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1881WRCAM8165Chicago 1881. 30pp. Original printed wrappers. Couple of chips at spine. Very good. The contract was drawn up between the two companies to settle differences regarding rates and new road construction. unknown books
1880WRCAM8149Washington 1880. 15pp. Printed self-wrappers stitched. Very good. A plea for continued support by Congress for completion of the railroad. unknown books
19203541Los Angeles: Pacific Electric Railway 1920. Single sheet 20.5 cm x 41 cm printed on both sides that folds to pamphlet size 20.5 cm x 10 cm. Folds as issued. Very good. Promotional piece for Pacific Railways trip up Mt. Lowe that offers a description of the trip up by rail with a schedule and a brief description of 'Ye Alpine Tavern'. Illustrated with views.<br/><br/>"So in this small sketch must be described only the most salient features of the great trip. Go with us therefore on this little journey letting your imagination garnish the facts and with your most vivid imagery you will find upon making the tour in reality the ruddy glow you have thought to paint has become but a mere tint of the color. Pacific Electric Railway 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
191553716San Francisco: Robert A. Reid 1915. First Edition. Oblong quarto 21cm x 30cm. Pictorial stiff card wrappers; 60pp chiefly illus. A fresh fine copy. Attractive souvenir view book of the Exposition illustrated throughout with captioned photographic plates halftones. Robert A. Reid unknown books
1916166958San Francisco: San Francisco Art Association 1916. Softbound. Fair parts of thin spine paper missing contents loose but complete and clean. Sold as a reading copy. Brown wraps. 6 viii 5 112 p. 64 full-page BW plates; 6 additional illustrations in text accompanying Pedro Lemos' article. Lists 4979 works by American artists living and deceased. A total of 7025 works listed index at rear to all artists. Also lists members of the San Francisco Art Association. San Francisco Art Association paperback books
19245439San Francisco: Southern Pacific Railroad 1924. 8pp. Square quarto 23 cm x 20 cm Illustrated wrappers. About very good. Vertical fold as issued. Illustrated guide for the prospective visitor to California that touts the service offered by Southern Pacific to the west coast from all over the country. Black and white views throughout. "Here is the life you long to lead. You work in a section of untold opportunity whether you choose the live and progressing industrial communities of the rich and fertile agricultural districts. You play where everything invites to outdoor fun. You find people here millions of them who are happier than they have ever been before. Great numbers of them came to visit and decided to stay. You'll love California. Its lure will lay hold of your heart. And it is a wholesome lure for its leads you to a happier fuller healthier and more prosperous life. Southern Pacific Railroad unknown books
19176139New Orleans: General Passenger Department Southern Pacific Lines 1917. Good. 105 x 235 mm. 32 pages in stapled wraps embossed with a medallion portrait of Bienville and printed in bronze. Text pages with green tinted borders and green tinted overlay illustrations. Each page with black and white half-tone photo illustration and text. Railroad map of the United States on inside back panel. Sun marks on front panel of wraps. A little dusty but unmarred. General Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Lines paperback books
1915227073San Francisco: Robert A. Reid Official Publisher of View Books 1915. Unpaginated perhaps a hundred pages coated paperstock throughout with captioned b&w photography and a splendid colorized centerfold panorama. Softbound in 9x12 inch grey Yapp-edged wraps decorated in blue and brown with titling gilt externally somewhat edgeworn with tiny tears at head tail and foredge. Front and back covers are reflected from textblock revealing rusted staples in three places the rust has seeped thru wraps and is visible in small stains. The color panorama is in perfect shape having been "stubbed in" thus escaping the staples. Title page saving stapled areas and a faint corner-tip erasure and all leaves are near-fine plates are clear and free of any marks a good to very good copy. Robert A. Reid, Official Publisher of View Books unknown books
191513682.3San Francisco: John J. Newbegin 1915. 1st edition. Linen cloth spine with brown paper-wrapped boards; printed paper title label to spine. Fragile printed brown paper dust jacket. Nr Fine sq & tight/VG chip to top of spine panel/light soiling. x 142 4 pp including Index. 4 pages of adverts follow Index. Profusely illustrated from photographs. 12mo. <br/><br/> John J. Newbegin hardcover books
1964288201San Francisco. : Southern Pacific Company. 1964. Plastic comb bindings pictorial covers. . Comb bindings damaged and brittle owner’s name to covers otherwise very good. . Three volumes complete. Requires extra postage. 9 folding maps in pockets. Southern Pacific Company. unknown books
191513350San Francisco: Amos Publishing Co 1915. Later printing. Staple bound wraps. Near Fine. 4.25x6.25in; Unpaginated 32 plates with 110 black and white images panoramic day and night image of Exposition; Light-blue paper wrappers with raised gilt lettering image of Tower of Jewels on front in gilt borders image of Palace of Fine Arts on back in gilt borders image of model of Woolworth building New York on inside back cover two staple binding; Minimal rubbing to covers and spine faint water spots on front very little staple rust small chip at bottom front and spine corners and edges clean and tight. Amos Publishing Co unknown books
193323606North Dakota: Not Published 1933. With an illustration of the Hall of States which housed the ND exhibit; approx. 11" x 15" size; printed black on blue-green thin paper stock; old fold line at center; some edge tips wear and darkening to the paper; in good condition. Broadside. Not Bound. Very Good. Not Published Paperback books
1938225270Berkeley CA: Pacific Coast School for Workers 1938. Paperback. 154p. wraps creased photographic frontispiece group portrait else mimeographed with line illustrations 8.5x11 inches very good condition. Includes creative writings references to various unions course descriptions and more. Pacific Coast School for Workers paperback books
18601392936th Cong. 1st Sess. HR 428. 1860. 27 1 blank 9 1 blank 29pp. Disbound scattered foxing Good to Very Good. unknown books
1953013327Wellington: R.E. Owen Gov't Printer 1953. Original Wraps. A Good Copy. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 252p. illustrations maps bibliographic references. One of the most important post-World War II conferences including notes of what took place scientifically under Japanese occupation. R.E. Owen Gov't Printer unknown books
2617S.l.: The Company 1915. . Oblong 8vo pale gray printed wrappers S.l.: [The Company, 1915]. unknown books
191739520n. p.: Southern Pacific Company 1917. Color illustrated outer wrappers. Government Notice pasted to front wrapper. Modest wear to wrappers edges worn. An About VG copy. 21 1 pp. B/w photographic images by W. H. Bull. 9" x 4" folded. <br/><br/>"United States Railroad Administration: Important Notice. This publication contains valuable informative descriptive matter; but references to fares train service hotels camp or livery facilities etc. are subject to correction account changes which may have been made since issuance". Southern Pacific Company unknown books
1907288696San Francisco. : Southern Pacific Company. 1907. . 1st Edition. Softcover black embossed pictorial wraps. . Old paper tape repair to spine cover edges worn still a good plus copy with very good contents. . 4to. Color illustrations throughout. Southern Pacific Company. paperback books
190051799Chicago: Curt Teich & Co 1900. Oblong 4to unpaginated; 23 full-p. sepia illustrations mounted including a folding double-page panorama map two pages of text containing illustration descriptions; tan pictorial wrappers lettered in green & gilt paper label illustration mounted on upper cover ribbon ties at spine; covers a bit toned and lightly chipped at edges illustrations clean & bright overall very good. A picturesque view-book of scenery from the Golden Gate to the Great Salt Lake. <br/><br/> Curt Teich & Co unknown books
190051798Chicago: Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co 1900. Oblong 4to unpaginated; 25 full-pg illustrations in color and mounted two pages of text containing illustration descriptions; tan pictorial wrappers lettered in black & gilt color illustration mounted on upper cover ribbon-bound; covers a bit toned at edges corners creased illustrations clean & bright overall very good. A picturesque view-book of "the most interesting views seen along the route" of Utah Nevada and California. <br/><br/> Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co unknown books
1886WRCAM2355Washington 1886. 23pp. Gathered signatures stitched. Very good. Outlines all the grants to the line. unknown books
1886WRCAM8175Np 1886. 4pp. Dbd. Considerable chipping at blank margins old fold printed on brittle paper. Reports the case of the NPRR vs. Lilly in which the latter refused to allow the NPRR to cross a tract of land in accordance with the Congressional land grant of 1864. The court found in favor of the NPRR. unknown books
1869139281869. 40TH Cong. 3d Sess. SED10. 47pp Disbound Very Good. unknown books
19245427San Francisco: Southern Pacific Company 1924. 15pp. Square quarto 23 cm x 20 cm Illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. Vertical fold as issued. Illustrated guide for the prospective tourist that offers a stop-by-stop guide from Seattle to San Francisco that provides information usually a paragraph on each stop along the route of the Southern Pacific. <br/><br/>'These are notes by the way. They anticipate questions and indicate features of the route and points of interest as seen from the car window. For the convenience of passengers side trips are stated distances given and fares noted wherever junctions occur or where stage lines run to places of resort or to towns off the main line. Southern Pacific Company unknown books