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1960152748Chicago: Railroad Retirement Board 1960. 103p. wraps 4x6.75 inches. Railroad Retirement Board unknown books
18491743930th Cong. 2d Sess.: HR26. 1849. 46 3 blank pp stitched untrimmed partially uncut. Light scattered foxing light dustsoiling. Good. HR26. 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
1910014219St. Louis Missouri: Woodward and Tiernan Printing Company 1910. Large colored map of Missouri with railway lines which folds into the pocket cas. Map measured 27" x 31" when unfolded. Map is in excellent condition without tears. Previous owner's name top of front cover. . First Edition. Tan Cloth. and Soiling/No Dust Jacket. 4 1/4" x 7 1/8" Cover. Woodward and Tiernan Printing Company Hardcover 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
184939429Boston: Redding & Co.; New York:Clark Austin & Co 1849. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Folding engraved map 16 ca. 5 x 6 inch panels Four rows of four panels backed on linen engraved ornamental bordersmall engraved paper label on back. Some browning or soiling generally light cloth darkened with some spotting on verso of map else a very good copy. States outlined in colors. 1 vols. 20 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches overall. Each of the railroad lines is identified. Redding & Co.; New York:Clark, Austin & Co unknown 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
194862853Chicago: Railroad Workers Industrial Union no. 520 1948. Leaflet printed on both sides creased horizontally with closed tears along the fold paper browned chipping on edges else good condition 9x12 inches. Miles 4455. Railroad Workers Industrial Union no. 520 unknown books
191232864Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1912. First edition large 8vo pp. x 446; handsomely and expertly recased in dark green cloth gilt-titled portion of original spine laid down; barely noticeable scuffing and wear to binding and a few light smudges to prelims otherwise a very good to near fine--and firmly bound--copy. A densely packed reference arranged topically and indexed by names. The subjects of the citations include railways around the world not just in the US. <br/><br/> University of Chicago Press hardcover books
197246628N.p.: Travelers Insurance Company 1972. First Edition. Octavo 21cm.; publisher's blue pictorial staplebound card wrappers; 71pp.; insert order blank bound in. Extremities a bit rubbed rear cover slightly soiled else Very Good and sound. OCLC locates three copies as of November 2019 at Cornell Georgia State and Appalachian State. Travelers Insurance Company unknown books
195372874n.p. 1953. Paperback. Very Good. 2 maps 1 folding double-page illustration 13p. 28cm. <br/><br/> paperback books
185012814London: John Weale 1850. 1st edition. Contemporary green embossed cloth over stiff paperstock vice binder's board. Paper labels on spine & front cover. VG professionally reinforced hinges/pos on ffep. 119 pp Publisher Note at rear. Many intratextual woodcut diagrams charts tables etc. 12mo. <br/><br/>Part I complete in itself; Part II not published until 1855-6. Possibly lacking frontis. John Weale hardcover 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
188328496Buffalo NY: Matthews Northrup & Co. 1883. 104pp frontispiece illustration many illustrations. Original color printed wrappers detached rubbed and chipped four staples. Light wear Good. <br/><br/> "The time occupied in making the reconnaissance upon which this report is predicated was about three months during which time about 4000 miles of railway were traversed. These lines reach out into the best sections of the great States of Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota the Territory of Dakota and the garden portion of the Prairie State whose other name is Illinois. Matthews, Northrup & Co. 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
1852253109Montpelier: E. P. Walton 1852. First. paperback. good. 45 pages. 8vo original brown printed wrappers spine worn wrappers chipped at corners wrappers lightly soiled dampstained throughout. Montpelier: E. P. Walton 1852. First Edition.<br/><br/> Josiah Quincy Jr. had been treasurer of the Vermont Central Railroad. He disagreed with the railroad's financing plans for the railroad's expansion. Quincy wrote a pamphlet critical of the railroad's finances. This pamphlet is the board of directors reply to Quincy's criticisms.<br/><br/> E. P. Walton unknown books
192269535New York 1922. Paperback. Very Good. 38p. plus 10 folding maps. Wrapper. 27cm. Laid in is a typed Letter signed from the Assistant to the President of the NAORS forwarding this report and mentioning an upcoming hearing before the ICC to consider regulations. <br/><br/> paperback books
3036New York: The Company 1870. . Folio fold on pale purple paper slight separation in fold New York: The Company, 1870. unknown books
183522837New-York: Printed by George P. Scott & Co. 1835. 11 1 blank pp. Original printed blue wrappers light foxing and soiling stitched. Very Good. <br/><br/> Three distinguished civil engineers: Robinson built Virginia's first railroad and organized several others; Knight was chief engineer of the B&O Railroad; Wright made the survey for the New York and Erie railroad. Here they report on "points of increased difficulty" in the route. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Thomson 1140. AI 34032 5. Printed by George P. Scott & Co. unknown books
18588704Hartford 1858. Stitched lightly foxed and worn. 30 1pp. Good. This Road is in trouble but not so bad as critics have charged. Conceding undervaluation of anticipated construction costs the Company says it has also underestimated its future revenues. The Road has been hit hard by the Panic of 1857. FIRST EDITION. Not in Sabin. unknown books
2995Memphis: The Company 1872. . 8vo pale purple printed wrappers somewhat faded; "Duplicate" rubberstamp on front cover Memphis: The Company, 1872. unknown books
18728176Memphis 1872. Original printed wrappers stitched 23pp. Wraps lightly dusted. Very Good. <br/><br/> A description of this Arkansas corporation and a review of its mission to provide rail service between Memphis and St. Louis. The report of the chief engineer J.L. Meigs informs on the character of the country traversed by the road. <br/>FIRST EDITION. Allen 7806 1 copy. unknown books
189229205Detroit: John F. Eby & Co. Book and Job Printers 1892. 21 3 blank pp folding color map. Text printed on glossy paper. Original printed green wrappers tanned chipped at edges institutional rubberstamps rear wrap detached stitched. Institional rubberstamp on title page. Good. John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers unknown books
188929203Detroit: John F. Eby & Co. Book and Job Printers 1889. 21 3 blank pp. Original printed orange wrappers institional rubberstamps a few small chips stitched. Bottom outer corner of text lightly chewed. Else Very Good. John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers unknown books
