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189323400New York 1893. Small broadsheet 5" x 7" printed on tan card stock single hole punch at top. Rubberstamp at head of title: 'American Engineer and Railroad Journal' a few letters partly affected by hole punch. Very Good. unknown books
187823510Chicago Illinois: Not Published 1878. Group includes 3 letters on Canada Southern Railway Lines Chicago letterhead: January 3 from W.H. Hurlburt Gen'l Western Passenger Agent to A. Jackson 2 pages on smaller note-size sheets concerning some lands in which he had an interest - back payments taxes; on Jan. 11th larger paper 1 page the same property is being discussed naming other parties - of Oldrich Blanchard and a Mrs. Long - there was a 'consideration' of $ 10000.00 mentioned at the close; January 22 asking Jackson to communicate as Hurlburt is traveling - he is trying to wind up the legalities of the lands concerned; with a 1873 short note written to Jackson on the letterhead of David Dall Vessel Agent 241 South Water Street Chicago asking for his fees due for freight on a schooner signed by Dall; light wear old fold lines; in very good condition. According to the C.S.R. Line letterhead it was the "Only Route Through Canada Under American Management." At this point in its history the Vanderbilt family exercised control over this rail line. Manuscript. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
186523334Farmington Maine 1865. 26pp disbound. Several manuscript corrections Good. <br/><br/> The Company was incorporated in 1848. unknown books
18661393039th Cong. 2d Sess. HED13. 1866. December 17 1866. 9pp Disbound Very Good. unknown books
187031135Springfield Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41 1 blank pp. Very Good.<br/><br/> The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri.The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus upon the rails of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. This latter road is going to the Pacific coast as rapidly as it is possible to construct a road in this day of rapid railroad building." The pamphlet describes "the celebration" including speeches and festivities; the route; and the many exciting possibilities the Road will create for the State and Nation.<br/>BRE 175 4 locations. Sabin 57393. OCLC 11579071 11 as of May 2014. unknown books
185130447Baltimore: John Murphy 1851. 50pp small printed addendum note tipped in at pp.42-43. Several folding tables charts large folding map "Exhibiting the Railway Route between Baltimore & St. Louis; Together with the Other Principal Lines in the Eastern Middle and Western States." Plain rear wrapper present. Stitched. Scattered foxing light edgewear. Good with the map in Very Good condition. <br/><br/> The Report of this important early railroad contains financial information and material on coal transportation the extension of the Ohio River the Washington branch the Northwest Branch and more.<br/>Not located in Modelski. John Murphy 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
187018078np 1870. Octavo sheet folded into panels totaling 8pp. Unfolded the verso consists of a Map of Boston Clinton & Fitchburg Railroad and Connections. Light wear a few short fold splits without loss. Good or so. unknown books
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. <br/><br/>___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". <br/><br/>___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. <br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard shipping charge does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. <br/><br/>___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 books
185624788Boston: J.H. Eastburn's Press 1856. 31 1 blank pp stitched. Light tanning of final page bottom corners of first two leaves a bit worn. Quite clean. Signed in type by Wm. Minot Jr. Thomas C. Smith Nathl. Whiting. Very Good. The Committee addresses concerns resulting from "the present depressed condition and market value of the Stock of the Road the absence of Dividends for the last eighteen months and the presence of a Debt which though not large was still sufficient to burthen the future earnings of the road." <br/>OCLC 28680972 5. J.H. Eastburn's Press unknown books
183255449Boston: J. E. Hinckley and Co 1832. First edition 8vo pp. 87 1; uncut and stitched as issued; tables in the text; without the folding map and lithograph plan as called for in some OCLC listings; contemporary annotations at the back in Acts of Incorporation; very good. Includes a geological memoir of the area between Massachusetts and Narragansett Bays. American Imprints 11443. <br/><br/> J. E. Hinckley and Co unknown books
18618107baGoderich Ontario: Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway 1861. Book. Very good condition. No Binding. Railroads; partly printed document Goderich August 17 1861 receipt for barrels of flour for delivery to Buffalo NY; signed by G. P. Broughton B. and L. H. RR. Buffalo and Lake Huron Railway unknown books
186924607NY: The railway; Phair & Co. Printers 1869. First edition. 8vo.; 7 5 36pp. Large folding map separated along one fold 34 by 29 inches with some outlines colored. Original printed wrappers front wrapper chipped and detached else very good. A circular and special report on the Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Railway Company including its articles of incorporation. <br/><br/> The railway; Phair & Co., Printers unknown books
188530584np 1885. 299 12 100 52 32 20 47 8 6 pp. Pleadings and other court documents bound together in contemporary red morocco with decorated borders gilt-lettered spine and front cover. Raised spine bands and gilt rules. Binding with a bit of extremity scuffing Very Good.<br/><br/> The Railway an Iowa corporation entered into agreements to finance the construction of a railroad from Burlington to a point near Mankato Minnesota a distance of 270 miles. The Railway defaulted and the mortgage holders began a foreclosure action which is the subject of these documents. This book a series of separate printings collects the Complaint and other pleadings Exhibits Amendments to the Complaint the stipulated facts and the briefs and arguments of counsel. The claims of various lienholders rendered the case quite complicated; aspects of the case arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court reported at 159 U.S. 278 1895. 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
1882WRCAM46974N.p. but Chicago 1882. 24pp. Narrow octavo. Original printed pictorial wrappers. Light soiling and wear vertical crease to center of pamphlet. Minor internal soiling. Just about very good. Promotional pamphlet for the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company advertising lands for sale in Nebraska. The cover claims "No state offers greater advantages in soil climate rail roads market facilities or grand opportunities to the farmer and stock raiser than Nebraska." The text commences on a high note: "This is the State whose latch string is out and offers homes and promises of prosperity to all who will come." The emphasis is agriculture and stock raising with glowing essays including "Great Grazing District" "Livestock in the State" "Orchards and Groves Planted" "The Pure Air of the Prairies" "The Herd Law - No Fences Allowed" "The Cheapest Lands in America" "Sheep Raising in Nebraska" "Education the Birthright of Every Nebraska Child" etc. OCLC lists two similar items each in a single copy: one at Yale with the imprint of Lincoln: State Journal Co. 1881; and one at the Huntington with the imprint of St. Louis: A. Gast 1881 The present copy has no imprint. A. Zeese & Co. the Chicago engraving firm who is attributed on the first map specialized in half tones zinc etching relief-line lithogravure and photoelectric type. Chicago seems to us the most likely place of printing for all the editions noted above. 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
188135023Ottawa: Printed by MacLean Roger & Co. 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers stitched. 2 10 large folding map short closed tear 20 11 3 2 2 pp as issued. Vertical fold light edgewear. Very Good.<br/> offered with Booth C.J. President: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. Ottawa: 1889. 4 pp printed on rectos only. Caption title as issued. Pinned at upper blank corner and docketed in ink on final blank "Canada Atlantic RR Prospectus January 1889." Fine.<br/><br/> The map in excellent condition is titled "Canada Atlantic Railway Map December 1881" accomplished by "Geo. Bishop & Co. Lith. Montreal." It measures 18" x 35" with the route of the railway; extensions and other railways also notes; other boundaries in green. All the documents creating the Company set forth in the title of the pamphlet are printed each individually numbered. The Railway as the Prospectus states "extends from Ottawa in a south easterly direction a distance of 142 miles and connects with the Central Vermont Railroad at the village of Alburgh Springs Vt. U.S.A."<br/> "The Canada Atlantic Railway CAR was a small regional railway created in 1880 by lumber baron John Rodolphus Booth. Initially planned as part of the transportation network for his vast lumber holdings the railway quickly grew into a general-purpose railway serving passengers and communities along the route. Booth's first target was to gain access to Vermont in order to connect with the Central Vermont Railway CV and further exploit the US markets" "Canada Atlantic Railway" Ontario Railways accessed at Canada-Rail website May 2018.<br/> As of May 2018 we do not locate either of these documents-- or the map-- on OCLC. Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co. unknown books
188554657Montreal: Canada Railway News Co 1885. 8vo pp. xvi 208 10 209-400 1 xviii-xxiv; 4 folding maps Saratoga Niagara Falls Lower St. Lawrence River and Boston in place of the White Mountains and without the panorama of the St. Lawrence 1 other wood-engraved map in the text Chicago plus numerous wood-engraved illustrations throughout many full page; original blue and gilt pictorial wrappers bound in contemporary limp black cloth manuscript labels on upper cover and spine bookplate of John S. Emory Boston; very good and sound. A number of editions were published but only 2 of this one in OCLC both in Canada. <br/><br/> Canada Railway News Co hardcover 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
189431668San Francisco 1894. Original staples and printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. 12pp lightly toned Very Good.<br/><br/> The Mass Meeting is called in order to attack the "Railroad Octopus" which assails the people "by unjust accumulations and intelligent and determined concentration of power for bad ends.Its cupidity its selfishness its trickery the debasing pressure exerted upon every form of industry and the unprincipled use of money and of purchased intellect by a powerful railroad monopoly has checked our progress and reduced us to virtual slavery for twenty-five years." <br/>OCLC lists twelve copies under two accession numbers as of December 2014. Not located in Rocq Cowan or BRE. unknown books
18641396538th Cong. 1st Sess.: SED26. 1864. 16pp Disbound Very Good. SED26. unknown books
1889WRCAM27352ASan Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Lacking rear wrapper. Spine perished. Small pencil and ink inscriptions on front wrapper. Internally fine. Overall very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
1889WRCAM27352San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Small old stamp on titlepage. Very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
1870WRCAM34144San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co. 1870. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. A very attractive single stereocard image of the Central Pacific Railroad's "Long Ravine Trestle Bridge." The bridge is located in Nevada County California in the Sierra Nevada mountain range just west of the Nevada state line. The image comes from a set sixty-two stereocards created by Thomas Houseworth & Company for the railroad some time after the railroads completion in 1869. According to the website of the Central Pacific Railroad www.cprr.org the Houseworth company produced more than one hundred such stereocards for the railroad including more than a dozen views of the 878- foot long Trestle Bridge. A nice early stereoscopic image of an engineering wonder from an important American railroad. Thomas Houseworth & Co. unknown books