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1878009720Great Northern Railway 1878. Book. Good. Paper Covers. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 2066pp disbound folding map paper covers fragile with sl loss from front cover generally good. Great Northern Railway Paperback
1876102314<p> Folding railroad time table unfolded 16" x 28" folded 4" x 8" illustrated with route map and engravings. Some minor chips and tears at folds and extremities some browning and aging and a little soiling; otherwise about very good. Attractive Erie Railroad time table and map. Includes large illustration of the inside of a Pullman car and two additional illustrations of a dinning car and part of Niagara Falls. The time table and schedule has considerable detail. # 102314</p>
1868026173London: London & North Western Railway 1868. Book. Very Good. Paperback. First Edition. 4to. Timetable March 1868 front timetable sheet printed on a buff-orange paper with attached folded A3 sheet centre fold map"Map of the London & North Western Railway and its Communication" reverse "Map Shewing London & North Western Railway and its connections in the Neighbourhood of London". and to the rear two small maps to the final side are entitled Enlarged Plan of the London & North Western Railway - between Liverpool Manchester & Leeds and Enlarged Plan of the London & North Western Railway Between Rugby Birmingham Stafford & Shrewsbury. ; thought to be number XV from a series of timetables. A little edge wear and marking to maps no inscriptions appears to have been part of a larger timetable book. London & North Western Railway Paperback
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
189925554St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. 1899. 38pp folding map of the railroad and connecting lines. Original printed wrappers light dust and wear small rubberstamp at head of front wrap original staples. Very Good. <br /> <br /> All material on the Road's financial condition with a map depicting its route and connecting lines.<br /> OCLC 251864058 1-AAS 187467966 1-PAU-serial 7984345 11-serial. Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co. unknown
190036729Saint Louis: Woodward & Tiernan 1900. 1900. 9-3/4" x 11-3/4" oblong pictorial wrappers. 68pp. including pictorial wrappers. No pagination. 21-1/2" x 21-1/2" map attached to rear wrapper with an approximate 1-1/2" closed tear to the side depicting railroad lines from St. Louis to Oklahoma Denison or Paris in the south Kansas City in the north and as far west as Ellsworth. Photographs of sites to be seen along the Frisco Line. Black and white photographs to include Pea Ridge Arkansas Where The Famous Battle Was Fought On March 7th And 8th 1862; a Scene Near Lancaster Arkansas; Osage Indians; Meramec Springs; Red Bluff Stone County Missouri; An Old Home In The Ozarks; Shoal Creek Bluffs et. al. Color photographs to include Eureka Springs; Shawnee Warriors; An Ozark Mountain Home; The White River; Devil's Elbow Big Piney et.al. Old water stain to beginning of photo album that becomes smaller as you progress through to the end 1/4" closed tear to bottom of front cover at spine else a very good booklet. Woodward & Tiernan, 1900. unknown
1900004235St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan Ptg. Co./St. Louis & San Frisco Railroad 1900. Soft cover. Very Good. Oblong 4to. Grey pictorial wraps large folding map. Small chips to head and tail of spiine contents are clean folding map 22 x 18 inches tipped-in at rear in very good condition has 1 inch clean margin tear archival tape mended. Full page black and white and color photos of Southwest travel through the Ozark Mountains picturing the varying landscapes and the people along the way. A very well-preserved example of this travel publication. <br/> <br/> Woodward & Tiernan Ptg. Co./St. Louis & San Frisco Railroad paperback
1867102297Pamphlet 8vo original printed wrappers colored folding map 8 1/2" x 23 1/2" 16 pp. Some minor chips at corners and extremities pencil notation on top of the front wrapper normal aging; otherwise very good. This pamphlet relates to a bond offering the company was issuing to raise capital. Management claims that the company has favorable prospects and the mortgage bonds being offered are a secure and profitable investment. Railroad bonds were a popular investment during the second half of the 19th century which helped prompt Henry Varnum Poor to publish his "History of Railroads and Canals in the United States" in 1860. The work enabled investors to see comprehensive financial information on just about all railroad companies. This pamphlet includes typical financial data about the company and a folding "Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its Connections." The map is in wonderful condition. Offices,
1868004824New York: Union Pacific Railroad Company 1868. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 32pp. Pamphlet 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches in size describes the company's progress during the construction of their cross continental railroad in 1867. Cover and map are not present. The 32 page booklet is in very good condition unworn condition. <br/> <br/> Union Pacific Railroad Company paperback
186754322New York: Brown & Hewitt Printers 1867. 1867. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. First edition. Pamphlet edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers 24 pp. frontispiece Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections introduction illustrated frontispiece map advertisement on rear cover for "First Mortgage Bonds at six per cent. In gold at Ninety Cents on the Dollar. Light evidence of the entire booklet having been folded vertically penciled name to top of front cover covers lightly soiled and used small closed tear to the lower margin of the front cover Overall a very good copy of an important railroad report. Brown & Hewitt, Printers, 1867. unknown
1885ZB330727NY 1885. 18 pp. paper wrappers re-stapled library markings cover chipped else very good. - If you are reading this this item is actually physically in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties taxes or fees required by recipient's country. NY unknown
18691003180092D. Appleton & Co 1869. Hardcover. Good. D. Appleton & Co. New York 1869. 8vo. Hardcover. 1st edition. Green cloth 2 colored folding maps; 10 tinted lithographs; xxiii; 88 pp. Very good internally. Stamps on edges. Solid binding and good cover. With minor fray to spine edge. See our pictures. Maps are quite fetching. Ships dialy. D. Appleton & Co hardcover
18691140506.09D. Appleton & Co. New York 1869. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo hardcover green cloth no dj. Part II has separate paging and special illustrated title page: Historical and Geographical Notes 1453-1869 by Henry Stevens. Fair condition suitable for rebinding. Prev. owner's bookplate; board corners well-bumped. Text-block cracked in half at pg. 50 -- book is in two halves -- with the 2 maps LACKING opposite pg. 50/51; however binding within each half is sound spine backstrip fully intact. Paper-clip mark at top edge of title pg otherwise Contents clean no foxing or brittleness tinted lithographic plates in Part II are clear & sharp. xxiii 73 p. Part I 88 pp. Part II. Illus. w/ 10 plates lacking the two maps. D. Appleton & Co., New York hardcover