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189143969San Francisco: H. S. Crocker Company 1891. Printed self-wrappers. General wear & age-toning. A few short tears along folds. Stain upper right corner. A Good copy. One long sheet oriented horizontally printed both sides in purple folded three times to form a 12-panel brochure. Illustrated with 4 wood engravings one 3-panel "Views of Pacific Grove and Vicinity"; one 2-panel and map single panel. Unfolded: 21-3/4" x 7". Folded: 7" x 3-1/2" <br/><br/>A promotional "announcement extraordinary" for a five-day program held by the YMCA at Pacific Grove from June 17 - 21 1891 featuring a program of bible study lectures e.g. "Aggressive Christian Work" "How to Teach the Bible to Young and Old" and related preaching and readings. A special train was provided for the association by the Southern Pacific Company Coast Division. Includes a large illustrated "View" and other promotional material for Pacific Grove and a map of the Southern Pacific routes to Monterey. Not found in Rocq. H. S. Crocker Company unknown books
1870WRCAM34145New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. 1870. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. An appealing stereocard image showing several long stretches of railroad track heading into the small town of Ogden Utah. It is a view of an important point crossing point in American railroad history as Ogden is the point at which the Union Pacific Railroad ends and the Central Pacific begins. A train can be seen on the tracks in the far distance as well as a few clapboard buildings. The New York photographic firm of E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. produced several stereoscopic views for the Central Pacific Railroad though few are known today. A nice image of an important railroad intersection. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. 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
1868139264OTH Cong. 3d Sess. HED15. 1868. 31 1 blank 2 10pp. Disbound. Very Good. `. unknown 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
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
18771414144th Cong. 2d Sess.: HED38. 1877. 61pp Disbound Good to Very Good. HED38. unknown books
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
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
1889403718Chicago: Rand McNally & Co 1889. 8vo. 91 pp. Original salmon printed wrappers. Light wear. Second edition. The wrapper title is: 'Colorado. A Complete and Comprehensive Description of the Agricultural Stock Raising and Mineral Resources of Colorado; Also Statistics in Regard to its Climate Etc. Compiled from the Latest Reports of 1868.' Printed on the inner front wrapper is a map of the Union Pacific Overland Route from the Pacific Ocean in the West to Omaha in the East. <br/><br/> Rand, McNally & Co unknown books
18871408San Francisco 1887. About very good. 668pp. including numerous in-text or full page illustrations and eight photolithographed plates plus large folding map. Folio. Original pictorial wrappers. Wraps with some soiling wear at edges; front wrap with a few signs of biopredation; two small chips to rear wrapper; spine perishing at extremities. Minor worming at upper corner of a few interior leaves. Light tanning. A rare and extravagant promotional for the Pacific Cable Railway Company which manufactured installed and operated the famous streetcar system of San Francisco and in several other American cities. The present work also serves as a declaration of patent with a list of patents and patent holders at the rear and the text comprises a detailed technical description of the wire cable system with many illustrations of its mechanisms and operation as well as general accounts of the systems running in San Francisco Los Angeles Chicago and Kansas City. In addition to the technical diagrams are several attractive line illustrations and eight photolithographed plates reproduced by artotype of the cable cars of San Francisco in action all by Britton & Rey. The folding map at the rear provides a detailed delineation of the lines running across the city. Very scarce OCLC locates only five copies.<br /><br />Cowan II p.512. 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
1885403742Omaha: The Republican Printers 1885. 8vo. 64 pp. Wood-engravings in text. Original blue printed wrappers the rear wrapper with full-panel map by Matthews Northrup & Co. Buffalo. Niagara Falls ticket seller's ink advertisement stamp on front wrapper light toning at edges. FIRST EDITION. Jones Checklist 1637; Streeter sale VI:3395. <br/><br/> The Republican Printers unknown books
1873403707Jay Cooke & Co 1873. 8vo. 51 4 pp. Folding map of the railroad and its inter-oceanic connections. Original printed wrappers the rear wrapper with map of the railroad. Wrappers separated along spine last two text leaves loose. FIRST EDITION. The map shows the northern half of the U.S. from the Pacific to Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. The proposed railroad extends from the Missouri River near Fort McKean westward to the towns of Olympia Portland Seattle and terminating at Whatcom just north of Bellingham. The route splits into a northern and southern branch just above Coeur d'Alene Lake. The publisher Jay Cooke was the famous financier of the Civil War; his private bank financed the construction of the railroad. This promotional pamphlet was used to gain investors. <br/><br/> Jay Cooke & Co unknown books
1871761New York 1871. Good plus. Folding pamphlet 6 x 17 inches. Separated along one fold. A few later pencil annotations. Light wear and tanning. A scarce advertisement for bond investment in the Northern Pacific Railroad issued in 1871 during the first great construction push on the line. Although the company was founded in 1865 ground was only broken on construction in 1870 after considerable backing by Jay Cooke. This pamphlet outlines the plans for the railroad to be built from St. Paul to Portland and Seattle the prospects for passenger and freight business upon completion and the extent of the land grants afforded the railroad by the federal government. The text goes on to describe the financial instruments on offer their advantages over Treasury bonds chiefly a greater yield at 7-8% vs. 5-6% and their security against the commercial and financial assets of the railroad as well as its land grants. With a map of the proposed route on the rearmost panel. A scarce call for investment in the Northern Pacific from its early history. unknown books
1882WRCAM8157New York 1882. 8pp. Original printed self-wrappers. Very good. Further dialogue regarding extension of the time period for the Congressional land grant to the NPRR. 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
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
1899WRCAM20177St. Louis 1899. 1102pp. plus folding map. Illus. Original printed wrappers. Some light soiling to wrappers. Else very good. Later edition. The wonders of Missouri farming especially with respect to fruit culture ".the value of the fruit crop of Missouri annually exceeds that of California" and stock raising. Illustrated halftones of farm scenes fine residences St. Louis and natural spendlors such as the Falls of Stout's Creek near Arcadia Missouri. Includes a folding map of the state. unknown books
1869WRCAM8181Philadelphia 1869. 51pp. Dbd. Marginal stain titlepage soiled and chipped else very good. Report of the expedition made by W. Milnor Roberts Civil Engineer under the direction of Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co. a Philadelphia banking firm. The narrative describes the route topography etc. unknown books
1890300405Pacific Electric Railway 1890. 1890. Photograph depicting 37 passengers at the Echo Mountain Terminal 3500 feet above sea level with printed descriptive information on the verso of mount with pictorial borders. 4 1/2" x 7 3/4" image on stiff 10" x 7" mount. No Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. Pacific Electric Railway [1890]. unknown books
187527665New York: Evening Post Steam Presses 1875. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Stitched. iv 3-133 pp. Wrappers moderately worn else a clean text and Very Good.<br/><br/> A comprehensive compilation of the legal documents creating and authorizing the Railroad and its branches and affiliates. OCLC locates five copies under several accession numbers as of March 2018. A shorter version with this title appeared in 1873. Evening Post Steam Presses unknown books
1870WRCAM34144San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co. 1870. Single stereocard 3 1/2 x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. A very attractive single stereocard image of the Central Pacific Railroad's "Long Ravine Trestle Bridge." The bridge is located in Nevada County California in the Sierra Nevada mountain range just west of the Nevada state line. The image comes from a set sixty-two stereocards created by Thomas Houseworth & Company for the railroad some time after the railroads completion in 1869. According to the website of the Central Pacific Railroad www.cprr.org the Houseworth company produced more than one hundred such stereocards for the railroad including more than a dozen views of the 878- foot long Trestle Bridge. A nice early stereoscopic image of an engineering wonder from an important American railroad. Thomas Houseworth & Co. unknown books
