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1798987Paris, A la librairie, Saint-André des Arts, An VII (1798). 3 volumes in-8 pleine basane brune, dos lisses ornés de filets et fleurons dorés, chaque volume est frappé aux chiffres du Lycée Impérial de Casal, avec l’aigle couronné, sur le plat supérieur de chaque vol. XVI+366, VII+410, 408 pages.
1938001534No Place: Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen 1938. Book. Near Fine. Buckram. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Personal copy of Herman B Wells beloved former President and Chancellor of Indiana University with his name in gilt at bottom of front boards. Apparently published as the response of the unions to management's demands for a 15% reduction in wages in 1938 and specially printed for prominent Americans in the hope that they would support the union's request for an increase in wages. 482 pages.Bound in brown leather with gilt lettering. A fascinating chapter in union- management history and a great railroad collectible. Boards lightly rubbed at tips and 1 page small corner crease. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Hardcover
A PRISTINE COPY OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS EXTREMELY EARLY MANUAL FOR RAILROAD CONDUCTORS AND ENGINEERS. 143 pp. Signed by author on verso of half-title (as with all copies). Printed on good wove paper. Name of former owner ("M. Picandet") stamped on front cover and half-title. 12mo. Original plain wraps. Uncut. Light wear to wraps. Internally fine and bright. Considering the tiny target audience of this book, surely very few copies were printed, and most of those were probably subject to heavy use. The survival of such a pristine copy is nothing short of remarkable.
194364074Philadelphia PA: Pennsylvania Railroad 1943. One elephant folio colour-printed poster sized 25 x 40 in. very slight age toning slight creasing shelfwear at fore-edges still a NF copy w/ bright colours. First edition of this exceptional wartime home front Savings Bonds drive poster for the Pennsylvania Railroad featuring the famed Raymond Loewy designed streamliner steam locomotive PRR S1 “The Big Engine†which premiered at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and whose 6-4-4-6 expanded duplex configuration made it the largest passenger locomotive ever built. For a short time the locomotive hauled the Manhattan Limited. Cornwell’s 1892-1960 powerful propaganda posters offered essential visual support for War Bonds fundraising during the War. Pennsylvania Railroad, unknown
185734117Boston: Geo. C. Rand & Avery Printers 1857. 1857. ILLINOIS. First edition. 8vo. 9" x 6" pictorial wrappers 80 pp. illustrated maps frontispiece prairie scene in Illinois back cover is an advertisement for the railroad. The two maps are on stiffer paper at the front of the booklet one is an outline map of Illinois showing progress of the railroad and the other is a double-page map of the eastern portion of the United States showing railway connections from the Mississippi River to the East Coast and the available lands offered for sale in Illinois. "The lands are situated on each side of the Railroad between Dunleith and Cairo on the main line and Chicago and Centralia on the Chicago branch. Traversing the entire state from north to south it therefore passes through a great variety of climates and purchasers are enabled to suit their inclinations in their selections. The road passes immediately over some of the lands; others vary in distance from it from one to fifteen miles." Light wear to the spine ends from cover is lightly soiled small corner chip to bottom of the rear panel and pages 71 through 80 else a very good serviceable copy. Geo. C. Rand & Avery, Printers, 1857. unknown
188646293New York: Compiled and published by the Passenger Department of the New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad 1886. 1886. RAILROAD NEW JERSEY. First edition. 8vo. Attractive colorful wrappers that have been bound into a cloth case with titles stamped in gilt on the spine 40 pp. rear cover is a color map showing the territory specially adapted to Suburban Residence for the Picturesque Erie beautiful black & white illustrations list of Suburban Real Estate Agents and Suburban Building Associations. This is a promotional by the railroad to encourage people to locate in Northern New Jersey due to crowded conditions in NYC. They promote that to build a home in Northern New Jersey and New York state is the way to go and point out the wonderful convenient and speedy service available to and from NYC via their railroad company. Provided are home plans showing that a three bedroom home to an eight bedroom home can be built for a low of $2000.00 to a high of $5000.00. Recommended counties in New Jersey are Bergen Passaic and Essex and Rockland County in New York. The railroad company provides most of the information for one to consider moving to the areas where expenses are considerably less there is room for growth and they can supply economic and regular transportation. Fine copy. Compiled and published by the Passenger Department of the New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, 1886. hardcover
1960233391960. Railroad labor photo archive documenting manual track rehabilitation work on a rural rail line likely Minnesota circa 1960s during the period when thousands of miles of lightly used American branch line track were being abandoned salvaged or transferred into preservation and excursion use. The scenes illustrate the broader contraction of regional rail service that accelerated after World War II as trucking highway construction and changing freight patterns undermined small-line profitability. Crews work directly on deteriorated rails and ties using pry bars hammers jacks buckets and lining tools recording the physical labor required to maintain secondary rail infrastructure before mechanized maintenance became dominant on many smaller lines. Several scenes suggest volunteer or preservation-oriented work rather than standard commercial railroad maintenance including the mixed-age crew casual work clothing and informal group arrangements. Notations identify John L. Blamey on two images possibly referring to a Minnesota photographer of the same name.<br /> <br /> Photo archive of 12 black and white Kodak prints each 5 x 7 inches likely silver gelatin photographs Minnesota circa 1960s. Workers stand along heavily worn track in wooded rural terrain while replacing ties aligning rails clearing ballast and fastening hardware by hand. A rail maintenance vehicle and small rail equipment appear in the distance in several scenes while other views isolate long stretches of neglected track curving through leaf-covered corridors. Younger participants in denim overalls work alongside older men in railroad caps and heavy work jackets suggesting a collaborative rehabilitation effort rather than a fully standardized railroad gang. Buckets oil cans pry bars spikes and timber ties are positioned directly along the right-of-way emphasizing the improvised and labor-intensive character of the work. One scene captures two men driving spikes while kneeling beside exposed ties; another shows a larger crew spread across the rails with tools arranged in parallel lines along the track bed. Several prints bear manuscript identification to "John L. Blamey." One still life of dining utensils and tableware appears within the group perhaps a meal shared by the group or an image retained from the same processing batch.<br /> <br /> By the 1960s many Midwestern branch lines faced abandonment as railroads consolidated operations and shifted investment toward higher-volume freight corridors. Across states such as Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa local historical societies preservation groups and volunteer railroad organizations increasingly intervened to salvage depots rolling stock and short rail segments before removal. These scenes preserve the transition period when maintaining even a short stretch of track still depended upon coordinated hand labor and inherited railroad knowledge. No loss or wear noted; prints clean and sharply detailed. Overall in very good to near fine condition. unknown
190039090N. P.: Privately printed n. d. ca 1900. 1900. NEW YORK RAILROAD. First edition. 8vo. 8" x 5" color pictorial wrappers n. p. 32 pp. illustrated. The Poughkeepsie & Eastern Railroad begins at the city of Poughkeepsie New York and makes good connections with trains and steamers touching at Poughkeepsie. From Poughkeepsie the road runs in a northeasterly direction diagonally across Duchess County traversing nearly its whole length with its northern terminus being Boston Corners. This village is situated at the extreme northern limit of the county and almost at the spot where the three states New York Massachusetts and Connecticut join. Some scenes and villages along the route are Pleasant Valley Bowers Lake Salt Point Clinton Corners Upton Lake Park Willow Brook Stanfordville Stissing Pine Plains and Acram Lead mines. Also included is information on fishing and a list of the hotels boarding houses and farm houses that are available to take summer boarders. The location name of the owner number of guests that can be accomodated and the rates for both adults and children. Staples showing rust internally white covers lightly soiled else a near fine clean copy. Privately printed, n. d. (ca 1900). unknown
1887127778Paris, J. Rothschild 1887 5 tomes en 4 volumes. In-8 24 x 15 cm. Reliures demi-chagrin havane, dos à nerfs encadrés de petits fers doré, XII-720-XXVIII-1002-XXIV-714-XLII-1075-48, tables des matières, index relié à la fin du tome 4. Coins émoussés. Bon exemplaire. Comprend : I. Aperçu historique. Résultats généraux de l'ouverture des chemins de fer. Concurrence des voies ferrées entre elles et avec la navigation. Construction et exploitation par l'État ou par les compagnies ; II. Classement. Déclaration d'utilité publique. Concession. Concours financier de l'État et des localités. Comptes. Impôts. Construction. Régime des propriétés riveraines. Police de la conservation. Contraventions de voirie commises par les concessionnaires ; III. Organisation intérieure et personnel des compagnies de chemins de fer. Organisation du contrôle de l'exploitation. Exploitation technique. Prix de revient des transports. Police de l'exploitation ; IV. Exploitation commerciale. Transport des voyageurs et des marchandises. Régime des embranchements. Obligations des concessionnaires pour les services publics. Recettes de l'exploitation ; V. Index général des 4 volumes
19392092902143802114Not Available 1939. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 10 Not Available paperback
19302081502111902282Not Available 1930. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
Very Good French In contemporary red cloth bdg. 3 in 1. 4to (28 x 20 cm). In French. 85, 56, 14 p. 66 protocol documents and Turkish - Russian correspondence. Diplomatic correspondence exchanges between the Imperial Ottoman government and the Imperial Russian Embassy in Constantinople. Considerations concerning the dispute between the Ottoman Empire government and the Russian Empire. With regard to the indemnity to be paid to the Russian subjects for the damage suffered by them during the War of 1877. And includes
19029848London Waterlow and Sons Ltd c. 1902. CLR passenger map sheet size 14.5 x 33 cm printed in colours trivial spotting on verso guide-book issue with blank verso. Leboff and Demuth No Need to Ask p. 33 describe this as a new form of map which was to be commonplace until the 1930s. a street layout printed on paper and folded into four with travel information on the reverse side. As this is a guide-book issue the information on the verso has been omitted Passengers were requested not to smoke in the lifts and to refrain from spitting and sensible restrictions were placed on baggage banning heavy and bulky luggage which cannot be carried without inconvenience to Passgengers. However this Central London Railway map remains innovative for two reasons: firstly the CLR paved the way in giving maps away to passengers something which we now take for granted but which only became viable as printing became cheaper; secondly they also established a precdent for distributing quantities of their official map at no charge to commercial publishers to be bound into guide books. Presumably it was seen as free advertising and it became a standard practice for London Transport and its predeccessors in the first half of the 20th cnetury. Map unknown
19248477London: Waterlow and Sons 1924-25. Passenger map of the Metropolitan Railway 43 x 34 cms printed in colours with travel information on verso wear to intersections of a couple of folds a couple of short splits; dark red covers print code G1608/100000 undated but c. 1924-25 with large red arrow indicating the British Empire Exhibition and Cup Final Stadium. In 1933 the Met became part of the LPTB in 1933. Here though the Tube and other railways fade into the background. The emphasis is on work/life balance commuting from Metro-land a term coined by the railway companys Publicity Department with its golf courses rapidly diminishing countryside and beauty spots such as Pinner and Ruislip a fragment of that older and more beautiful world. A panel on the verso extols the virtues of living in Metro-land purchasing from the Metropolitan Railway Country Estates Ltd: unlike any of their competitors the Met was directly involved in residential property development. Map Waterlow and Sons unknown
53235London: Railway Chronicle Office 14 Wellington-street North Strand. c.1846. 281 x 21 cm. Original chart of the railway line between London and Gosport. The chart shows the line from Nine Elms Station to its terminus in Gosport with vignette views and descriptive text of destinations en route as seen from the eastern and western side of the line down each side. Folds between pink paper covers with publisher's title label with vignette border to upper cover. Spine of wrappers torn lower cover creased. London: Railway Chronicle Office, 14, Wellington-street North, Strand. [c.1846] unknown
18424822Mit 1 mehrfach gefalt. lithogr. Tafel. Prag, [Borrosch und André], Druck von G. Haase Söhne, 1842. 4to. (25,9 x 21,6 cm). 2 Bl., 71 S. Typographischer Orig.-Umschlag. [3 Warenabbildungen]
18425719Mit einer Zeichnung und Beschreibung der zu diesem Schnellbau angewandten Dampframmmschine. Nebst Bemerkungen über Eisenbahnen in Europa, verglichen mit jenen in America. Mit 1 gefalt. lithogr. Tafel von H. Straub, Karlsruhe. Karlsruhe, C. Macklot, 1842. 4to. (26,3 x 21,3 cm). 2 Bl., 20 S. Marmorierter Bibl.-Halbleinwandband d. Zt.
4895Bar Le Duc le 1er août 1868 avec une grande carte dépliante du tracé.78 x 45cm.Il est joint une affiche chemin de fer de Nançois le Petit à Gondrecourt-Arrêté autorisant les ingénieurs à pénétrer dans les propriétés,closes ou non closes à l’effet de procéder aux opérations du tracé;avec indemnités pour dommages causés aux propriétés. Le préfet de la Meuse A.Belugey de Grandville bar le Duc impression Numa Rolin 50x40cm.Très bon état.Une affiche enquête administrative Avant projet du chemin de fer d’intérêt local de Nançois le Petit à Gondrecourt Bar le Duc 21 décembre 1869. Imprimerie Numa Rolin 56x 43,5cm. Très bon état.Une affiche chemin de fer de Nançois Le Petit à Gondrecourt Enquête administrative Imprimerie Numa Rolin 29 juillet 1868, 52x40cm.Très bon état.Un numéro de l’écho de l’est du 24 novembre 1862 avec un article sur le chemin de fer de Nançois Le Petit à Gondrecourt.Ensemble RARE
134211Imprimerie Fabiani Bastia 1864 In-8 ( 240 X 160 mm ) de 163 pages, demi chagrin prune, dos à nerfs orné de fleurons dorés. ( Reliure de l'époque ). Edition originale rare. Bel exemplaire, en dépit de la présence du cachet "Bibliothèque SANTI" frappé à quatre reprises.
ORD-5439et du Mont-Rose. Avec sept cartes, quatre plans de villes et deux grandes vues de la chaine du MOnt-Blanc et des Alpes bernoises. 2°édition augmentée d'un Appendice contenant la description et l'indication des chemins de fer en exploitation, en construction ou à l'étude. Paris. Hachette. 1858. In-8 (125 x 184mm) percaline bleue de l'éditeur, lettrage or sur le dos et le 1°plat, gardes jaunes, 2ff.n.ch., 23, (1) pages (Appendice), XCII (table des routes, préface de la seconde édition, renseignements et conseils aux voyageurs, introduction), 664 pages et 12 pages de catalogue de l'éditeur. Très bel exemplaire bien complet des cartes, vues et plans. Rare.
18343910Unter Benützung amtlicher Quellen beleuchtet. Mit gefalt. lithogr. Plan von Barraga nach H. von Pechmann. München, In Kommission der G. Franz'schen Buchhandlung, 1834. 8vo. (21,6 x 12,5 cm). 82 S. Roter geprägter Pappband d. Zt. mit schmaler Goldfilete auf beiden Deckeln sowie Ganzgoldschnitt.
18805804Autographie der Handschrift. Mit 4 doppelblattgr. Tafeln u. zahlr. Abb. im Text. Hannover 1880. 4to. (29,3 x 22,9 cm). 116 nicht nummerierte Bl. Halblederband d. Zt.
1 dossier in-4 recueillant la notice explicative et les 6 sous-dossiers : Profils des divers rails S.E.I. ; Plans de pose de la voie et matériel accessoire ; Eclissages de raccord ; Appareils d'aiguillage ; Traversées de Voies ; Chemins de roulement en rails S.E.I., 80 rue Taitbout, Paris, 1937 Bel exemplaire. La Société de Construction et d’Embranchements Industriels (SEI), créée en 1904 à Reichsoffen (Alsace), était spécialisée dans la fabrication d'aiguillages ferroviaires. De nos jours (depuis 2002), elle fait désormais partie du groupe allemand Vossloh, sous le nom de Vossloh Cogifer SA, et reste un des leaders mondiaux dans son domaine. Français
19252080302106809782Manzhou Railway Passenger Division 1925. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: one Manzhou Railway Passenger Division paperback