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198540370Omaha NE: Union Pacific Railroad 1985. 1st printings presumed. Beige peach and white color printed paper. Light wear to edges some age-toning. Overall a Near Fine collection. 6 items some single sheets are folded once. Color illustrations printed on all except one item. Various sizes: 11" x 8" 9-3/8" x 4-3/8" 4-1/4" x 7-3/4" <br/><br/>Includes: 4 dining car menus one single sheet with illustration and dressing recipe detailing the "Chef's Special Salad Bowl" and one dining car service selection form. Union Pacific Railroad unknown books
1878WRCAM26334Washington 1878. 235pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Very good. Detailed correspondence relating to a controversy stemming from the rates charged by the Union Pacific for transporting the Second Infantry to the west coast. The troops were destined to suppress an Indian outbreak in Oregon. hardcover books
1868140324OTH Cong. 2d Sess.: HED208. 1868. 5pp. Disbound. Very Good. HED208. unknown books
1868142094OTH Cong. 2d Sess.: HED277. 1868. 6 2 pp. Disbound. Very Good. HED277. unknown books
1869139804OTH Cong. 3d Sess.: HED25. 1869. 11pp. Disbound. Very Good. HED25. unknown books
1868139264OTH Cong. 3d Sess. HED15. 1868. 31 1 blank 2 10pp. Disbound. Very Good. `. unknown books
186834144Chicago: Horton and Leonard 1868. 122pp. Modern boards with leather spine. Chicago Prefire Imprints 1416. Union Pacific Checklist p. 58part 1. Not in Cowan. Graff 4252 lists the 1867 firdt edition only. Horton and Leonard hardcover books
19403770Omaha: Union Pacific Railroad 1940. Single sheet 46 cm x 40 cm printed in color on both sides that folds to pamphlet size 23 cm x 10 cm Folds as issued. Very good. Promotional piece for the prospective tourist to Yosemite that offers brief descriptions of the park and the many activities available as well as descriptions of guided tours with rates. Illustrated with color photographs and a map.<br/><br/>"Yosemite Valley is known among experienced travelers as one of the great scenic wonders of the world. This deep glacial gorge is walled in by nearly perpendicular granite cliffs which rise three to four thousand feet above the pine forests and green meadows of the level valley floor. Five great waterfalls plunge from these lofty precipices creating a display of falling water unsurpassed anywhere. Scenes of such amazing natural beauty attract visitors from every corner of the globe. [Union Pacific Railroad] unknown books
18841398148TH Cong. 1st Sess.: SED124. 1884. 33pp Disbound margin soil. Else Very Good. SED124. unknown books
18941395153d Cong. 2d Sess.: HED194. 1894. 37pp Disbound with a bit of loosening. Else Very Good. HED194. unknown books
18941455453d Cong. 3d Sess.: SED3. 1894. 14pp Disbound. Very Good. SED3. unknown books
18771414144th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED38. 1877. 61pp Disbound Good to Very Good. HED38. unknown books
18900000168San Francisco: H. S. Crocker 1890. Second edition. Very Good. Small 4to 46 2 pp. folding lithographed map numerous illustrations from woodcuts. Original pale yellow stapled paper wraps. Moderately edgeworn lightly soiled folding map with 2 inch closed tear along one fold <br/><br/>Describes & illustrates sites scenes & cities from New Orleans to San Francisco along the Sunset Route of the Southern Pacific Company including San Antonio the Rio Grande Missions of Santa Barbara Los Angeles Yosemite and Tahoe. The folding map depicts the route of railroad including connections & thus much of the Southwestern United States. H. S. Crocker paperback books
18607334Chicago: Cameron Amberg & Co. Printers; and Shober & Carqueville Lithographers 1860. Trade card 13 x 7.5 cm. printed both sides the verso in chromolithography depicting the interior of a dining car with tables set in anticipation of the passengers' meals. Text on the recto reads "These Dining and Restaurant Cars run on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad between Chicago and Omaha are in all respects the most luxurious traveling conveniences on the American continent. A bottle of fine French wine is served for an additional fifteen cents with an Extra Fine Meal for which only seventy-five cents is charged. Passengers will bear in mind that these are not the commonly-called Hotel Cars with their attendant high prices and bed-room odors. Our Dining Cars are used for no other purpose. All meals on Overland Trains are served in them. A. Smith Sup't Dining Car Line." The company became the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1866 the company changed names frequently. In the mid-1870s the company established its Chicago-Omaha route. As such this card likely dates between the mid-1860s and mid-1870s. The railroad became known for introducing the first "elegant" dining cars to passenger trains and the lithograph on this trade card by Shober & Carqueville Lithographers of Chicago exudes elegance indeed. No tears folds or bends; slight glue residue on back. Cameron, Amberg & Co., Printers; [and] Shober & Carqueville Lithographers unknown 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
19902311843Tokyo: Kodansha International 1990. 5th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Fifth printing. Minor general wear. 1990 Mass Market Paperback. 339 pp. "Many books have been written about Japan's surrender in World War II but the definitive story can only be told by the Japanese themselves. This brilliant reconstruction of the bitter hours preceding the surrender announcement of Emperor Hirohito is based on material compiled by the Pacific War Research Society a panel of distinguished Japanese authors and journalists. In minute and vivid detail it relates the history-making events of the brief twenty-four-hour period before the Emperor's broadcast that changed the course of nations-and the lives of millions. During those hours-while hot-blooded young army officers were in violent conflict about whether to surrender or not-one man General Korechika Anami Minister of War with his indomitable will and loyalty stood firm in his conviction that the Emperor's word must be obeyed. That conviction led him to the supreme sacrifice sepukku and his country to peace. Japan's Longest Day is a penetrating document on the tragic personalities who played out their last great roles on the crumbling stage that was the Imperial Empire of Japan. Kodansha International paperback books
196847533Boston: New England Free Press 1968. 4to pp. 18-23. Paper. Reprinted from an article in Ramparts. A nice copy. New England Free Press unknown books
1981178851Berkeley: The Pacific Center for Human Growth 1981. 8.5x11 inch handbill announcing a demonstration on June 30 1981 protesting cuts to mental health funding and giving the background to the situation with Alert #2 in large scrawled font at top and mimeographed some toning otherwise very good. The oldest LGBTQ center in the nation. The Pacific Center for Human Growth unknown books
1946112984Encino CA.: Joe Droeger 1946. Hardcover red cloth color illustration pasted on front cover. . Light wear and fading to covers whited-out name to ffep otherwise very good no dust jacket. 4to. Joe Droeger hardcover books
40454n. p.: The Milwaukee Road Union Pacific Railroad Norfolk & WEstern Ry. and Southern Pacific Co. n. d. Blue red and black ink printed on white paper & envelopes. Near Fine. Stationary sheet folded once. Small illustration of a speeding rail to stationary. Stationary: 7-3/4" x 5-3/8" <br/><br/>Includes piece of stationary 1 small envelope and 1 larger envelope. [The Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific Railroad, Norfolk & WEstern Ry., and Southern Pacific Co.] 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
197421159Rutland VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co 1974. 1st edition. Orange cloth binding. Green dust jacket. Nr Fine/VG spine sunned. 307 pp. 8vo. 19cm x 12.5cm. <br/><br/> Charles E. Tuttle Co hardcover books
1888WRCAM14797Philadelphia 1888. 39pp. Original front printed wrapper rear and spine lacking dbd. from larger volume. Signatures separated else good. Gives the terms of the mortgage. unknown books
1878WRCAM14796Np 1878. 24pp. Crude modern wrapper stapled. Ex-lib. with perforation stamp on front wrapper rubberstamp in text and number on titlepage bit tanned. Good. Discusses the route of the railway and its projected costs as well as the provisions of the Texas and Pacific Railway bills then before the Committee. unknown books
18831393148TH Cong. 1st Sess.: SED27. 1883. 32 14 pp. Disbound. Very Good. SED27. unknown books