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SKU1020768Printed by Poole Bros. for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co. PAPERBACK. Good. B005FSX540 Covers have minor wear clean has a good binding no marks or notations map attached inside to the rear cover- good condition. Printed by Poole Bros. [for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co.] paperback books
2687Chicago: The Company Poole Bros. Printers and Engravers 1896. . Large 8vo buff printed wrappers back pictorial; some chipping and soiling to wrappers. First published in 1887. Many of the illustrations are engraved after the photographs Jackson took on his trip with Ernest Ingersoll and which were published in Ingersoll's "Crest of the Continent". The copyright for Ingersoll's book and the present one were both give to S. K. Hooper the Passenger Agent for the railroaD. Chicago: [The Company] Poole Bros., Printers and Engravers, 1896. unknown books
68512Tokyo: Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant n.d. post-WWII. Paperback. Very Good. illustrated 52p. Original wrapper. 22cm. Staples rusty. <br/><br/> Eighth U.S. Army Printing Plant paperback books
1860WRCAM41089BWashington 1860. Twelve volumes bound in thirteen. Profusely illustrated with maps lithographic plates colored lithographic plates profiles etc. Large thick quarto. Original blindstamped cloth spines gilt. Minor edge wear. Each volume rebacked retaining original backstrip but with new endpapers. All but one volume from the Senate issue Vol. XII Part 1 is the House issue with a Senate backstrip. Lacking the general map of the routes surveyed from Vol. XI. Several maps with holes and separations along fold lines many with large tears including Warren's map of the western United States. Occasional tideline affecting text or an illustration scattered foxing and toning. Overall quite clean internally. Good plus. This large quarto set is the most important and massive compilation of exploration reports and data ever published about the trans-Mississippi West. Under the direction of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis the Pacific Railroad survey in two years increased the contemporary knowledge of the geography topography geology and natural history of the West by a quantum leap. Included herein are the reports of Humphreys Stevens Beckwith Whipple Warren Williamson Lander et al supplemented with reports on scientific observations and numerous significant achievements in cartography including Warren's "Map of the Territory of the United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean." here present in the eleventh volume which has been hailed as "the best cartographical work on the West up to its time." Howes. The illustrative material engraved and lithographed views specimens of birds fishes and other animals is of the highest quality often in colored state and encompasses thousands of illustrations either in the text or as separate plates. Wheat devotes twenty-four pages of detailed discussion to the maps in this series of reports singling out the Warren map as "among the great maps of the United States that preceded the Civil War." <br> <br> All things considered this edition of the Pacific Railroad Surveys stands as a testament to one of the greatest government sponsored projects in our history and is a foundation work for any collection devoted to Western Americana or cartography. HOWES P3 etc. WHEAT TRANSMISSISSIPPI 822 through 824 843 through 846 852 853 864 through 867 874 875 877 through 882 898 936 23 in all. TWENEY 89 59. WAGNER-CAMP 262 through 267. RITTENHOUSE 442. REESE STAMPED WITH A NATIONAL CHARACTER 75. ZAMORANO SELECT 108. REESE BEST OF THE WEST 138. hardcover books
019999Washington: Beverley Tucker 1855-59; George W. Bowman 1861 and Thomas H. Ford 1860. Quarto. 33nd Congress. 2nd Senate. Ex. Doc. No. 78. 12 Volumes in 13. All Senate Issue. All uniformly bound in publisher's dark brown cloth decoratively stamped in blind spine lettering gilt. A very good set complete set with noted faults listed within the collation some volumes with expert repairs or cosmetics. complete collation on request 9 pages. Beverley Tucker, 1855-59; George W. Bowman, 1861 and Thomas H. Ford 1860 books
18571004304to 11 ½ x8 ¾ original law calf morocco illustrated 4 134 85102 114 2 iv 64 pp. Some scuffing and wear to covers slight gouge to front joint chipping to edges. Two plates detached one with a chipped corner. Overall very good. Organized by the War department under the direction of Jefferson Davis who was Secretary of War at that time a collection of volumes was produced in the quest for the best route for a railroad to the West. Jefferson Davis wrote part of the introduction to this series and outlines the goals of the project. This report is on routes explored in Northern California and Oregon. Specifically the expedition was to look for a railroad route crossing the Sierra Nevada near the source of the Carson River and to see if it was feasible to connect the Sacramento valley with the Oregon Territory. Most of the color plates in this volume are located in the first three parts of the publication which is focused on topography geology and botanical subjects. This volume includes 23 color lithographs of scenery and botanical subjects 2 hand colored plates of birds and 24 steel engraved plates. Wagner-Camp 264a. Beverly Tucker, unknown books
18561004314to original cloth rebacked with original spine strip laid on new endpapers. Illustrated with 20 of 21 color lithographs several steel engraved charts and shell engravings and three color lithographed folding maps. Table of contents list 20 color plates but some copies seem to have twenty-one. Two of the folding maps/charts have been placed in a rear endpaper pocket; one has a neat repair. A little rubbing to cloth and some minor darkening within. Could be missing one plate. Overall very good and nicely restored. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. Wagner-Camp 263 Beverly Tucker hardcover books
18561006214to leather spine and tips with marbled boards 36 Illustrations include 21 tinted/color lithographs one folding diagram two folding maps and a couple of black and white plates 36 14 136 127 175 pp. Binding with some wear at the spine and extremities hinges cracked some pages are a bit loose plates all present but probably not bound in correct order folding maps have a few tears some staining to front endpapers but not into the balance of the text plates and text show some aging foxing and browning but most plates resonably are clean. One of the great sources of information on the west the Pacific Railroad Reports also contains some great illustrations. This installment Vol. III is no exception. Included are some interesting and colorful pictures of the Mojave Indians and their territory. This report contains intelligence on an expedition near the 35th parallel which took the southern route due west to the Pacific Ocean from Fort Smith Kansas that was conducted by Lieutenant A.W. Whipple and assisted by Lieutenant J.C. Ives. Ives would make his own mark on western expansion a few years later in his travels on the Colorado River. The substantial amount of information on various Indain tribes makes this installment an important one. Since many of these volumes are broken for the plates they are getting somewhat scarce. Beverly Tucker, hardcover books
1860100432Large thick 4to contemporary calf spine and tips with marbled boards 70 very attractive color lithograph plates 358 41 pp. Extremeties worn minor aging one map has tear in lower corner plates bright and clean. The Pacific Railroad Surveys 1853-1855 explored possible routes for a transcontinental railroad. However the surveys went beyond looking for a place for a railroad they included and incredible amount of information on natural history and the peoples that inhabited the areas where the surveys explored. Representing the first part of the final volume of these surveys this installment focused on the northern route for a railroad. The 12 volumes included in these surveys is also known for rich illustrations many of which were in color. With 70 color plates one folding and three folding maps in Volume XII part 1 this edition is particularly rich in illustration and the plates are bright and clean. Thomas A. Ford hardcover 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
18798694La Crosse Wisconsin 1879. Original printed wrappers stitched 32 clean pages. Wrappers lightly soiled Very Good. FIRST EDITION. unknown books
192644099New York: Stevens & Wood Incorporated 1926. 1st Edition. Leather binding with title gilt stamped to front cover. Brown marbled paper eps. Edgewear. Minor chipping at spine ends. Very Good. 83 numbered leaves. Typed text recto only on onionskin paper with red rule border. Leaves 71 through 83 with 26 b/w captioned photographs 2 per leaf on recto. Of the 26 photographs 3 show rolling stock e.g. 'Class "B" Passenger Car No. 310' with the remainder showing divers buildings etc e.g. 'Passenger Station - Village of Westfield' & 'Signal Tower at Pennsylvania R.R. Crossing in Mayville'. 11" x 8-3/8" <br/><br/>This report 1 volume of 3 submitted on March 10 1926 in New York by Stevens & Wood to George L. Maltby General Manager of the Jamestown Westfield & Northwestern Railroad Company is an inventory and appraisal of the property of the railroad including: 1 the electric railway line located in the County of Chautauqua NY owned and operated by the railroad including roadways tracts paving bridges culverts fences signs signals telephone lines poles and fixtures distribution and transmission system; 2 railroad lines located in Chautauqua County NY known as the Chautauqua and Falconer Branches of the railroad which have not been electrified and have been abandoned including roadways tracks bridges and culverts; 3 cars and their electrical equipment; 4 substation buildings and equipment in Westfield and Mayfield; 5 feeder lines interconnecting the distribution system along the right of way of the railroad with the Chautauqua Traction Company’s substation at Stow and in Mayville; 6 all stations waiting rooms and miscellaneous buildings and structures identified as the property of the railroad; 7 Midway Park owned by the railway company. Not present are Volumes II & III with "inventory summaries showing quantities prices and extensions grouped according to Tax Districts and by accounts and the Cost References." An excellent source of New York local history for the mid-1920s. Stevens & Wood, Incorporated hardcover books
1884WRCAM23845New York 1884. 27pp. plus large folding map. Original printed wrappers. Some minor edge nicks and chips to front wrapper else just about very good. Annual stockholder's report for the famous western railway. With detailed financial statement and other statistics relative to western lands etc. Total surplus earnings for 1883 topped $12700000. The handsome and quite large folding map of the United States west of the Mississippi shows the Union Pacific Route and its connections. unknown books
2472Boston: The Company Alfred Mudge & son Printers 1878. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed some minor fragments missing from the bottom margin of the first few leaves not affecting text One holding library only in OCLC. Lists all capital expenditures for the year bridge building and other repairs; a breakdown of all shipments sent and the usual financial disclosures Boston: [The Company] Alfred Mudge & son Printers, 1878. unknown books
3055Boston: The Company:Alfred Mudge & Son Printers 1874. . 8vo buff wrappers front printed Boston: [The Company]:Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1874. unknown books
1851251091Boston: W. S. Drummond 1851. First. pamphlet. very good-. and the issue of mortgage bonds. Presented to the directors November 14th 1851. 16pp. 8vo pr. wrs. wrappers lightly soiled most pages lightly creased in middle. Boston: W. S. Drummond 1851. First Edition<br/><br/> W. S. Drummond unknown books
185520399Washington 1855. 33d Cong. 1st Sess. HED129. 43pp disbound with a bit of loosening and edge wear to title page. Good. This is the introductory report by War Secretary Jefferson Davis ONLY and does not include the full three-volume set.<br/>FIRST EDITION. Wagner-Camp 261:1. Howes P3. unknown books
1854181821854. 33d Cong. 1st Sess. SED52. 1854. 6 2 blank disbound. Light staining. Good. unknown books
1852102298Pamphlet 8vo folding map 17" x 34" 16 3 pp. Rear wrapper detached with some chips and tears are extremities pencil notation and ink number on top of front wrapper with a few nicks large folding map difficult to open because of the way its attached to joint but in really nice condition; otherwise good to very good. This pamphlet presents the results of a survey between Phoenixville and Pinegrove for the purpose of building a railroad. The work includes considerable financial and survey information and an excellent folding "Map of Railroad Route from Phoenixville to Pinegrove 1852." King & Baird, books
1962493771962. Railroad Commission. Report of the Presidential Railroad Commission. Washington D.C.: n.p. 1962. vii 576 pp. Ink markings on title page. Ex-library with stamps. Cloth worn with gilt spine. Internally clean. $40. unknown books
18724914Philadelphia: The Leisenring Steam Printing House 1872. 8vo. 76 2 blank xxiv pp. <br><br>Report of the receipts and expenditures for the years ending in November 1869 and 1871 with the Treasurer's general balance-sheets exhibiting the financial condition of the company. With a large folding map. Disbound from a nonce volume; sewing holes present. Text block split in twowith pp. 1-60 separated from remainder of text block; long gutter tear to pp. 61-68 of 1870 edition. Ex-Mercantile Library copy with numerous rubber stamps inside. Map in fragile condition torn along folds and separated from binding with loss. The Leisenring Steam Printing House unknown books
187514747New York: George Nesbitt 1875. Original printed wrappers front wrap detached with erasure of old institutional mark rear wrap illustrated with 'The Great Highway and Railroad Three Span Steel Bridge over the Mississippi River at Saint Louis Missouri'. Small map on page 3 shows the Road's locations. 22pp two folding tables. Good or so. FIRST EDITION. George Nesbitt unknown books
187829199Detroit: Daily Post Book and Tribune Book and Job Printing Establishment 1878. 23 1 blank pp. Original printed tan wrappers some browning along edges stitched. Minor wear at bottom outside edges of text. Else Very Good. Daily Post Book and Tribune Book and Job Printing Establishment unknown books
18641398638th Cong. 1st Sess.: SMD11. 1864. 6 2 blanks pp. Disbound and Very Good. SMD11. unknown books
1873263531St. Albans: Messenger Printing 1873. First. hardcover. good. Adopted at the Biennial Session 1872. Thick 8vo original black cloth paper label spine ends and edges of corners worn ex-lib boards lightly soiled endpapers front flyleaf and last blank page all lightly soiled. St. Albans: Messenger Printing 1873. First Edition<br/><br/> Widespread public reports of payoffs by the railroad to legislators to influence legislation led to an investigation of the legislature by itself. Ex libris from the University of Vermont.<br/><br/> Messenger Printing unknown books
