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192642774Atlanta: Georgia Railway and Power Company 1926. Paperback. Very good. 44pp. History of the company up until year of publication and details on future projects. Full page photograph of Tallulah Rapids and numerous others of Atlanta and surrounding areas. <br/><br/> Georgia Railway and Power Company paperback books
18491743930th Cong. 2d Sess.: HR26. 1849. 46 3 blank pp stitched untrimmed partially uncut. Light scattered foxing light dustsoiling. Good. HR26. unknown books
1981197204Los Angeles California n.p. 1981. 1981. Folding 6 panel brochure 8" x 22". 11 tinted color photographs; map by D.W. Pontius; blue background on front panel. Very good. Scarce. Includes advertisements for Mt. Lowe Orange Empire Trolley trip to Redlands Balloon trip Old Mission Trip. No Binding. Very Good. Los Angeles, California [n.p.] 1981. unknown books
18728176Memphis 1872. Original printed wrappers stitched 23pp. Wraps lightly dusted. Very Good. <br/><br/> A description of this Arkansas corporation and a review of its mission to provide rail service between Memphis and St. Louis. The report of the chief engineer J.L. Meigs informs on the character of the country traversed by the road. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Allen 7806 1 copy. unknown books
185219687n 1852. Folded blue folio sheet. 3 1 blank pp. Horizontal fold resulting in one short closed margin tear no loss light wear. Good. <br/><br/> The Company's balance sheet showing capital stock debt dividend payable value of equipment and other property data on passengers and freight carried. A report on accidents on the road is included. Not in Felcone whose bibliography includes reports printed in 1853 1854 1857 1858 1859. unknown books
191285184n.p. 1912. Hardcover. Good. v 356 46 66p. Rebound in later tan buckram with leather spine labels. 24 cm. Cover somewhat soiled. No jacket. Documents and minutes intended to cover all proceedings "had to effect the merger whereby the present Raleigh Charlotte and Southern Railway Company was formed and its First and Refunding Mortgage authorized." from the Preface. <br/><br/> hardcover books
1913019149St. Paul MN: Northern Pacific Railway 1913. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong octavo 8vo. 40 pages of text. Color paperback binding with quite a bit of soiling and a large crease to the rear wrapper; original string-binding remains intact. Minor water stain visible on top corner. Illustrated with 2 maps. 37 pages contains one or more black-and-white photographs. . Northern Pacific Railway Paperback books
194040445Philadelphia PA: Pennsylvania Railroad 1940. 1st printings. All illustrated in black white and/or red inked wrappers and paper. Housed inside original Pennsylvania Railroad publisher's envelope from the Exhibit at the Golden Gate International Exhibition. Items only lightly worn. A VG collection. 5 items two brochures and 1 advertisement single sheets two pamphlets of 28 pp. & 12 pp. both unpaginated. Many b/w illustrations and photographic images throughout. 3-D glasses in shape of a train included. Various sizes from 6" x 3" to 5" x 7-1/2" <br/><br/>Collection includes: One b/w pamphlet entitled "Modern Locomotives and Cars 1939" with images of all the different types of cars used by the "Pennsy" Railroad. The second brochure gives light details of the different long-distance trips travelers can make and is titled "When West Meets East". One brochure gives illustrations of all the different accomodations for long-distance travelers called "For Your Trip East - the Fleet of Modernism". The other brochure details the railroad's "Magic Movies" 3D films of fast moving trains at the Golden Gate International Exposition with 3D glasses included. The last item an advertisement printed recto and verso displays a couple black and white illustrations advertising a round trip from Chicago to New York for only $27.25. "The PRR was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue in the U.S. for the first half of the twentieth century. Over the years it acquired merged with or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies. At the end of 1925 it operated 10515 miles of rail line; in the 1920s it carried nearly three times the traffic as other railroads of comparable length. At one time the PRR was the largest publicly traded corporation in the world with a budget larger than that of the U.S. government and a workforce of about 250000 people." Wikipedia. Pennsylvania Railroad unknown books
185518117Washington: Printed by A.O.P. Nicholson 1855. 116 1 note 1 blank pp disbound. Light tanning scattered foxing. Good. Printed by A.O.P. Nicholson unknown books
96482Good for the fare of one passenger one hundred and twenty five miles. Issued on July 1st 1873. handsomely engraved with a steam engine and coal car. Charleston 1873. vg<br/><br/> 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
1873263531St. Albans: Messenger Printing 1873. First. hardcover. good. Adopted at the Biennial Session 1872. Thick 8vo original black cloth paper label spine ends and edges of corners worn ex-lib boards lightly soiled endpapers front flyleaf and last blank page all lightly soiled. St. Albans: Messenger Printing 1873. First Edition<br/><br/> Widespread public reports of payoffs by the railroad to legislators to influence legislation led to an investigation of the legislature by itself. Ex libris from the University of Vermont.<br/><br/> Messenger Printing unknown books
1851251091Boston: W. S. Drummond 1851. First. pamphlet. very good-. and the issue of mortgage bonds. Presented to the directors November 14th 1851. 16pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers lightly soiled most pages lightly creased in middle. Boston: W. S. Drummond 1851. First Edition<br/><br/> W. S. Drummond unknown books
192440427San Francisco: Market Street Railway Company 1924. 1st printing. White paper printed with black lettering. Very light wear to edges previous creasing. Single sheet. Illustrated map of the San Francisco peninsula. Oblong format: 12-3/4" x 15" <br/><br/>The Market Street Railway Company was a commercial streetcar and bus operator in San Francisco the core of its runs transporting up and down Market Street in the city hence the name of the company. Throughout its lifetime the company traded hands and names on numerous occasions. It was the first horsecar line to open in San Francisco beginning its runs on July 4th 1860. The company had a difficult time convincing others of the need to electrically run systems but the 1906 earthquake and fire gave them the chance to overrule the votes and rebuild the system the way they chose. The cars were large and luxurious and are on display in San Francisco's Railway Museum. Only 2 later editions found in institutional holdings on OCLC. Rare in the trade. Market Street Railway Company unknown books
1920305408Los Angeles California Pacific Electric Railway n.d. ca. 1920. 1920. 16" x 9". Brochure folds to form eight panels with color borders. Printed in orange green and black. Eight b/w halftone photographs. Fine. No signatures or bookplates. The trips included: Mount Lowe; Balloon Route; Old Mission. Orange Empire Riverside San Bernardino Redlands. The front panel with view of Mission Inn Riverside. The back panel with view of Smiley Heights at Redlands. No Binding. Fine. Los Angeles, California, Pacific Electric Railway, n.d., ca. 1920. unknown books
45953London: Edward Arnold n. d. 1st edition presumed ca mid-1890s. Original publisher's grey-blue cloth printed in black to front board and gilt stamping to spine. Pale yellow eps. Geneal wear & soiling to binding. Slight cock. Bookplate. Very Good. vii 1 blank 232 16 pp. 1893 publisher catalogue at rear. Illustrated. Crown 8vo. 7-5/8" x 5" <br/><br/> Edward Arnold hardcover books
185012814London: John Weale 1850. 1st edition. Contemporary green embossed cloth over stiff paperstock vice binder's board. Paper labels on spine & front cover. VG professionally reinforced hinges/pos on ffep. 119 pp Publisher Note at rear. Many intratextual woodcut diagrams charts tables etc. 12mo. <br/><br/>Part I complete in itself; Part II not published until 1855-6. Possibly lacking frontis. John Weale hardcover 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
190049936St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan 1900. 16mo pp. 112; 3 plates one a folding map of the Northeast US with a detail of the Detroit-Buffalo rail line illustrations throughout; green paper wrappers with white embossed details; extremities rubbed 1 plate loose good. A guidebook for summer retreats throughout the US with information on lodging sightseeing and approximate travel costs. <br/><br/> Woodward & Tiernan unknown books
185528020Hartford: Case Tiffany and Company 1855. Original yellow printed wrappers lightly dusted stitched. 9 1 blank 2 pp. Very Good. <br/><br/> President Charles F. Pond runs the numbers explains the diminution of revenue and reports that original rails between Hartford and Springfield have been replaced because they were of "inferior quality." Reports of the Secretary and Auditor are also included. Case, Tiffany and Company unknown books
1899WRCAM20177St. Louis 1899. 1102pp. plus folding map. Illus. Original printed wrappers. Some light soiling to wrappers. Else very good. Later edition. The wonders of Missouri farming especially with respect to fruit culture ".the value of the fruit crop of Missouri annually exceeds that of California" and stock raising. Illustrated halftones of farm scenes fine residences St. Louis and natural spendlors such as the Falls of Stout's Creek near Arcadia Missouri. Includes a folding map of the state. unknown books
1931300406Los Angeles Pacific Electric Railway 1931. 1931. Folding 8 panel brochure 8" x 16". 12 sepia illustrations; map. Printed in tan cream and black. Very good-fine. Printed by California Rotogravure Company. Includes time tables points of interest; housing etc. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Los Angeles, Pacific Electric Railway [1931]. unknown books
1881WRCAM176431881. 46pp. Printed wrappers a near fine specimen. Copy of the general first mortgage for the Northern Pacific Railroad for the purpose of constructing a railroad and telegraph line between Lake Superior and Puget Sound. unknown books
1884WRCAM8167Washington 1884. 34pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped else very good. Reprints the original charter the grant of land by Congress with amendments followed by consent of the states of Minnesota Wisconsin and Oregon. unknown books
195126788Milwaukee: Kalmbach Publishing Co 1951. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. Single bound volume containing twelve consecutive issues of Trains The Magazine of Railroading from 11/56 to 10/57. Magazines all in clean near fine condition with original covers bound in. Bound in plain red buckram binding with printed label to spine. Railroading. Articles advertisements photographs on all things pertaining to trains and railroads. Please note: Other bound volumes of this magazine from the 1950's also available. A heavy volume. Kalmbach Publishing Co unknown books
