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194345907Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company 1943. First Edition. 16mo 12.5cm.; publisher's drap printed staplebound card wrappers; 36pp. Card wrappers rather rubbed along extremities wrappers and textblock rather dust-soiled else Very Good and sound. Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company unknown books
194645902Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company 1946. First Edition. 12mo 15cm.; publisher's cloth tape-backed stiff card wrappers; iv3-61pp. Faint vertical crease to upper cover else Very Good to Near Fine. Agreement effective as of October 15 1946 covering passenger service freight service yard service hostler helper service and other particulars of employment with the Company. Pittsburgh and West Virginia Railway Company unknown books
1932100976Thick folio 9 1/2 x13 original cloth gilt lettering includes a couple of maps 1972 pp. Binding has a little wear bottom extremities showing as a result of shelf wear overall binding is bright and clean pagination a little unusual but complete normal aging page 352 with tape repair a few margin tears but nothing significant and not affecting text; overall a very nice copy. Henry Varnum Poor 1812-1905 started producing his railroad manual just before the Civil War. They include a wealth of information on railroad operating and financial statistics. It provides the miles operated by different railroads and gives data on the financial their performance. These efforts in providing financial information on railroads would ultimately lead to providing credit ratings on corporates and governments. After a merger with Standard Statistics in 1941 the firm would become Standard & Poor's one of the leading rating agencies in the world. standardandpoors website. Poor's Publishing Company, books
18661008228vo pamphlet original printed wrappers 20 pp. Wrappers with some tears and chips at the extremities a 1x3 piece missing from top of front wrapper notation on front wrapper front wrapper and title page partially detached small tear in the middle that runs through not affecting text or particularly visible middle crease number and library stamp on title page some minor soiling normal aging; still a good or better copy. The Philadelphia and Reading represents one of the nation's oldest railroads with its roots going back to 1832. The Atlantic and Great Western is a railroad that would merge and morph several times and become the New York Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad. The present agreement is actually between several railroad companies and the goal appears to be to share rail and transport to Philadelphia. H.G.Leisenring's Steam Printing House, 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
188217583Washington 1882. 69 1 blank pp original printed front wrapper disbound. Light tanning. Very Good. unknown books
18481718330th Cong. 1st Sess. HR178. 1848. 13 3 blank pp disbound. Light tanning. Very Good. unknown books
28105.1Philadelphia: Printed by J. B. Lippincott & Co n. d. 1st edition. Ca 1893. Scarce OCLC locates 13 cc. Not in Romaine. Original publisher's red cloth with gilt stamped lettering to front board. Floral patterned paper eps. Some unobtrusive wear/soiling to boards. Period pos to preliminary blank. A VG copy. 78 2 pp. Advertisement penultimate page listing the divers locomotive types 9 custom built by Baldwin. Frontis from a photograph showing an interior factory view of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Images from photographs of the 14 engines on exhibit. Woodcut of "Old Ironsides" 1832 locomotive built by Matthias Baldwin. 4to. 10-7/8" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>Baldwin exhibited 14 locomotives in the Exposition including an Express Passenger Locomotive "American Pattern" Class 8-34 C; 3 Compound Express Passenger Locomotives a "Double-Ender" Type Wootten Fire-Box Class 8 20/38 1/4 C No. 694 an "American Type" Class 8 20/38 C No. 450 & a "Special High-Speed" Type Class 8 20/38 1/4 C No. 13350; a Passenger Locomotive "American" Type Class 830 C No. 13400 and other divers models such as a Logging Locomotive "Double-Ender" Pattern Class 8=22 1/4 C No. 13361. Printed by J. B. Lippincott & Co hardcover books
18401008168vo pamphlet removed dbd 31 pp. Some minor foxing and aging; otherwise very good. Interesting early railroad report to shareholders that provides considerable useful historical information including railroad construction costs and description and costs of engines and pessanger cars. While the title suggests a westward theme much of the construction is along the Connecticut River. Also the schedule of distances in the report seems to focus on Massachusetts and the greater Boston area. S.N. Dickinson, books
18471008208vo pamphlet publishers printed wrappers 20 pp. Crease in the middle corners and extremities chipped a bit small hole in the middle of front wrapper not affecting text wrappers darkened and faded some mild foxing in the margins; otherwise very good. Somewhat typical report to shareholders but this was published a year after the railroad was founded. The company actually shows a surplus of funds and there is a very positive tone concerning future prospects and railroad construction. Interestingly the company points to problems facing other companies who had to borrow money at very high fixed interest rates to to develop their business. Sabin 60358. books
1880100458<p>Large thick folio 15x10 1/2 bound in soft tan calf maroon morocco corners and spine label marbled endpapers 26 425 111 blank pp. Hinges reinforced with cloth front joint split leather chipped at spine ends and corners are a bit worn light rubbing and finger soiling to contents; else very good. Fascinating piece of railroad memorabilia that documents railroad company mergers deeds for track expansion and other contractual correspondence dated from 1839-1915 chiefly between Massachusetts and New York. Many of the transactions mention concern the Boston and Albany Railroad connecting Boston to Albany. The ledger appears to record events from the original documents. Sometimes it cites the individual who copied the document. While the the dates of documents it refers to go back to the before the mid 19th century these entries were probably done in the late 19th century or early 20th century. The ledger contains over 400 pages of hand-written contract documents most one to three pages long plus 26 pages indexing 166 contracts at the front. Nearly all with Public Notarization as well as signatures of the people involved. These are copies of the originals inked in various highly legible hands. Many of the documents are of the Boston and Albany Railroad which would become part of the New York Central Railroad system. </p> books
190529043Philadelphia: Baldwin Locomotive Works 1905. 1st edition thus. Pale green decorative wrappers stapled. General wear soiling & grubiness from thumbing. Old tape repair to bottom 2" of spine & t.p. gutter. Old tape repair to edge of p. 23/24 & 25/26. A Good copy only. 42 2 pp. 29 images with 7 locomotive images with specs of engines built for divers railroad companies such as Erie Railroad Co; Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company; and New York New Haven & Hartford. Oblong 8vo. 6" x 9" <br/><br/> Baldwin Locomotive Works unknown books
1867100112Pamphlet original printed wrappers 8vo 35 pp. with lithographic map as frontispiece. Old ink ownership signature on front cover along with small rubber stamp of library on front cover too. Library stamp on back of title page some soiling to wrappers corners nicked and a slight vertical crease. Otherwise very good. Scarce pamphlet offering a view of the building of the transcontinental railroad and some of the challenges it faced including those related to the crossing the Sierra Nevada. The map shows most of the U.S. excluding the southern fringe with the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads connecting just north of Salt Lake City. The map also shows the proposed Southern Pacific Railroad from St. Louis to Southern California. The pamphlet talks about the need for the railroad because of the gold discoveries and the unlimited agricultural potential of the region. The author speculates that California could handle a population of ten million people. Also includes facts and figures about the cost of the railroad. George Brown, Printer, books
18662914039th Cong. 1st Sess. HED155. Washington 1866. 523 1 blank pp disbound. First 14pp detached but present. Caption title page a bit tattered at edges no text loss light edgewear of first several and last several pages of text. Good. unknown books
1839100819Large 8vo pamphlet half title stitched 27 pp. Half title instead of formal title page somewhat uncut dbd some tears at edges mild aging and toning; very good. This appears to be part of a House document House No. 32 dated February 27 1839 and presented by William Lincoln. The pamphlet discusses the financial challenges dating back to the late 18th century which prevented the development of transportation systems. While the title suggests a western theme much of the discussion is closer to the original colonies. The author makes a case for rail and other transportation systems by pointing out the benefits of these efforts on real and personal property values. He uses the favorable impact the Erie Canal had on property in New York. It appears that after careful consideration the House Committee voted in favor of the proposal to spend the money $1200000 on the development of the 'so called ' Western Rail-road'. books
1849100732Pamphlet 8vo folding map and charts 24 pp.Two small holes in the margin of the pamphlet not affecting text or charts covers show some minor soiling some aging and foxing throughout 1 1/2 inch piece missing from upper margin of the folding map not affecting image; otherwise very good. Interesting early railroad piece that documents the coal trade in Pennsylvannia. Includes a folding map that illustrates the anthracite and bituminous coal fields and the canals and railroads that take that coal to market. The pamphlet also includes three other foldout charts. Contains a lot of statistics on the coal trade including the quality of the coal. A rather scarce title. T.K. and P.G. Collins books
18381008178vo pamphlet removed dbd 14 pp. Maybe lacking wrappers but otherwise complete number stamped on title ink number on title normal aging and foxing; otherwise very good.Scarce early railroad title that reports on the completion of a railroad between Reading and Norristown and the construction of a railroad between Norristown and Philadelphia. The report indicates that the amount of freight shipped at that point was not significant but they expected a significant increase with the completion of the next part of the railroad. Information on costs and revenues are provided as well as estimates on the cost of transporting coal to Philadelphia from the coal regions. John G. Clark, books
1859790831859. SCIENCE/ZOOLOGY REPORTS OF EXPLORATION AND SURVEYS TO ASCERTAIN THE MOST PRACTICABLE AND ECONOMICAL ROUTE FOR A RAILROAD FROM THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. VOLUME X. Washington: Beverley Tucker 1859. 400 27 97 13 pp. plus 28 hand colored plates and 94 b/w plates. 4to. brown cloth. As is. Binding poor block split at pp. 8-9 of 27 pp. report. Spine chipped cloth split at joints. Moderate to light foxing to text although plates are in excellent condition. Contents: Parts III IV. General Report upon the Zoology of the Several Pacific Railroad Routes. Zoological portion of the reports by Lieut. E. G. Beckwith.upon the Route near the Thirty-Eighth and Thirty-Ninth Parallels/Nos. 2-5 of Part IV of the Report by Lieut. A. W. Whipple.upon the route near the Thirty-Fifth Parallel/Zoological portion of the Report by Lieut. J. G. Parke.upon the route near the Thirty-Second Parallel from the Rio Grande to the Pimas Villages/Part IV of the Report by Lieut. R. S. Williamson.upon routes to California to connect with routes near the Thirty-Fifth and Thirty-Second Parallels/No. 4 of Part IV of the Report by Lieut. Henry L. Abbot.upon the routes in Oregon and California explored by parties under the command of Lieut. R. S. Williamson.in 1855. 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
194183631941. Booklet. Green wrapper with green-cloth spine. Lettered in black ink. VG some soiling to wrappers/thumbprints to many leaves especially the first few. 51 pp. 10.5 cm x 16.5 cm. <br/><br/>The rules of work. 133 in all. hardcover books
46900.1n.p n.d. 1st Printing. White paper slipped into a larger card stock leaf now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Some age toning and light soiling. And light scuffing. Broadside held in a large leave. 8-3/4" x 5" <br/><br/>We assume this menu to be from the 20th Century Limited passenger train that ran form NYC to Chicago. The line ran from 1902 - 1967. unknown books
46900n.p n.d. 1st Printing. White paper slipped into a larger card stock leaf now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy. Some age toning and light soiling. Broadside held in a large leave. 8-3/4" x 5" <br/><br/>We assume this menu to be from the 20th Century Limited passenger train that ran form NYC to Chicago. The line ran from 1902 - 1967. unknown books
79884RAILROAD RAILROAD BOOKS PAMPHLETS AND EPHEMERA 23 ITEMS. As follows: 1. DETROIT LUBRICATOR COMPANY. "GENUINE DETROIT" MODEL A LOCOMOTIVE FORCE FEED OILER CATALOG NO. 174. Detroit MI n.d. 56 pp. including folding charts and b/w and two-color illustrations and halftone photos. 8vo. heavily soiled printed stapled wrappers yellow. Some soil to page edges. 2. DETROIT LUBRICATOR COMPANY. DETROIT BULLSEYE LOCOMOTIVE LUBRICATORS CATALOG NO. 38 L. Detroit MI 1918. 62 pp. Halftone photos. 8vo. moderate soil to printed stapled wrappers with 3 color embossed front cover. Light offset to front and rear pages and some soil to page edges. 3. WORTHINGTON PUMP AND MACHINERY CORPORATION. WORTHINGTON LOCOMOTIVE BOILER FEED PUMP AND FEED WATER HEATER TYPES B AND BL GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPERATION BK-1608-F. New York May 1927. 36 pp. Stiff green printed wrappers with green cloth tape spine rounded corners. 12mo. moderate soil to covers and a few pages b/w folding diagram two-color folding diagram b/w figs. in text. 4. SNODGRASS J. M. et al. THE ECONOMICAL USE OF COAL IN RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Urbana: University of Illinois Bulletin Vol. XVI No. 2 Sept. 9 1918. Circular No. 8 Engineering Experiment Station. 76 pp. 8vo. printed stapled wrappers. Covers soiled light soil to a few page edges. Boston and Maine Railroad office loan slip tipped in on inside front cover. 6 pp. of color illustrations of fireboxes. 5. FRANKLIN RAILWAY SUPPLY COMPANY. THE LOCOMOTIVE BOOSTER TYPES C-1 AND C-2 INSTRUCTION BOOK NO. 102. New York 1927. 114 pp. 12mo. stiff red printed wrappers with rounded corners and red cloth spine tape. Minimal external soil interior clean. B/w halftone and two-tone illustrations. 6. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS. CONSTITUTION OF THE GRAND LODGE DISTRICT AND LOCAL LODGES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS. Washington DC 1925. 96 pp. 15 pp. index. 24mo. blue printed stapled wrappers. Minor soil to covers interior clean. 7. THE LESLIE COMPANY. INSTRUCTION CARD NO. AK-6: THE LESLIE TURBO GENERATOR AND STEAM HEAT PRESSURE REGULATOR 1 1/2" X 2" CLASS "AK". Lyndhurst NJ n.d. White cardstock printed on one side 10" x 8 1/4" folded in half. B/w diagram. unknown books
196716678New York: Bonanza 1967. Reprint edition. Yellow & brown cloth. Dust jacket. F/NF minor creasing at bottom of spine. 248 pp. including index. Illustrated with b/w photos. 4to. <br/><br/> Bonanza hardcover books
197221543Caldwell Idaho: Caxton Printers 1972. 1st edition. Red cloth binding. Dust jacket. Nr Fine/VG pc/ few small incomplete tears at extremities/ light soiling. 265 pp including index. Profusely illustrated. 4to. 29cm x 22cm. <br/><br/> Caxton Printers hardcover books
