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18518220Boston: Eastburn's Press 1851. Sewn binding. Good. Octavo 29pp. A good copy in the publisher's yellow sewn wraps. Front wrap detached but present otherwise a clean bright example with mild chipping to wrapper extremities. Very faint flattened vertical crease throughout. Scarce and ephemeral volume loaded with forensic accounting of this railroad; one of the earliest commercial rail systems in the US. OCLC notes a single physical holding naturally at AAS. Eastburn's Press unknown
188276255San Francisco: J. Winterburn & Co. 1882. First edition. Twelvemo. 47 9 including Membership Appication pp. Publisher's printed pale salmon wrappers. Excellent condition."Rail Road Flat is a Gold Rush era mining town that was settled by gold seekers in 1849 named for a wooden track which conveyed ore cars with waste rock to and from the diggings. A post office was established in 1857 and the first stamp mill erected in 1866. By 1872 five or six mills were operating and at the turn of the century two stamp mills and one arrastra were still in operation. The Clark Ditch was constructed to supply the placer mines of Rail Road Flat in 1856 and soon extended to the mines of Glencoe and Rich Gulch. Originating near Blue Mountain it carried water from the South Fork of the Mokelumne over 55 miles servicing two reservoirs and numerous downstream communities" Calaveras History. It was the site of an Indian council as well as the center of rich placer and quartz mining. Its largest producer was the Petticoat Mine. J. Winterburn & Co. unknown
1870354322San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co 1870. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. 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
1870354323New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co 1870. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. An appealing stereocard image showing several long stretches of railroad track heading into the small town of Ogden Utah. It is a view of an important point crossing point in American railroad history as Ogden is the point at which the Union Pacific Railroad ends and the Central Pacific begins. A train can be seen on the tracks in the far distance as well as a few clapboard buildings. The New York photographic firm of E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. produced several stereoscopic views for the Central Pacific Railroad though few are known today. A nice image of an important railroad intersection. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co unknown
1898354324Meadville Pennsylvania: Keystone View Company 1898. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed peach cardstock. Paper lightly soiled at edges image clean and crisp. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. A nice stereocard image of a locomotive steaming across a high railroad bridge in the Colorado Rockies. Another railroad track is shown crossing underneath the bridge and a snow-capped mountain is visible in the distance. Georgetown is located just west of Denver along the route of what is now Interstate 70. Keystone View Company unknown
1895250835Chicago: Poole Brothers 1895. Denoted the "thirteenth edition two hundredth thousand" on title page. With illustrations. Plus folding map. 56 pp. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers worn along spine. Some neat early pencil marginalia. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case spine gilt. Denoted the "thirteenth edition two hundredth thousand" on title page. With illustrations. Plus folding map. 56 pp. 8vo. A useful turn of the century tourists' guide for places along the railroad's routes. This copy has pencil marginalia beside entries for five cities including Salt Lake City giving the impressions of a traveller in 1898. <br/><br/> Poole Brothers] hardcover
189675179London: McCorquodale & Co. Limited 1896. First edition of this elusive yet important publication. Quarto 7 x 9 7/8 inches. 46 2 ad for the photographer of the book Fred. Ahrle and printer's slug. pp. including 15 full page photographic illustrations by Ahrle and 5 double page plates the first one is a map printed in gold of the railway route used as a frontispiece and one is an gradient diagram and the remainder are plans. Publisher's flexible scarlet cloth with large gilt cover lettering along with the device of the railway. Aside from a couple of ink drops on the corner an exemplary copy. Only a handful of copies located by OCLC. and no copies have appeared at auction according to RBH.The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is the first and foremost instance of a mountain passenger railway. Opened in 1881 it introduced bold and imaginative engineering approaches to the challenge of rail links on a hilly terrain of excellent beauty this is the first guide book to this fabled railway.The settlement at Darjeeling really began in 1828 with British interest. By 1835 it was separated from Sikkim for establishing a Sanatorium for the invalid servants of the East India Company. It then consisted of a monastery on observatory hill clustered with about 20 huts and a population of about 100 people. Planning began in 1839 to lay out the Darjeeling town and construct a hill road connecting Siliguri Pankhabari Kurseong and Darjeeling. At the same time evolution of hotels began the first being The Darjeeling Family Hotel’s followed by other hotels. By 1840 Darjeeling town had about 30 buildings and a few respectable houses.I n the year 1878 Franklin Prestage Agent of the Eastern Bengal Railway foresaw the utility of a rail link between the hills of Darjeeling and the plains. His scheme was mainly driven by hard economic considerations viz. the huge difference in the cost of essential commodities between Darjeeling and Siliguri the need to carry out tea for export and the inability of the existing road to handle the growing traffic. He submitted a scheme for the construction of a two feet gauge railway line from Siliguri to Darjeeling.In a detailed scheme submitted to the Government of Bengal and approved by the Lt. Governor Sir Ashley Eden he pointed out how a railway could substantially reduce the cost of transport between Darjeeling and the plains. Rice which sold at 98 a ton at Siliguri Cost 238 at Darjeeling! He was also convinced that the cost of construction of the 2 feet gauge rail-line would not be prohibitive and locomotives small but powerful enough to climb steep gradients could be designed Prestage received final sanction for his project on April 8 1879 and formed the Darjeeling Steam Tramway Co. However the idea of operating the line as a steam tramway was soon abandoned and on September 15 1881 the company adopted the designation of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Co. DHR which remained effective until it was taken over by the Government of free India on October 20 1948. Throughout that period Gillanders Artbuthnot & Co. one of the oldest managing houses in Calcutta handled its financial legal and purchasing interests.abaa-ny-2022 McCorquodale & Co., Limited hardcover
1881372908Mexico 1881. Manuscript map pen-and-ink and wash on onion skin paper. 15-1/2 x 20 inches. Folds and creases. Manuscript map pen-and-ink and wash on onion skin paper. 15-1/2 x 20 inches. Depicts the route of a railroad from Mexico City to Puente de Ixtla then north west to Toluca and west to Tancitaro with proposed transecting routes to connect the railroad from Pazo on the Atoyac River to Gihuatenejo on the Pacific coast. Pawel Primer evidently served as an engineer on the proposed railroad and this manuscript map was likely an addenda to a report issued to solicit investment in the project. The BNF holds two manuscript plans by Primer relating to archaeological sites. unknown
1900373823St. Louis 1900. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. Contemporary half calf and cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the upper cover leather perished contents loose. The images generally dark printings in good condition. Provenance: Battery Park Hotel Asheville NC presentation in gilt on the upper cover from H. C. Townsend Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent St. Louis. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. The images by an unindentifed photographer comprise lovely compositions of buildings and scenes along the route in Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Arkansas. OCLC locates only a single example at University of Texas Austin. unknown
187072298Philadelphia: Jay Cooke & Co. ca.1870. First edition Octavo. 46 2 ads pp. Cover printed in red and black. Original printed wrappers with a map of the railroad's line on rear small piece excised but not affecting map and an old center crease. Very good.One of the ads is for development in Montana and bears a letter from Governor Potts. Includes - "Puget Sound-Its Harbors. Climate and Resources."Together withSpecial Report of a Reconnoissance of the Route for the Northern Pacific Railroad between Lake Superior and Puget Sound via the Columbia River Made in 1869 by W. Milnor Roberts U.S. Civil Engineer. Philadelphia: Jay Cooke and Co. ca. 1870. First edition. Octavo. 51 1 4 ads pp. Publisher's printed wrappers. Very good. Jay Cooke & Co. unknown
1879E8707B1879. manuscript. fine. A group of three handwritten letters on official company letterhead concerning railroad in central New Jersey. All written rectos only. #1 on letterhead of the Freehold & Jamesburg Ag. R.R. Co. Jamesburg N.J. DatedJune 6th 1879 to "James J. Conover Esq. Chairman Commissioners Freehold" One paragraph concerning applicarions for the position of flagman at the company's railway crossings. Signed J.S. Buckelew Supt. Mailing folds otherwise bright and crisp. #2 on Pennsylvania Railroad Co. Amboy Division letterhead. DatesNov. 17th 1879. From Buckelew to Conover one paragraph regarding the placement of "Lookout for Locomotive" sign boards. Mailing folds other wise bright and crisp. #3 on Pennsylvania Railroad Amboy Division letterhead. Dated Aug. 24 1880. From Buckelew to Conover. Two paragraphs regarding the hiring and placement of flagmen. Mailing folds otherwise bright and crisp. PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT PROVIDE FULL SCANS OR REPRODUCTIONS OF MANUSCRIPT ITEMS. <br/><br/> unknown
185410360Boston: Printed by C.C.F. Moody 1854. Original wraps. Good. 8vo. pp. 23 sewed spine. Folding map colored in outline and folding table of distances. -- Wrapper has chips around the edges & one piece gone top left at the spine. Name in ink on front cover. -- Folding map & table of distances in fine condition. Overall Condtion. Printed by C.C.F. Moody unknown
18824535York PA: Gazette Printing House 1882. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good. 4 1/8 X 6 3/4 Inches. 37 PP. Original black cloth with gilt illustration of locomotive on front cover. Large folding engraved plate attached at rear as issued. Scarce 1882 issue of this famous early locomotive "troubleshooting" guide. Text starting to pull away at spine. Gazette Printing House hardcover
1893X1851893. Manuscript. Snall archive of material concerning injuries allegedly sustained in a railway accident near Buttsville New Jersey March 3rd 1893. There are three sest of documents: 1 three-page typescript legal complaint filed in U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern Distirct of New York by Charles F. Lothrop against the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway Comapny. The plaintiff charges the railroad with negligence in causing a collision from which Lothrop suffered various injuries. 2 five-page legal sized typescript report of H.K. Bradner M.D. April 1894 regarding the alleged injuries of John Drum and Charles Lothrop suffered in the wreck. Dr. Bradner called upon a Salem Massachusetts doctor who was also aboard the train and who had treated the plaintiffs Drum and Lothrop and who stated that he believed they were not much hurt. There is also a report of Bradner's interview with Drum and an interview with another doctor who had examined Lothrop who also clearly thought Lothrop was exaggerating his injuries. Hand notations in red ink appear throughout; 3 14-page manuscript transcribing interviews with several persons including passengers and railroad employees concerning the accident. Dated April 17 1894. Staple bound final leaf coming loose at two of the staples. All documents in sound clean intact condition. PLEASE NOTE: WE DO NOT PROVIDE COPIES OF UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT OR SIGNED MATERIALS. AUTHENTICITY IS GUARANTEED. ALL ITEMS FULLY REFUNDABLE AS PER OUR STATED POLICIES. <br/><br/> unknown
18393117Salem: William Ives 1839. Folding map. 36 pp. 8vo. Stiff wrappers. Very good. Folding map. 36 pp. 8vo. The map shows the rail starting at the Merrimack River through Salisbury then Hampton to Portsmouth. Shaw & Shoemaker 55470; NUC 5 locations William Ives unknown
189071195San Francisco: Southern Pacific Co. ca. 1890. Two original albumen photographs taken by a staff photographer for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Each photograph is 8 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches. Both are captioned and mounted on original boards with gilt edges. The first entitled 'Rotary Snow Plow in Action' and the second 'Snow Shovelling at Cascade'. Each photo shows a large group of men working on removing snow from the tracks. The Cascade mentioned is probably Cascade Trestle near Truckee although it is conceivable that it is Cascade Summit Oregon. Southern Pacific Co. hardcover
1887513254New York: Press of Fleming Brewster & Alley 1887. Softcover. Very Good. First edition. 16mo. 8pp. illustrated by H.R. Ward. Printed wrappers sewn with red cord as issued. Front cover is moderately dust soiled else very good. An epic poem issued by the Western and Atlantic railroad: “St. Valentine February Fourteenth 1887†in remembrance of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia between the armies of Johnston and Sherman. The poem is issued in holograph facsimile with two full-page illustrations. Uncommon. (Press of Fleming, Brewster & Alley) unknown
186227147Great Western Railway 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very good copy. Original time tables not a facsimile. Recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label to the fronts. No inscriptions. 63 pages. Approx. size 10" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27147. . Great Western Railway hardcover
186227149Great Western Railway 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very good copy. Original time tables not a facsimile. Recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label to the fronts. No inscriptions. 63 pages. Approx. size 10" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27149. . Great Western Railway hardcover
186227146Great Western Railway 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very good copy. Original time tables not a facsimile. Recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label to the fronts. No inscriptions. 63 pages. Approx. size 10" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27146. . Great Western Railway hardcover
186227150Great Western Railway 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Very good copy. Original time tables not a facsimile. Recently bound in paper covered boards with a printed label to the fronts. No inscriptions. 63 pages. Approx. size 10" by 6". Quantity Available: 1. Category: Railways; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27150. . Great Western Railway hardcover
1854List1708Philadelphia 1854. Ninth plate ambrotypes in a union case measuring 2 ½ x 2 ⅛ inches visible in larger case. With the identification of Isaac Rehn with his imprint and “Patented July 4 & 11 1854†imprinted on the case. A fine pair. A striking pair of ambrotypes of Mary and Moses Pennock who were members of the Kennett Square Underground Railroad network as well as active members of the Kennett Square abolitionist and Quaker community. Moses was one of the founders of the Longwood Progressive Meeting. In R.C. Smedley’s History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania Lancaster Office of the Journal 1883 the Pennocks are mentioned on p. 301 as working as part of the network surrounding Isaac and Thamazine Meredity. Their son Samuel who would go on to secure important agricultural patents is also mentioned twice. <br /> <br /> The images are notable from a photographic history perspective as well as being early examples of the ambrotype process that had been patented in part by fellow Quaker and spiritualist Isaac Rehn. Rehn held a partial patent on ambrotypes along with James Ambrose Cutting of Boston and became unpopular among other photographers for his efforts to extend his patent. He later practiced spiritual photography and was a Professor of Chemistry at Pennsylvania Medical University in Philadelphia. Rehn was also involved in radical politics as a founder and leader of the Philadelphia section of the International Workingmen’s Association which was later disenfranchised by Karl Marx along with several other American sections. Examples of Rehn’s work are held at the National Gallery of Art the Library Company of Philadelphia and Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library. <br /> <br /> Overall a very fine and significant pair of images. unknown
183932459Washington DC: United States Senate 1839. Wraps. Good. Disbound folio wraps. 3 pages of content 4th page blank. This is an amendment to Senate Bill 61 in the House of Representatives in which "Mr. Lincoln submitted the following; which when the bill from the Senate No. 61 "for the benefit of the Alabama Florida and Georgia Railroad Company " shall be taken up for consideration he will move as an AMENDMENT. Abbreviation of the Amendment states:<br /> <br /> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the following be granted to the Alabama Florida and Georgia Railroad Company incorporated by the Legislatures of Alabama and Florida respectively the right of way through portions of the public lands as the said railroad in its course of location pursuant to the charter granted to said company shall pass over: Provided That the portion of the public land occupied by said railroad shall not exceed eighty feet in width." The amendment goes on to describe surveying taking of field notes materials for the construction of the railroad time frame and more. <br /> <br /> Light foxing to the paper. A couple of small edge tears to the paper. Good condition. United States Senate unknown
186734814Washington DC: n.p. 1867. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. 11 pages 1 page blank. Spine taped in two places. Light toning to the contents. A report laying out the benefits of a building a railroad for the arsenal. n.p. unknown
1889331Chicago: Poole Bros 1889. Very good. Folding pamphlet with 14 panels approximately 13 x 24 inches unfolded. A few very short separations along folds. Light tanning. Scarce pamphlet promoting lands available along the route of the Burlington and Missouri Railroad and associated lines in Colorado and Nebraska in the late 1880s. According to the text of the publication "Public lands are melting away" and it goes on to describe several counties in Nebraska including Thomas Hooker Grant Sheridan Box Butte and Sioux Counties which can be accessed via the Burlington Route. The areas advertised in Eastern Colorado are described as the "rain belt" of the state where "Irrigation is absolutely unnecessary." The reverse of the pamphlet prints a map of the rail lines west from Omaha and Missouri across Nebraska to Colorado with the areas of available land shaded in pink. OCLC locates three copies at Yale Princeton and the Denver Public Library. Poole Bros unknown
