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1857040173Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office 1857. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. 80pp. Bound in at front: Outline Map of Illinois; Railway Guide to the Illinois Central Rail Road Lands double-page map; woodcut frontispiece "Prairie Scene in Illinois." Six woodcuts in the text. Bound in at back: four pages of broadside-style ads printed in diaplay type on lavender stock. 1 "Passengers for St. Louis Jacksonville Naples Kansas and Nebraska should procure their tickets via Illinois Central R. Road." 2 "Great Western and Michigan Central Railway Line only direct route via Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge." 3 Great Reduction of Fare! For St. Paul! Great Western Mail Route. Galena and Chicago Union Rail Road." 4 "Passengers for St. Paul should be particular and call for tickets via Dunleith . Having Twelve Splendid Steamers." Bound in printed wrappers with prairie scene on cover. 9" x 5.5" Byrd Illinois Imprints 2683. Buck Travel and Description 559. <br/><br/> Illinois Central Rail Road Office paperback books
185833688Chicago: Illinois Central Rail Road Office 1858. 8vo 5 p.l. pp. 5-80; full-page map of Illinois double-page map of the guide to the Illinois Central Railroad Lands wood-engraved frontispiece 6 wood-engraved illustrations in the text; slight nibble out of the fore-margin of the first 3 leaves else a near fine copy in original yellow pictorial wrappers. Another edition with same text has imprint: Boston G.C. Rand & Avery printers 1857. Byrd 2683; Ante-Fire Imprints 263. <br/><br/> Illinois Central Rail Road Office unknown books
186028774Hannibal Mo.: Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Office 1860. 60pp plus double-page frontis map entitled 'Railway Guide to the Hannibal & St. Joseph Rail Road Lands in Missouri' engraved on wood by W. Mackwitz St. Louis; plus 'Map of Northern Missouri Showing the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Lands'; plus six full-page engraved illustrations including views of Grand Valley and St. Joseph. Original printed yellow wrappers spine and corner wear light contemporary ink stamp of 'General Market Office 21 State St. Boston' on front wrapper stitched. The rear wrapper describes the routes connections and transit times of the Railroad. Very Good plus. <br/><br/> The Road was one of the earliest to reach the Missouri River in northwestern Missouri at St. Joseph the starting point of the Pony Express. Taylor The Transportation Revolution page 86. It traversed Northern Missouri connecting Chicago and St. Louis with Kansas and Nebraska. <br/> The pamphlet describes the route; lands offered for sale; connecting roads; prices and terms of payment; the advantages of the "rolling and healthy" "well-watered" "well- wooded" properties. The location of the Road and lands is "unequaled by any other portion of the country." Agriculture and stock raising are the best in the Nation. Similarly advantaged are markets-- with cheap freight rates-- and cultural and educational opportunities. St. Louis St. Joseph and Hannibal are described. The State Geologist and other experts weigh in with testimonials.<br/>Bureau of Railway Economics 211. Not in Sabin Eberstadt Graff Decker Soliday. A number of institutional locations on OCLC. Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Office unknown books
1869288969New York: American Photolithographic Company 1869. paperback. very good. Map: lithograph. 16" x 28.5". In very good condition. <br><br>Pamphlet: Thin 8vo. 31 pages. Staple-bound stain to paper cover binding fragile. Washington: Government Printing Office. In very good condition.<br/><br/> Map is tipped in at back cover of pamphlet and shows Northern & Southern Pacific Trunk Lines railways completed and railways projected. The majority of the committee that wrote this report included W.M. Stewart Chas D. Drake John Conness Alexander Ramsey J.C. Abbott B.F. Rice<br/><br/> American Photolithographic Company unknown books
195540440Berlin Canada: Grand River Railway 1955. 1st printings. Buff paper printed with black ink. Moderate wear to paper age-toning edgewear with light creasing and chipping no losses to text. Bottom of advertisement torn. An about VG collection. 3 items each of folded single sheets. Single black and white photographic image to advertisement. Varying sizes. <br/><br/>This collection includes: Grand Railway's "The Lake Erie and Northern Railway" Timetables No. 29 & 62 and a "Last Call" Interurban Jaunt advertisement for a farewell trip to the Lake Erie & Northern Railway and the Grand River Railway on May 1 1955. Grand River Railway unknown books
2992St. Louis: The Company:Printed by Buxton & Skinner 1905. . Large 8vo printed color stiff wrappers; back wrapper somewhat soiled Microfilm holdings only in OCLC At the foot of the front cover is the legend " Presented to the Confederate Veterans at their Re-Union Loouisville Ky. June 14th 1905 with the Compliments of the Passenger Department "Cotton Belt Route". Ownership signature of "E. W. Winkler" St. Louis: The Company:Printed by Buxton & Skinner , 1905. unknown books
40769n.p.: Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway n.d. Full color chromolithograph with printed caption. 1 vols. Image 14 x 19 inches; matted to 21-1/2 x 26 inches overall. Small portion of blank lower right corner missing well away from image and caption and covered by mat; a few spots of almost imperceptible abrasion to surface else fine and handsome. Full color chromolithograph with printed caption. 1 vols. Image 14 x 19 inches; matted to 21-1/2 x 26 inches overall. Superb Civil War Railroad Chromolithograph. An absolutely brilliant chromolithograph printed on heavy coated stock its clarity of detail putting most examples of this medium to shame. Caption states: "The 'General' was captured at Big Shanty now Kennesaw Ga. April 12 1862 by the 'Andrews' Raiders' and recaptured near Ringgold Ga. by W.A. Fuller Conductor and Anthony Murphy Shop Foreman for the Railroad Company assisted by Confederates and others after an exciting chase of about ninety miles." Illustrated here in repose the elegant engine glows as a work of art. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway unknown books
343761 vols. 12 x 9 inches image size. Framed and glazed. 1 vols. 12 x 9 inches image size. This fine illustration was done for "The Express Messenger" the employee magazine of American Railway Express precursor to American Express. unknown books
19102222249<p>First edition Oblong octavo 8 7/8" x 5 1/2". 12 pages illustrated in eight colors by Evelyn Gladys Hall. Stitched edges pinked. A bit of fading to left side. Very good.</p><p>Depict British American German trains including cattle and pigeon cars.</p><p>Cope page 79 No. 125.</p> Dean's Rag Book Co. Ltd. unknown books
195540432Denver CO: The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company 1955. 1st printings. Beige printed paper wrappers stapled. Light wear to paper faint creasing. A VG set. One of 10 pp. one of 14. Charts housed within. 10-1/2" x 9-3/8" <br/><br/>"The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading with a motto of Through the Rockies not around them and later Main line through the Rockies both referring to the Rocky Mountains. The D&RGW operated the highest mainline rail line in the United States over the 10240 feet 3120 m Tennessee Pass in Colorado and the famed routes through the Moffat Tunnel and the Royal Gorge. At its height around 1890 the D&RG had the largest operating narrow gauge railroad network in North America. Known for its independence the D&RGW operated the last private intercity passenger train in the United States the Rio Grande Zephyr." Wikipedia. The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company unknown books
48090Buffalo: Railroad Trainmasters of North America n.d. Quarto bifolium. Opens to printed broadside 11" x 17". Printed in black and orange ink; text in four columns. Original folds else fine. Wartime polemic from the editor of the Railroad Workers' Journal arguing that the closed shop is tantamount to the "yellow dog" contract in reverse benefitting only organizers and not the rank and file. Undated but clearlyi a wartime production ca 1940s. Railroad Trainmasters of North America unknown books
186523334Farmington Maine 1865. 26pp disbound. Several manuscript corrections Good. <br/><br/> The Company was incorporated in 1848. unknown books
194245913n.p. 1942. 1st printing. Single sheet blue brown and black lettering now housed in a mylar sleeve. A VG copy edges and corners rubbed age toning to recto and verso overall clean and bright. Broadside. Illustrated. 11" x 7" <br/><br/>There is a stamp that reads " FOR VICTORY BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS". unknown books
187023299New York: Brown & Hewitt 1870. 32pp original printed wrappers light dust and wear stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow. Very Good. <br/><br/> The pamphlet contains much information on the resources and economic potential of the State of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the road will bear grain markets the business of the road and the nature of the investment.<br/>BRE 190. Not in Modelski or Sabin. Brown & Hewitt unknown books
187023298New York: Brown & Hewitt 1870. 32pp original printed wrappers light dust and wear front wrap detached but present stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow. Map and text Near Fine overall Very Good plus. <br/><br/> The pamphlet describes the resources and economic potential of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the Road will bear grain markets the business of the Road and the nature of the investment. <br/>BRE 190. Not in Modelski or Sabin. Brown & Hewitt unknown books
186919264New York: Brown & Hewitt 1869. 32pp original printed wrappers chipped at spine and edges stitched. Double-page map of the route with boundaries of Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Missouri and Illinois outlined in yellow a short closed tear without loss. Good. <br/><br/> The pamphlet contains information on the resources and economic potential of Iowa and the midwest the traffic that the road will bear grain markets the business of the road and the nature of the investment. <br/>NUC lists printings of December 1869 and March 1870. Not in Modelski or Sabin. OCLC records only 1870 printings. Brown & Hewitt unknown books
188135023Ottawa: Printed by MacLean Roger & Co. 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers stitched. 2 10 large folding map short closed tear 20 11 3 2 2 pp as issued. Vertical fold light edgewear. Very Good.<br/> offered with Booth C.J. President: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. Ottawa: 1889. 4 pp printed on rectos only. Caption title as issued. Pinned at upper blank corner and docketed in ink on final blank "Canada Atlantic RR Prospectus January 1889." Fine.<br/><br/> The map in excellent condition is titled "Canada Atlantic Railway Map December 1881" accomplished by "Geo. Bishop & Co. Lith. Montreal." It measures 18" x 35" with the route of the railway; extensions and other railways also notes; other boundaries in green. All the documents creating the Company set forth in the title of the pamphlet are printed each individually numbered. The Railway as the Prospectus states "extends from Ottawa in a south easterly direction a distance of 142 miles and connects with the Central Vermont Railroad at the village of Alburgh Springs Vt. U.S.A."<br/> "The Canada Atlantic Railway CAR was a small regional railway created in 1880 by lumber baron John Rodolphus Booth. Initially planned as part of the transportation network for his vast lumber holdings the railway quickly grew into a general-purpose railway serving passengers and communities along the route. Booth's first target was to gain access to Vermont in order to connect with the Central Vermont Railway CV and further exploit the US markets" "Canada Atlantic Railway" Ontario Railways accessed at Canada-Rail website May 2018.<br/> As of May 2018 we do not locate either of these documents-- or the map-- on OCLC. Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co. unknown books
192772820Rochester: General Railway Signal Company 1927. Paperback. Near Fine. frontis photos folding figure 23p. Wrapper. Their Bulletin Number 148. <br/><br/> General Railway Signal Company paperback books
187129188New York: Samuel French 1871. Original green printed wrappers wrapper title: 'The First Mortgage Land Grant Sinking Fund Seven Per Cent Gold Bonds Principal and Interest Payable in Gold Free of Government Tax. Of the West Wisconsin Railway'. Stitched. 14 2 blanks pp. Folding 'Map of Wisconsin Rail Road and Its Connections' @14" x 16". Tear at bound edge of folding map repaired with short piece of scotch tape. Very Good. <br/><br/> The Map by Henry Seibert of New York prominently shows the West Wisconsin line from St. Paul MN to Tomah WI; tracks other railroads in Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa; and depicts Lakes Michigan and Superior and Green Bay. The Road is described and the investment recommended. A rare item OCLC locating only the copy at the University of Missouri. <br/>FIRST EDITION. OCLC 41200220 1 as of June 2021. Not in Eberstadt Decker Sabin Soliday Graff Modelski. Samuel French unknown books
2003UATLATL00EFAtlas Model Railroad Company 2003. Very Good. Atlas Model Railroad Company. The Atlas Beginner's Guide to HO Model Railroading. Hillside New Jersey: Atlas Model Railroad Company 2003. 47pp. Illustrated. 4to. Illustrated stapled wraps. Book condition: Very good. Atlas Model Railroad Company paperback books
1898WRCAM34146Meadville Pa: Keystone View Company 1898. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed peach cardstock. Paper lightly soiled at edges image clean and crisp. Very good. A nice stereocard image of a locomotive steaming across a high railroad bridge in the Colorado Rockies. Another railroad track is shown crossing underneath the bridge and a snow-capped mountain is visible in the distance. Georgetown is located just west of Denver along the route of what is now Interstate 70. Keystone View Company unknown books
19006152London: Partington Advertising Company Waterlow & Sons printers n.d. circa 1900. 6th edition. Very Good/The handy District Railway map of London seems to have appeared under several imprints between the 1870s and the early 20th century. This copy issued by the agents for billboard advertising on the London Chatham and Dover lines. Other copies of the same map at the same time bear the imprint of Samson Low. Fine map of London showing mass transit lines. Inset of the Putney Bridge & Wimbledon section. Color folded map 68 x 106 cm folded to 18 x 14 cm in cover 19 x 15 cm. Cover illustrated with "picture postcard" scenes of London. Cover rather stained map very good with some discoloration along folds only. Partington Advertising Company (Waterlow & Sons, printers) unknown books
1919816St. Louis MO: The Texas Railway Guide Company 1919. Softcover. Good. Published by The Texas Railway Guide Company of St. Louis Missouri the map measures 23" x 23" 570 x 570 mm. Staining and tears along the folds else near very good. Professionally matted and framed. WITH THE RARE BOOKLET: 8vo. 136 pp. Original self-wrappers chipped lower cover chipped with significant loss; textblock browned and brittle but SUITABLE FOR EXHIBITION AND STUDY. ¶ Very scarce railroad map of Texas which also includes parts of Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Mexico. Delineated are counties major cities and also small cities that held a prominent place along certain railroads. The scale of the map is approximately 10 miles to 1/4 in. OUR COPY CONTAINS THE RARE BOOKLET the full title of which is: "Texas and Oklahoma railway and hotel official guide: containing the official time tables of all railway lines operating in Texas and Oklahoma also useful and valuable information for the traveling public for shippers and for railway men generally." This excellent guide is of further interest in the abundance of woodcut illustrations of actual hotels many most of which have been destroyed. The Texas Railway Guide Company unknown books
68102Madeira n.d. Paperback. Very Good. illustrations 16p. Wrapper. Oblong 17 x 13cm. One could return by mount by rail or by sleigh. <br/><br/> paperback books
18808710Cleveland: Short & Forman 1880. Original printed wrappers stitched 54pp. Text illus. Light wear Very Good. Much data on the Road's growth in freight business particularly between Chicago and New York; financial data engineers' report on road mileage freight forwarded and received performance of locomotive engines passenger traffic by station and historical financial data. FIRST EDITION. Short & Forman unknown books
