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1873697671873. Hardcover. Good. Circa 175 pages of holograph text; remainder of book blank. Scuffed leather minute book. 34cm. Ruled pages. This railroad seems to been relatively short running from the Connecticut border south of Longmeadow Massachusetts to East Hartford. At the final 1887 meetings of the stockholders and directors recorded in this minute book the Company appeared to be facing a foreclosure suit by the Connecticut State Treasurer. The railroad appears to have ceased in 1887. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1869WRCAM38155Mexico: Tipografia Mexicana 1869. 33pp. 12mo. Dbd. Ink stamp in upper outer corner of titlepage. Upper outer corner of final blank leaf chipped. Old faint dampstain in upper edge. Withal still about very good. A rare pamphlet promoting a major Mexican railroad company with plans to build a line across Mexico to the Pacific Ocean. The by- laws are statutes of the railroad are given its capitalization is discussed and the officers listed. Mariano Riva Palacio was the President of the railroad company and Edmundo Stephenson whose name appears at the end of this report is listed as the Vice President. Mariano Riva Palacio was a prominent Mexican statesman with a distinguished record of political and economic reform. He served as governor of the State of Mexico several times and though an ardent republican defended the Emperor Maximilian at Queretero. OCLC locates only two copies - at Tulane University and New Mexico State. Rare. OCLC 16830002. Tipografia Mexicana unknown books
343761 vols. 12 x 9 inches image size. Framed and glazed. 1 vols. 12 x 9 inches image size. This fine illustration was done for "The Express Messenger" the employee magazine of American Railway Express precursor to American Express. unknown books
18861077Omaha: Burlington Route 1886. About very good. 9616pp. Original red printed wrappers. Spine worn and chipped corners worn. Internally clean. A book of "social amusements" and games "Presented with the compliments of the Passenger Department of the Burlington Route." The final few leaves contain a map of the Burlington Route from Chicago to Denver as well as numerous advertisements. Burlington Route unknown books
186323142New York: Colton 1863. Folded into original 16mo red cloth binding a bit shaken with title stamped in gilt on the front cover: MAP OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK ACCOMPANYING THE LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Weed Parsons & Co. Map is @25" x 27 1/2" hand colored and enclosed within an ornamental border. Inner margin @10" tear affecting the border but not the map light occasional wear else Very Good. Colton unknown books
1887WRCAM41664Manchester & Concord N.H. 1887. Nineteen pamphlets being the 1st 9th 15th 20th 24th-37th and 39th Reports. All stitched in original printed wrappers except first and twentieth which are stitched as issued. Minor scattered soil. Very good. The Manchester & Lawrence Railroad was chartered in 1847 to build a railroad from Manchester New Hampshire to the Massachusetts border. The reports here detail its operations for nearly forty years. unknown books
1867102296Pamphlet 8vo original printed wrappers black and white folding map 13" x 16" 15 pp. Some minor soiling to wrappers abrasion in top corner of front wrapper affecting margin line a little but not affecting text map joined to page on investment offering making it a little hard to open page normal aging; otherwise very good. This pamphlet relates to a bond offering maturing in 43 years the company was issuing to raise capital. The funds would be used to complete the railroad's connecting systems. Included is typical financial data supplied with these offerings from a report by the chief engineer. Railroad bonds were a popular investment during the second half of the 19th century which helped prompt Henry Varnum Poor to publish his "History of Railroads and Canals in the United States" in 1860. This work enabled investors to see comprehensive financial information on just about all railroad companies. This pamphlet includes a very nice folding map of "The Saint Paul and Chicago Railway.". Ramaley & Hall, books
2989London: The Company by Truebner & Co. 1857. . 8vo pale-green printed wrappers London: [The Company] by Truebner & Co., 1857. unknown books
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 books
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 books
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 books
2653Oakland Ca.: De Witt & Snelling 1894. . 12mo navy-blue cloth; title in gilt on front cover. Bookseller's ticket of De Witt & Snelling on front pastedown and bookplate of Henry Byron Phillips tipped in on top of the bookseller's ticket lower outer corners slightly bumped; a very few leaves with minor dog-earing INSCRIBED by Huss on the title to a Montgomery Gibbs and dated Dec 22nd 1894. Two holdings found in OCLC: Northwestern University Library and the National Library of Israel. On this record the place of publication is given as England. DeWitt & Snelling was a bookseller and occasional-publisher in Oakland California. The company was owned by James F. Snelling and Frederic M. DeWitt. The New York Public has a group of catalogues running from 1905-1913. From the ÒNoteÓ at the beginning of the volume: ÒIn 1893 Mr. Willliam Townsend Mr. George Townsend and I contracted with the Syria Ottoman Railway Co of London to build a railway from Acre and Haifa on the Mediterranean coast to Damascus. During a trip made to Syria with Mr. George Townsend the following letters were written." Very colorful and evocative descriptions of life and scenery of the region. [Oakland, Ca.: De Witt & Snelling, 1894]. hardcover books
187527665New York: Evening Post Steam Presses 1875. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Stitched. iv 3-133 pp. Wrappers moderately worn else a clean text and Very Good.<br/><br/> A comprehensive compilation of the legal documents creating and authorizing the Railroad and its branches and affiliates. OCLC locates five copies under several accession numbers as of March 2018. A shorter version with this title appeared in 1873. Evening Post Steam Presses unknown books
1890187Various locations in Massachusetts 1890. Very good. 247pp. Small quarto. Late 19th-century tan cloth. Binding lightly worn and soiled. Stamps for the Engineering Department of the B. & M. R.R. on binding and endsheets. Minor soiling to contents. Written in a neat and legible hand. The Boston & Maine Railroad and the Eastern Railroad were both founded in 1836 and ran competing lines throughout the 19th century. The B. & M. acquired the Eastern in 1890 ending competition on the rail route from Boston to Portland. This volume describes more than 300 land transactions made by the Eastern and Boston & Maine Railroads primarily from the early operational years of the 1830s and 1840s. This volume appears to have been copied out neatly at a later date perhaps after the purchase of the Eastern by the B. & M. and includes transactions ranging from 1836 to 1894. It is indexed by town at the end. Entries include the sellers' names the bounds of the parcel the price paid and the date. The towns involved include Chelsea Everett Lynn Revere Saugus Swampscott Salem Beverly Rowley Hamilton Wenham Ipswich Newbury Newburyport and Salisbury. unknown books
1890300405Pacific Electric Railway 1890. 1890. Photograph depicting 37 passengers at the Echo Mountain Terminal 3500 feet above sea level with printed descriptive information on the verso of mount with pictorial borders. 4 1/2" x 7 3/4" image on stiff 10" x 7" mount. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Pacific Electric Railway [1890]. unknown books
1857TB31218Albany NY: Printed by C. Van Benthuysen 1857. First Edition. Very good- in its original patterned dark brown cloth covered boards with gilt text on the front board. A small quarto of 9 by 5 5/8 inches with heavy wear to the cloth at the head and heel of the spine such that the cloth is worn down to the edges of the text block. The cloth is also worn through in several spots at the lower edges of the boards. The upper 1 1/2 inches of both joints are splitting from their respective boards. Without a dust jacket. No pagination. Illustrated throughout with two large fold-out maps 8 plans of bridges 5 locomotives from the Hudson River line two from the New Haven Railroad and one from the Long Island Railroad Rail sections from the New York Central Albany and West Stockbridge and Hudson River Railroads 7 drawings for tunnels 3 miscellaneous drawings and 29 profiles. The profile for the New York and Erie Railroad has been spliced at a torn fold line. Printed by C. Van Benthuysen hardcover books
186835665New York: Published by the Company 1868. 1st edition. Original printed paper wrappers with elaborate lithographed graphic to front wrapper. Bit of light soiling & age-toning to wrappers. Faint vertical fold-line. A VG to Nr Fine copy and unusual thus. 32 pp. Frontis "Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections." 8vo. p" x 5-3/4" <br/><br/>A progress report as well as promotional pamphlet issued by the company 2 April 1868 keeping their efforts in front of the public as well as Congress who was providing the financial underwriting. Published by the Company unknown books
69768Hardcover. Good. Holograph. Includes Charles River Branch Railroad Company pages 1-116 covering June 20 1849-Oct. 24 1853; Charles River Railroad Company pages 119-133 covering Dec. 8 1852-Oct. 12 1853; and United Charles River Railroad Company pages 139-209 covering Nov. 9 1853-Aug. 30 1855. Ruled ledger. Leather. 26cm. Covers sound but scuffed and rather worn. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1857040173Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office 1857. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 80pp. Bound in at front: Outline Map of Illinois; Railway Guide to the Illinois Central Rail Road Lands double-page map; woodcut frontispiece "Prairie Scene in Illinois." Six woodcuts in the text. Bound in at back: four pages of broadside-style ads printed in diaplay type on lavender stock. 1 "Passengers for St. Louis Jacksonville Naples Kansas and Nebraska should procure their tickets via Illinois Central R. Road." 2 "Great Western and Michigan Central Railway Line only direct route via Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge." 3 Great Reduction of Fare! For St. Paul! Great Western Mail Route. Galena and Chicago Union Rail Road." 4 "Passengers for St. Paul should be particular and call for tickets via Dunleith . Having Twelve Splendid Steamers." Bound in printed wrappers with prairie scene on cover. 9" x 5.5" Byrd Illinois Imprints 2683. Buck Travel and Description 559. <br/><br/> Illinois Central Rail Road Office paperback books
1869288969New York: American Photolithographic Company 1869. paperback. very good. Map: lithograph. 16" x 28.5". In very good condition. <br><br>Pamphlet: Thin 8vo. 31 pages. Staple-bound stain to paper cover binding fragile. Washington: Government Printing Office. In very good condition.<br/><br/> Map is tipped in at back cover of pamphlet and shows Northern & Southern Pacific Trunk Lines railways completed and railways projected. The majority of the committee that wrote this report included W.M. Stewart Chas D. Drake John Conness Alexander Ramsey J.C. Abbott B.F. Rice<br/><br/> American Photolithographic Company unknown books
184939429Boston: Redding & Co.; New York:Clark Austin & Co 1849. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Folding engraved map 16 ca. 5 x 6 inch panels Four rows of four panels backed on linen engraved ornamental bordersmall engraved paper label on back. Some browning or soiling generally light cloth darkened with some spotting on verso of map else a very good copy. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Each of the railroad lines is identified. Redding & Co.; New York:Clark, Austin & Co unknown books
1873403707Jay Cooke & Co 1873. 8vo. 51 4 pp. Folding map of the railroad and its inter-oceanic connections. Original printed wrappers the rear wrapper with map of the railroad. Wrappers separated along spine last two text leaves loose. FIRST EDITION. The map shows the northern half of the U.S. from the Pacific to Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The proposed railroad extends from the Missouri River near Fort McKean westward to the towns of Olympia Portland Seattle and terminating at Whatcom just north of Bellingham. The route splits into a northern and southern branch just above Coeur d'Alene Lake. The publisher Jay Cooke was the famous financier of the Civil War; his private bank financed the construction of the railroad. This promotional pamphlet was used to gain investors. <br/><br/> Jay Cooke & Co unknown books
1884100459Folding train schedule 4 1/2x 9 20 panels large folding map in color. Some browning and aging some separation at the middle fold two of those separations are a few inches three other smaller tears at the middle fold these are repairable a few chips and tears at edge folds. Nice piece of railroad memorabilia with substantial information about rates and schedules. Most of the trains are geared toward the west which gives an idea on the process of opening up this still relatively new part of the country.The map has its flaws but it is sound enough to get a feel for the lines of the Union Pacific. Rand McNally & Co. books
1876102314<p> Folding railroad time table unfolded 16" x 28" folded 4" x 8" illustrated with route map and engravings. Some minor chips and tears at folds and extremities some browning and aging and a little soiling; otherwise about very good. Attractive Erie Railroad time table and map. Includes large illustration of the inside of a Pullman car and two additional illustrations of a dinning car and part of Niagara Falls. The time table and schedule has considerable detail. # 102314</p> books
1904106398<p>Small 8vo soft red covers numerous illustrations from photographs; map on inside of rear wrapper 160 pp. Light wear top corner slightly bent normal aging; very good or better condition. Descriptions of the numerous locales accessible by the California Northwestern Railway running from Tiburon north to Willits with branches to Guerneville Sebastopol and a few other places. Includes interesting famility type pictures of places like Oleander's Farm Ridgewood Sonoma Creek and Greenwood Park. There is a map of California Northwestern Railway and Connections on the inside of the rear cover. The railroad was formed in 1898 and merged into the Northwestern Pacific Railway in 1907. Seems to be rather rare the OCLC/WorldCat lists only the copies at Stanford and UCLA. OCLC. </p> California Northwestern Railway, books
