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1852102298Pamphlet 8vo folding map 17" x 34" 16 3 pp. Rear wrapper detached with some chips and tears are extremities pencil notation and ink number on top of front wrapper with a few nicks large folding map difficult to open because of the way its attached to joint but in really nice condition; otherwise good to very good. This pamphlet presents the results of a survey between Phoenixville and Pinegrove for the purpose of building a railroad. The work includes considerable financial and survey information and an excellent folding "Map of Railroad Route from Phoenixville to Pinegrove 1852." King & Baird, books
18393117Salem: William Ives 1839. Folding map. 36 pp. 8vo. Stiff wrappers. Very good. Folding map. 36 pp. 8vo. The map shows the rail starting at the Merrimack River through Salisbury then Hampton to Portsmouth. Shaw & Shoemaker 55470; NUC 5 locations William Ives unknown books
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 books
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 books
3007New York: The Company 1833. . 8vo self-wrappers 3 holding libraries in OCLC New York: The Company, 1833. unknown books
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 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
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
1889403718Chicago: Rand McNally & Co 1889. 8vo. 91 pp. Original salmon printed wrappers. Light wear. Second edition. The wrapper title is: 'Colorado. A Complete and Comprehensive Description of the Agricultural Stock Raising and Mineral Resources of Colorado; Also Statistics in Regard to its Climate Etc. Compiled from the Latest Reports of 1868.' Printed on the inner front wrapper is a map of the Union Pacific Overland Route from the Pacific Ocean in the West to Omaha in the East. <br/><br/> Rand, McNally & Co unknown books
186019670Trenton: Murphy & Bechtel 1860. Original printed wrappers light numerical rubberstamp rear wrap torn stitched 80pp. Scattered foxing Good. <br/><br/> The head of the wrapper title reads 'Read and Hand to your Neighbor.' "A condemnation of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the railroad monopoly in New Jersey. The anonymous author examines the various railroad bills presented at the recent session of the legislature and demonstrates the power of the monopoly interests in influencing the legislators to pass or reject bills according to the wishes of the monopoly. Most of the pamphlet is devoted to the bill for a Hoboken and Newark railroad and the dispute between the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the New Jersey Railroad Company." Felcone. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Felcone 710. Murphy & Bechtel unknown books
1870WRCAM34145New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. 1870. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. An appealing stereocard image showing several long stretches of railroad track heading into the small town of Ogden Utah. It is a view of an important point crossing point in American railroad history as Ogden is the point at which the Union Pacific Railroad ends and the Central Pacific begins. A train can be seen on the tracks in the far distance as well as a few clapboard buildings. The New York photographic firm of E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. produced several stereoscopic views for the Central Pacific Railroad though few are known today. A nice image of an important railroad intersection. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. unknown books
187023299New York: Brown & Hewitt 1870. 32pp original printed wrappers light dust and wear stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow. Very Good. <br/><br/> The pamphlet contains much information on the resources and economic potential of the State of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the road will bear grain markets the business of the road and the nature of the investment.<br/>BRE 190. Not in Modelski or Sabin. Brown & Hewitt unknown books
187023298New York: Brown & Hewitt 1870. 32pp original printed wrappers light dust and wear front wrap detached but present stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow. Map and text Near Fine overall Very Good plus. <br/><br/> The pamphlet describes the resources and economic potential of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the Road will bear grain markets the business of the Road and the nature of the investment. <br/>BRE 190. Not in Modelski or Sabin. Brown & Hewitt unknown books
18721008158vo pamphlet original printed wrappers maps on inside front wrapper and the back of the rear wrapper 32 pp. Wrappers with a few chips in the margins and some minor soiling bottom right corner somewhat creased; otherwise very good or better. The railroad uses this pamphlet to help recoup some of its investment by selling land to immigrants and settlers. It tells prospective immigrants when to settle benefits of raising livestock in this area conditions for land purchases and the type of accommodations they can expect on arrival. It also informs people that prospective settlers can get free transportation and that soldiers and sailors can get free houses. Basically this pamphlet tells a person everything they need to know about getting land in this territory. The map on the back of the rear wrapper covers most of the United States. Northern Pacific Railroad Company, books
184757241Plymouth: April 17 1847. Broadside letter approx. 10¾" x 8" on blue paper signed in type by the Committee of the CCBRR J. B. Tobey Thos. J. Coggeshall Wm. Bates and Philander Washburn and also by Josiah Smith as Chairman of C. Commissioners. Signed in ink at the bottom: "A true copy / attest Branch Harlow / Shff." Petition requesting the commissioners to adjudicate damages caused to landowners from a proposed road from Middleborough through parts of Rochester and Wareham listing the names of about 100 interested parties. The petition was apparently successful: a 15 mile line was opened by the company between Middleborough and Wareham in 1848 and extended another 13 miles to Sandwich the same year. The Cape Cod Branch subsequently merged with the Old Colony and Newport Railway to form the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. Not in OCLC. <br/><br/> April 17 unknown books
188432382Chicago: compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route Rand McNally printers and engravers 1884. First edition 8vo pp. 30 2; 8 wood-engraved plates on bronze paper original pictorial bronze wrappers edges a little worn chips out at the top and the bottom of the spine but in all a very good copy. <br/><br/> compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route, Rand McNally printers and engravers unknown books
1910302511Pacific Electric Railway ca. 1910. 1910. Original photograph depicting 43 passengers men and women dressed in coats and hats at the Echo Mountain Terminal 3200 feet above sea level with printed descriptive information on the mount with pictorial green borders. 4 11/16" x 7 1/2" image on stiff 6 1/16" x 9" pictorial folder. No Binding. Fine. Pacific Electric Railway [ca. 1910]. unknown books
18851387Chicago: Chas. N. Trivess 1885. About very good. 16pp. Original printed wrappers stapled. Light to moderate foxing to covers some light wear. A promotional work for the railroad this pamphlet is subtitled "A few testimonies of the results obtained from farming in this wonderful region." The text is comprised of letters written by real residents in this "Wonderland of the Northwest" noting bountiful crop yields and cheap land. The rear cover is a map of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway showing routes from Chicago out to Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Nebraska and the Dakotas. Relatively scarce. Chas. N. Trivess unknown books
188433877New York: Sackett 1884-1892. First Edition. 1884. 64pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1885. 40pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1887. 40 51pp. Original printed wrappers. $75 1892. 96pp. illus two large fold maps at rear. Original printed wrappers $100 Sackett unknown books
186133741Wash D.C.: Polkinhorn 1861. First Edition. 23pp. Orig ptd wrps. First ed. Signed in type at end: "Cincinnation Deals with California the Pacific Railroads Mexico Sandwich Islands etc. Scarce. Not in Eberstadt Decker Graff Cowan or Forbes Polkinhorn unknown books
1932100976Thick folio 9 1/2 x13 original cloth gilt lettering includes a couple of maps 1972 pp. Binding has a little wear bottom extremities showing as a result of shelf wear overall binding is bright and clean pagination a little unusual but complete normal aging page 352 with tape repair a few margin tears but nothing significant and not affecting text; overall a very nice copy. Henry Varnum Poor 1812-1905 started producing his railroad manual just before the Civil War. They include a wealth of information on railroad operating and financial statistics. It provides the miles operated by different railroads and gives data on the financial their performance. These efforts in providing financial information on railroads would ultimately lead to providing credit ratings on corporates and governments. After a merger with Standard Statistics in 1941 the firm would become Standard & Poor's one of the leading rating agencies in the world. standardandpoors website. Poor's Publishing Company, books
18501008148vo pamphlet later paper wrappers two folding maps 117 2 pp. Minor foxing and browning a bit of staining in the margins mostly maps also have the staining in margins but are in great condition otherwise; overall very good. The goal of this bill in the House of Representatives was to connect the Atlantic and Pacific with a railroad. Specifically this undertaking was to construct a railroad and electric telegraph from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. Whitney seems to have played a critical role in this process and started to work on the railroad project as early as 1841. The pamphlet contains a lot of information on early railroad issues especially imports and exports. books
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 books
1867WRCAM36119Saint Paul 1867. 15pp. plus folding map. Original printed wrappers. Lacking rear wrapper. Ex-lib. with institutional inkstamp and blindstamp on front wrapper. Small numerical ink inscriptions on front wrapper. Small tear along folds of map without loss. Overall a very good copy of this fragile and crudely printed item. The map which was printed by Baker of Chicago and then married with the text prior to issue at St. Paul delineates the extent of the rail lines in Minnesota with the trunk projected to beyond the Canadian border and branches to Sioux City Superior etc. Included are estimates of profits to be accrued from tonnage as well as the eventual sale of the granted lands. BRE p.263. unknown books
1896318708San Francisco: Issued by The Wheeler Publsishing Co. 22 Clay Street 1896. First edition. Frontispiece of Claus Speckels. Photographs taken by Tabor of San Francisco and Spooner of Stockton Cal. 224pp. 4to. Publishers three quarters green morocco faded to brown. Very nice copy. First edition. Frontispiece of Claus Speckels. Photographs taken by Tabor of San Francisco and Spooner of Stockton Cal. 224pp. 4to. The San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway lasted from 1895 to 1901 when it was beame part into the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. Issued by The Wheeler Publsishing Co. 22 Clay Street unknown books
