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139187465X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1396773878.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
185714424Washington DC: A. O. P. Nicholson Printer 1857. First Edition. Very Good. 8.25x11in Four litho tinted illustrated plates I II VIII and XII; Some age-toning along edges one with large stain along right edge not affecting neatline of illustration. These plates are from from Volume VI of the quarto edition of twelve volumes were published from 1855 to 1861 as exploration and survey reports became available. These volumes contained not only the survey maps and elevations but a monumental collection of scientific reports on geography geology zoology botany and ethnology of the Native American tribes. The surveys also included 11 artists to record the landscape and indigenous peoples of the west. <br /> <br /> The plates were drawn in 1855 by John J. Young 1830-1879 a staff artist for the War Department. He was assigned in 1855 as a draftsman for the Lt. Williamson railway survey to connect California's Sacramento Valley with Oregon's Columbia River.Young's views of the Cascade Range included 14 landscape scenes one geologic scene and 10 drawings of trees in there habitat from Samuels p 545 <br /> <br /> The Illustrations are: Plate 1 - Lassens Butte From Vicinity of Camp 18 Plate II Mouth of Fall River near Camp 20 Plate VIII Canon of Psuc-See-Que Creek near Camp 41A Plate XII Shasta Butte and Shasta Valley from a point near Camp 70A.<br /> <br /> The twelve volumes were disorganized in publication with no overall all arrangement or indexing. Some of the plates and maps referred to in volumes were published in other volumes various reports were also published out of sequence relating to the four routes. Preliminary reports published were updated in latter volumes. From Wagner-Becker-Camp In 1853 Senator Gwin of California lead the inclusion of Congressional funding for 1853-54 of a series of surveys to determine the best and most economical railroad routes from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. The act directed the Secretary of War Jefferson Davis to plan and direct Army topographical engineers to conduct surveys of four routes. The first was between the 47th and 49th parallels generally along the Lewis and Clark route to the Pacific. The Second route between the 37th and 39th parallels was promoted by Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri. The Third route was along the 35th parallel. The Fourth route was promoted by Secretary Davis along the 32nd parallel that followed Emory's 1846-47 reconnaissance. A. O. P. Nicholson, Printer unknown
237 pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with reproductions of archival photos. Map endpapers. "Presents the history of a railroad that once connected Washington, D.C. with the bayside resorts at Chesapeake Beach, Maryland." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with very light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy. Book
No inscriptions or marks. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and a minor trace of bumping to lower corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with a little rubbing to upper edge. 89pp. Photographs of the 'Standard' range of BR locomotives at work.
197415606London Ian Allan Ltd 1974 Un volume in-4, reliure éditeur avec jaquette, 176 pages, très bon état.
1970106349London, André Deutsch, 1970, pt in-4°, 256 pp, 39 illustrations en couleurs sur 32 planches hors texte, 210 photos en noir dans le texte, biblio, index, reliure toile imprimée de l'éditeur, jaquette. illustrée, bon état
196970444Edition mondo 1969 Jaquette un peu fânée et fendillée en tête et en pied, sinon intérieur acceptable.
291131 August 1829; Kendal. English politician 1770-1830. 1 page. Dimensions approximately 3 inches by 5 inches. Front of envelope mounted on piece of card. Discoloured by glue and age. Reads 'Kendal thirty first August 1829 T. Lack Esqr. &c &c &c Board of Trade London W. Huskison'. Two oblong postmarks: one in red 'Kendal Py Post'; the other in black 'TO PAY <>'. Docketed 'Huskisson' in top left-hand corner. Image on application. 31 August 1829; Kendal. unknown
14313Both from Treasury Chambers London. 12 December 1805 and 24 January 1806. Both documents 1p. folio. Both in good condition on lightly-aged laid paper the first with pin-holes from its attachment to another item. The first letter relates to 'the Expences incurred in constructing the Royal Military Canal' with reference to a 'Letter from Sir Brook. Watson Bt' and 'Lieut. Col. Brown's Accounts for expenditure'. The second letter again deals with communications from Watson and Brown the latter 'enclosing Accounts & Vouchers for the Expenditure on the Royal Military Canal & Rampart'. The Royal Military Canal conceived by Lieutenant-Colonel John Brown as a defence against invasion runs for 28 miles between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings. In mid-1805 due to the slow progress of the work the contractors and consultant engineer John Rennie had been dismissed and replaced by the Quartermaster-General’s department with Brown in command. Both from Treasury Chambers [London]. 12 December 1805 and 24 January 1806. unknown
26758Headed Eton College Windsor 10 Sept. 1927. Four neatly written pages 4to very good condition. SEE photograph for full text. Hope-Jones see brief biography below including his appearance in an M.R. James ghost story writes a very substantial letter on the character activities school influence etc. of Douglas Byng-Stamper whose death evoked an Agatha Christie style mystery. See Google "Death on an Oban-bound Train" for a comprehensive article on the incident. William Hope-Jones evokes references on Google such as in court for bathing "without sufficient dress" or the following AI spiel: "William Hope-Jones known as "Hojo" at Eton was a math teacher and housemaster at Eton College noted for his eccentricity. He was a King's Scholar 1900-1906 Assistant Master 1907-1950 and Housemaster 1924-1939. Hope-Jones is also remembered for his loud singing and for writing the humorous song "National Anthem of the Ancient Britons" also known as "Woad" or "The Woad Ode" according to Wikipedia. He was a central character in M.R. James's 1928 ghost story "Wailing Well". [Headed] Eton College | Windsor, 10 Sept. 1927. unknown
199440436Albany OR: Willamette & Pacific Railroad Inc 1994. 1st printing. Beige paper printed with black ink. Near Fine. 4 pp. Roadsigns and charts printed throughout. Map to rear wrapper. 11" x 8-1/2" <br/><br/> Willamette & Pacific Railroad, Inc unknown books
107011996 Schiffer military history agraphé, 48p. très bon état.
190042650Miles City Montana: Wiley Bros. Photographers Successors to L. A. Huffman 1900. Photograph. Very Good. Large format photograph 18.5 x 24 cm on a tan mount 25 x 30 cm. Wiley Bros. backstamp "Wiley Bros. Photographers Successors to L. A. Huffman. Miles City - Montana.". Mount edges are lightly bumped and chipped. Photograph is gently rubbed and lightly faded but still showing good detail and contrast. Shows many workers constructing the bridge with Northern Pacific Railroad cars visible in the background. Photograph taken from above looking down. In ink by hand on the front of the mount "Progress showing detail of bench walls of Culvert detail of brick arch; also general view of Coulee Bridge 148. Yellowstone Riv. River. Wiley Bros., Photographers, Successors to L. A. Huffman unknown
84 pages, illustrated. eng
40 pages, illustrated. eng
84 pages, illustrated. eng
40 pages, illustrated. eng
4to., First Edition, with 443 photographs in the text; cloth, gilt back, a near fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper, the latter lightly age-soiled and creased at extremities. Comprehensive collection of photographs of the architecture of SR stations taken between 1968 and 1970. Ottley, 8580.
197151167ebKrefeld, Röhr (Hrsg.), 1971. Broschur, ca. DinA 5, 68 Seiten, viele Tabellen, keine Abbildungen, Einband mit Gebrauchsspuren, fleckig, gering berieben und bestoßen, Schnitt und Seiten papierbedingt gebräunt, trotz der Gebrauchs- und/oder Altersspuren SEHR ordentlicher Zustand [3 Warenabbildungen]
197862048Wien. Verlag Josef Otto Slezak. 1978. 32 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen ganzseitigen Abbildungen. Ill. Originalbroschur. Gutes Exemplar! Querformat 12x17 cm
Features: Seattle's Public Utilities Department and the Railroads - major article; Southern Pacific announces fast excess-fare train between New Orleans and San Francisco; Promotion for T.B. Degnan of the Great Northern Railway Co.; No Time To Lose - Editorial discusses how representatives of eight Puget Sound cities oppose tolls being charged through the Panama Canal to vessels flying the U.S. flag and engaged in U.S. coastwise traffic; Handsome New Union Passenger Station for Aberdeen, WA - article with artist's rendering of the future station; Foreign Capital in Railways of the United States - major article by Harvard Professor of Economics William Z. Ripley; Business biography of J.E. Dalrymple, recently elected vice-president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co.; Railway News in Brief; Battery Truck Crane the Latest Invention in Freight Handling - major article with wonderful illustration of a mobile electric crane invented by General Electric of Schenectady, NY to be used for loading rail cars (who knew Elon Musk was so old!); How Should Tacoma Prepare for the Opening of the Panama Canal? - major article with excellent photo of the busy Tacoma waterfront; Statement Concerning Panama Canal by George S. Dearborn, president of the American-Hawaiian S.S. Co.; British View of Panama Canal; High Honor for W.D. Wells of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Co.; Review of Marine Insurance and Shipping Law; Repair bill for the White Star liner Olympic; Submarine Motor Salvage Boat invented by Mr. E.H. Crossley; New Steamer Solduck will be an All-steel Modern Vessel - major article including diagram of its outboard profile; Article on Steam Cannery Tender for the Northwestern Fisheries Company - article with diagram of the outboard profile of this vessel; Pacific Coast Casualties; Steamboat Fairhaven Sinks in Harbor; and more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
Features: New Transcontinental Railroad is Planned; Railroad Construction Work in Western Canada; A Study of Railroad Accidents; Grand Trunk Pacific Completes Fine Dock at Vancouver - article with photo of the new structure; Proposed Improvements for the Port of Seattle - Smith's Cove, Salmon Bay, East Waterway, Central Waterfront District, Harbor Island; San Francisco Preparing for Panama Canal Trade - major article with graph, table and photo of one of San Francisco's new concrete piers; Control of Freight Rates Through Panama Canal; Professional Biography of Marcus Talbot, Manager of the Port of Portland (with photo of Mr. Talbot); Provisions of New Visual Rule; Death of Noted Admiralty Lawyer Charles Page - major article; That Olympic-Hawke Collision; Legal Decisions; High-Class Salvage job of the fishing steamer Independent - article with photo of the vessel being held up by two barges; Captain William Kidston - obituary; Veteran Shipmaster Albert H. Laffin - Obituary; Veteran Tug Boat Captain William Gove - Obituary; Hong Kong Harbor Needs Deepening - after visit by the big American Steamer Minnesota; New Invention for Calming Big Seas; and much more. 44 pages including several pages of nostalgic ads, some illustrated in black and white, featuring local marine and rail interests. Printed upon glossy coated stock. Average wear. Binding intact. Few library markings to front cover. A well-preserved copy of this highly-informative memento of Pacific Northwest transportation over a century ago. 12" x 9". Magazine
197670695Littlehampton Book Services Ltd 1976 In-4 relié. 224 pages. Bon état d’occasion.
19815957Editions princesse 1981 192 pages in4. 1981. Relié. 192 pages.
