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Summer Excursion Routes for the Season of 1876 -- Pennsylvania Railroad Company

18760076713Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Railroad Company 1876. First edition. Paperback. Good. 1876 Softcover original wraps. 300 pp. Includes itineraries and numerous illustrations of famous sights through Pennsylvania and the East Coast. although this copy is possibly lacking a map. Good copy. Wraps chipped along edges only minimal loss to text or images; loss to spine ends. Insect damage to the margin of the last 20 pages; otherwise the contents are clean and unmarked. Rare OCLC records only 3 copies all in French libraries. Pennsylvania Railroad Company paperback

Common Crow Books · États-Unis160,00 $US≈ 135,38 €

East Indian Railway CompanyBiblio.com

Rules and Regulations of the East Indian Railway Company Together with the Act for Regulating Railways in British India

1867103632Calcutta: East Indian Railway Company's Press 1867. Hardcover. 1st Edition thus. 2p.l.108pp. 16 mo approx. 6" high in original green cloth backed marbled wrappers worn with cloth tape spine worn at top and bottom. Illustrations in text from drawings. Previous owner's handstamp on inside front cover and rear blank. Rare in any condition. Original owner Robert Finch started 1st May 1868 engaged as fireman with his witnessed signature on p.63 and notes on first blank regarding periods ranging from 1874-8. 1867 East Indian Railway Company's Press hardcover

Aquila Books · Canada200,00 $CA≈ 135,84 €

Northern Pacific RailroadBiblio.com

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting In compliance with Senate resolution of August 9 1888 decision in the Guilford Miller case.

1888ZB579853Washington: 1888. 88 pp. 3 large folding maps; issued as 50th Congress 1st Session SED 254; concerns indemnity lands in Washington Territory; text browned maps very good slight extraction roughness at left margin self wrappers. - 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. Photos available upon request. Washington: unknown

Zubal Books · États-Unis163,56 $US≈ 138,39 €

Boston and Maine RailroadBiblio.com

Five volumes: Mountains of New England; Picturesque New England Historical Miscellaneous; Rivers of New England; New England Lakes; and Seashores of New England

190017120521Boston: Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad 1900. Wraps. Very good. Oblong octavo size five volumes illustrated. An early photographic account of New England each volume has a one-page introduction and 30 black and white plates. Of especial interest to any of us who have lived or currently live in the areas pictured as the changes over the past 100 years have been seismic. ___DESCRIPTION: Five volumes staple bound original paper wrappers with titles embossed in gilt five pages of text printed to recto only 171 black and white plates with captions all printed to recto only; oblong octavos 5 7/8" by 8". ___CONDITION: All five volumes are in varying degrees of very good condition the wrappers all display a bit of age toning but all are internally bright and complete with no prior owner markings "New England Lakes" and "Rivers of New England" have some chips and tape repairs to the wrappers with "Rivers of New England" lacking the back wrapper otherwise an overall very good set of scenic New England views. ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. Engraved and printed by R.A. Supply Co. for Boston and Maine Railroad unknown

Swan's Fine Books · États-Unis165,00 $US≈ 139,61 €

[Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company]Biblio.com

Notice - Complaints . The Committee Request the Contractors . Not to Employ Workmen Who Keep Dogs.

1833002876Durham: J.H. Veitch 1833. Single sided printed broadside approximately 220mm x 275mm. Browned slightly creased with small amount of loss to top left hand corner otherwise quite clean. Notice from the Committee of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway Company asking contractors upon the Railway and Docks not to employ workers who have dogs and warning the contractors that they will be held responsible for any damage occasioned by the "wanton or unnecessary Trespasses of their Workmen on the Lands adjoining the Railway". Printed by J.ohn H.ardinge Veitch see Hunt 'The Book Trade in Northumberland and Durham to 1860' page 91 and Wallis' 'Supplement' page 46. Not in COPAC. First Edition. Unbound. Good. 4to. Broadside. J.H. Veitch Paperback

Zetetic Books · Royaume-Uni125,00 £GB≈ 142,73 €

RailwayBiblio.com

Railway and Locomotive Engineering a Practical Journal of Railway Motive Power and Rolling Stock

1900016837New York 1900. Complete year in 12 issues 548pp illustrated throughout. Bound in cloth with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed minor abrasion wear. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally pages clean. A nice clean copy. . Cloth. Very Good. Quarto. Hardcover

George Jeffery Books · Royaume-Uni125,00 £GB≈ 142,73 €

American International Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings MeetingBiblio.com

Souvenir of the Third Annual Meeting of the American International Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings to be held at Continental Hotel Philadelphia October 17 18 and 19 1893

18931908200047Philadelphia : Burke & McFetridge Co 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering and bridge on front. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. 108 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. All edges gilt. Numerous illustrations photographs and ads related to Philadelphia and railroads. Text includes a history of the Association; an interesting essay on the "origin and progress of architecture and building" by George W. Andrews; and an essay on "Associations as an educational factor." Illustrates a number of Philadelphia buildings and gives their architects. Philadelphia : Burke & McFetridge Co hardcover

SequiturBooks · États-Unis171,50 $US≈ 145,11 €

St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway CompanyBiblio.com

Letters from golden latitudes cover title

188515258St. Paul: Pioneer Press n.d. 1885. Only edition 8vo pp.48; 9 full-page wood-engraved illustrations of Minnesota cities and views; very good in original printed wrappers with a map of the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad connections on the back. Mostly on the interior of Minnesota with an excursion into Dakota. "The following letters from a well-known correspondent who visited the Northwest in May and June 1885 are presented to the public in their present form as faithfully setting forth the actual condition and future prospects of the agricultural and other interests of that region. Pioneer Press, n.d. unknown

Rulon-Miller Books · États-Unis172,50 $US≈ 145,95 €

New York Central and Hudson River RailroadBiblio.com

Health and Pleasure Resorts and Summer Homes Accessible by the Picturesque Harlem Railroad. Season of 1889 .Containing Descriptive Matter and an Extensive List of Summer Hotels and Boarding Houses along the Line of the Harlem Railroad and Connecting Lines

18891191118.20New York Central and Hudson River Railroad 1889. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo paperback. Vg condition. Pea-sized nick in lower front cover at spine; covers and contents clean no marking or writing. binding square and tight. 72 pages in two sections: 37 pp of scenic descriptions of sights along the route and 35 pp. providing detailed information on the various hotels and boarding houses at these and nearby locations. Also several pages of ads. Illustrations in the text. An uncommon travel and vacation booklet. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad paperback

Tiber Books · États-Unis173,00 $US≈ 146,38 €

Railroad CommissionersBiblio.com

46TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT 1898

1898311876Connecticut: Lockwood & Brainard Company 1898. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Good in boards. Front hinge cracked. Soiling throughout rear panel and spine crown. Foxing on panels and spine. Tearing on edges of inserted map. Lockwood & Brainard Company hardcover

Rare Book Cellar · États-Unis174,95 $US≈ 148,03 €

[DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD]Biblio.com

RHYMES OF THE ROCKIES OR WHAT THE POETS HAVE FOUND TO SAY OF THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD THE SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD

189339779Chicago: Poole Bros. Printers and Engravers 1893. 1893. Eleventh edition. 8 1/4" x 6 5/8" in light green printed wrappers with title in gold gilt. 64 pp. engraved illustrations map. A book of poems descriptive of the scenes among the Rocky Mountains as viewed from trains of The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. Before each poem is a picture and description of the place described in the poem. Includes poems about Palmer Lake Garden of the Gods Manitou Cheyenne Canon Veta Pass Sierra Blanca Wagon Wheel Gap Toltec Gorge homes of cliff-dwellers Royal Gorge Mount of the Holy Cross the Black Canon Marshall Pass etc. Light soiling to wrappers and with minor wear to extremities. Very good. A nice item with much information. Poole Bros., Printers and Engravers, 1893. unknown

BUCKINGHAM BOOKS · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Androscoggin Railroad CompanyBiblio.com

THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE ANDROSCOGGIN RAILROAD COMPANY

186523334Farmington Maine 1865. 26pp disbound. Several manuscript corrections Good. The Company was incorporated in 1848. unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad CompanyBiblio.com

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY PRESENTED TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 25 1858

185825529Chicago: Dunlop Sewell & Spalding 1858. Original printed salmon wrappers inscription spine wear small light rubberstamp. 32pp stitched five folding tables. Very Good. The Report describes the "very large" business of the Road the stock and the financial success of the Company. Included is a copy of the contract between the CB&Q and the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad Companies. FIRST EDITION. Ante-Fire Imprints 304 2. Byrd 2873 3. Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Illinois Central RailroadBiblio.com

THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OFFERS FOR SALE OVER 1500000 ACRES SELECTED FARMING AND WOOD LANDS IN TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS TO SUIT PURCHASERS ON LONG CREDITS AND AT LOW RATES OF INTEREST SITUATED ON EACH SIDE OF THEIR RAILROAD EXTENDING ALL THE WAY FROM THE EXTREME NORTH TO THE SOUTH OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS

185738897Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office Chicago Daily Press Print 45 Clark St. 1857. 80pp stitched into original printed and illustrated yellow wrappers. Frontis maps and plate: Outline Map of Illinois; double-page map entitled Railway Guide to the Illinois Central Railroad Lands; engravings in text. LACKS the frontis engraving entitled 'Prairie Scene in Illinois.' Else Very Good. "The work is in effect a guidebook to Illinois." Eberstadt. Chicago imprints had previously issued in 1855 and 1857 the 1855 offering 2000000 acres. This one does as Byrd notes contain some material not printed in those editions. The "pamphlets deal with such topics as the value of Illinois lands for farming purposes; advantages of settling in Illinois; cost of moving to Chicago; prices of products; fuel and fencing. They contain statistics of towns on the line of the road and letters from Illinois farmers giving their experiences and opinions." Buck. Ante-Fire Imprints 263. Byrd 2683. Illinois Central Rail Road Office [Chicago Daily Press, Print, 45 Clark St.] unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Kansas Pacific Railway CoBiblio.com

ARGUMENT SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARTEMAS H. HOLMES OF COUNSEL

187740160New York: H.J. Hewitt Printer 1877. 2 60 pp. Original printed front title wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Disbound. Clean text. Except as noted Very Good. The Argument is a detailed indictment of the discriminatory and monopolistic practices of the Union Pacific Railroad in support of a bill to require the Union Pacific to cease its illegal conduct. The history of the establishment of a cross-continent railroad is reviewed with analysis of the relevant statutes and their judicial interpretation. The Kansas Railway Company argues that "The Union Pacific Railroad Company from the year 1870 up to the present time has operated its road in open and direct contravention of the requirements of the Acts of Congress and in violation of vested rights of the public the Government and the Kansas Pacific Company to the manifest loss and injury of the public the Government and the Kansas Pacific Company." OCLC locates about fifteen copies as of June 2024. H.J. Hewitt, Printer unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Kansas Pacific Railway CoBiblio.com

TO THE HONORABLE CARL SCHURZ SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. MEMORIAL OF THE COMMITTEE OF NINE OF THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDHOLDERS OF THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. NEW YORK JAN. 11 1878

187840161New York: H.J. Hewitt Printer 1878. 2 34 pp with two folded leaves of freight rates. Original printed front title wrapper lacking rear wrapper. Disbound with slight loosening. Clean text. Good. The Argument demonstrates that the Union Pacific Company discriminates against the Kansas Pacific Company in its imposition of freight rates. OCLC locates twelve copies under several accession numbers as of June 2024. H.J. Hewitt, Printer unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

New Jersey Railroad and Transportation CompanyBiblio.com

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE NEW JERSEY RAIL ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. IT HAVING BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO DECLARE A DIVIDEND.

184119688np 1841. Folded folio sheet. 3 1 address page in ink to Hon. D.B. Appleget pp. Several old folds spotted and moderately worn. Good. Expenses exceeded estimates. "The country through which the Road passes being densely populated and the lands especially in the neighborhood of the cities and towns highly cultivated and valuable great difficulty and expense were incurred in procuring the right of way." The document is signed at the end in type by J. Worthington Treasurer. Not located in Felcone American Imprints Sabin or on OCLC. unknown

David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

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Summer Excursion Routes for the Season of 1876 -- Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Rules and Regulations of the East Indian Railway Company Together with the Act for Regulating Railways in British India

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior transmitting In compliance with Senate resolution of August 9 1888 decision in the Guilford Miller case.

Five volumes: Mountains of New England; Picturesque New England Historical Miscellaneous; Rivers of New England; New England Lakes; and Seashores of New England

Notice - Complaints . The Committee Request the Contractors . Not to Employ Workmen Who Keep Dogs.

Railway and Locomotive Engineering a Practical Journal of Railway Motive Power and Rolling Stock

Souvenir of the Third Annual Meeting of the American International Association of Railway Superintendents of Bridges and Buildings to be held at Continental Hotel Philadelphia October 17 18 and 19 1893

Letters from golden latitudes cover title

Health and Pleasure Resorts and Summer Homes Accessible by the Picturesque Harlem Railroad. Season of 1889 .Containing Descriptive Matter and an Extensive List of Summer Hotels and Boarding Houses along the Line of the Harlem Railroad and Connecting Lines

46TH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT 1898

RHYMES OF THE ROCKIES OR WHAT THE POETS HAVE FOUND TO SAY OF THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ON THE DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD THE SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD

THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE ANDROSCOGGIN RAILROAD COMPANY

REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHICAGO BURLINGTON & QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY PRESENTED TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING JUNE 25 1858

ARGUMENT SUBMITTED ON BEHALF OF THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE U.S. ARTEMAS H. HOLMES OF COUNSEL

TO THE HONORABLE CARL SCHURZ SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. MEMORIAL OF THE COMMITTEE OF NINE OF THE FIRST MORTGAGE BONDHOLDERS OF THE KANSAS PACIFIC RAILWAY CO. NEW YORK JAN. 11 1878

TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE NEW JERSEY RAIL ROAD AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY. IT HAVING BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO DECLARE A DIVIDEND.

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