIS, Vve Agasse - 1836 - In-8 - Broché - 31 pages - Ex. non coupé - Propre - 2 Plaquettes
1861TECH0372Stgt. u. Augsbg., Cotta 1861. gr.-8°, XII, 468 S., mit 7 Tafeln Abb., HLn. mit Buntpapierbezug, berieben, Kanten leicht bestoß., Vorsatzfalz tlw. rissig, Vorsätze leicht staubfl., vord. Deckel locker, Reihentit. u. Innentit. mit Bibl.-Stemp., vereinzelt schwache Moderspuren, Stockfl. u. unwesentliche Wasserränder, einige Eselsohren. Mit Beiträge u. a. über die Lenoir'sche Gasmaschine, die atmosphärischen Eisenbahnen, Clay's rückwärts zu ladende Kanone, der Eisenbahn-Tunnel durch den Mont Cenis, der Betrieb der schiefen Ebene "die Giovi" auf der Genua-Turiner Bahn, zwischen Pontedecim?
1893124450Paris, May & Motteroz 1893 In-8 étroit 23,5 x 12 cm. Broché, couverture illustrée en couleurs, 280 pp., nombreuses pages d’annonces publicitaires.
18724914Philadelphia: The Leisenring Steam Printing House 1872. 8vo. 76 2 blank xxiv pp. <br><br>Report of the receipts and expenditures for the years ending in November 1869 and 1871 with the Treasurer's general balance-sheets exhibiting the financial condition of the company. With a large folding map. Disbound from a nonce volume; sewing holes present. Text block split in twowith pp. 1-60 separated from remainder of text block; long gutter tear to pp. 61-68 of 1870 edition. Ex-Mercantile Library copy with numerous rubber stamps inside. Map in fragile condition torn along folds and separated from binding with loss. The Leisenring Steam Printing House unknown books
18801566DBZürich, Orell Füssli, o.J. (um 1880). 8°. 32 S. Mit 25 z. T. ganzs. Abb. Illustr. Orig.-Broschur. = "La Suisse illustrée", No. 2.
18889478Paris, Librairie Illustrée / Marpon & Flammarion, [1888]. Fort volume in-4 (644 pages), pleine percaline grise avec titre et décors dorés et en noir, bords biseautés, toutes tranches dorées. Quelques frottements en bords, 2 feuillets réparés au scotch, 2 autres déboîtés mais solidaires. Illustré de 263 gravures et portraits d’après les dessins de Férat, Gilbert, Broux,...
18836434CBZürich, Orell Füssli, (1883). 8°. 119 S. Mit 52 Holzstichillustr. (dv. 11 Tafeln). Illustr. Orig.-Broschur.
1900TECH0717Paris, Librairie Hachette 1900. 4°, 480 S., mit 256 Abb. nach Stahlstichen, roter OLnbd. m. schw.-gold. Deckel- u. Rückenpräg., Goldschn., Einbd. berieben, an den Ecken etwas bestoß., Vorderdeckel staubdunkel m. 2 kl. schwarzen Fl., Gelenk geringf. beschäd., altersbed. leicht vergilbt. Grosse technische Errungenschaften des 19. Jahrhunderts werden hier in Wort und Bild dargestellt, wie z. B. der Suez-Kanal, der St.-Gotthard Tunnel, der Eiffelturm, die telegraphische Leitung, der Panama-Kanal etc., die verschiedenen Eisenbahnen (u.a. Semmeringbahn) etc.
1869ZB386909Washington 1869. 40th Cong. 3rd Sess. Senate Rep Committee No. 219 3 pp. ex library good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. Washington unknown
1898013055Washington: International Railway Commission 1898. MAPS AND PROFILES ONLY. The seven maps from the report; America Central America Colombia Ecuador and Peru Part of Mexico Part of Mexico Bolivia Chile and Argentina. Back flap of Map 1 is browned. . All maps are colored and in nearly fine condition without tears or soiling. Along with the five profiles in equally nice condition. . First Edition. Nearly Fine. International Railway Commission unknown books
18801566DBZürich, Orell Füssli, o.J. (um 1880). 8°. 32 S. Mit 25 z. T. ganzs. Abb. Illustr. Orig.-Broschur. + Wichtig: Für unsere Kunden in der EU erfolgt der Versand alle 14 Tage verzollt ab Deutschland / Postbank-Konto in Deutschland vorhanden + = "La Suisse illustrée", No. 2.
184235504631Troyes, Anner-André, 1842-44 ; 5 plaquettes grand in-4, - Chemin de Fer de Paris à Lyon et de Paris à Strasbourg - Rapport de la Commission d’enquête du département de l’Aube. 1842 ; 31 pp. broché, couverture ornée.- Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg tronc commun avec le chemin de Lyon - Rapport de la Commission d’enquête du département de l’Aube. 1844 ; 34 pp., 3 cartes sur 2 grandes feuilles dépliantes hors-texte. broché, couverture ornée.- Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg tronc commun avec le chemin de Lyon - Application au chemin de Lyon des principes adoptés dans le rapport de la Commission d’enquête du département de l’Aube pour le chemin de Strasbourg. 1844 ; 34 pp., 3 cartes sur 2 grandes feuilles dépliantes hors-texte. Même ouvrage que le précédent avec un autre titre. broché, couverture ornée.- Chemin de Fer de Paris à Strasbourg tronc commun avec le chemin de Lyon - Délibération de la chambre de Commerce de Troyes. 1844 ; 44 pp., 3 cartes sur 2 grandes feuilles dépliantes hors-texte. broché, couverture ornée.- [STOURM (Dominique-Augustin-Affrican)]. Chemin de Fer d’Orléans à la ligne de Strasbourg - Avis motivé de la commission d’Enquête du dép. de l’Aube. 1863 ; 12 pp. br. sans couverture
187818035Paris, J. Dejey, 1878, in-8, XIV, 555, ( 1bl.)pp, 1pl, demi-basane verte, dos plat orné (Rel. de l'ép.), Planche dépliante et figures dans le texte. Contamin était ingénieur du matériel des voies du chemin de fer du Nord. Bel exemplaire. XIV, 555, ( 1bl.)pp., 1pl.
186122980Marseille, E. Cappeau del., 1861. Planche XXV, Confection des Blocs Artificiels – Installation de la machine fixe pour la fabrication du mortier, 42 cm x 54,5 cm, chromolithographiée par F. Canquoin. Ouvrage de Esprit Latour et Auguste Gassend. Très bon état
