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1884WRCAM23845New York 1884. 27pp. plus large folding map. Original printed wrappers. Some minor edge nicks and chips to front wrapper else just about very good. Annual stockholder's report for the famous western railway. With detailed financial statement and other statistics relative to western lands etc. Total surplus earnings for 1883 topped $12700000. The handsome and quite large folding map of the United States west of the Mississippi shows the Union Pacific Route and its connections. 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
1854181821854. 33d Cong. 1st Sess. SED52. 1854. 6 2 blank disbound. Light staining. Good. unknown books
188433877New York: Sackett 1884-1892. First Edition. 1884. 64pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1885. 40pp. illuslarge fold map at rear. Orignal printed wrappers $100 1887. 40 51pp. Original printed wrappers. $75 1892. 96pp. illus two large fold maps at rear. Original printed wrappers $100 Sackett unknown books
18870006159Washington DC : GPO 1887. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 2 large folding maps 4 chromolithographs of fish the salmon berry and McKay's Snow Flake bird. Quarto 102pp. original black cloth recased with new spine of leather top cover title intact new endpapers. <br/><br/>Report of the first expedition to record the Kowak River in Alaska its flora and fauna and the Bogoslov Volcano. Also the Noatak River. Ricks ALASKA p.118; Bennett PRACTICAL GUIDE TO AMERICAN NINETEENTH CENTURY COLOR PLATE BOOKS p. 52 -q.v. see note. 2 large folding maps 4 chromolithographs of fish the salmon berry and McKay's Snow Flake bird. GPO hardcover
18731402090009Govt. Print. Off 1873-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1 p.l. xxvi 786 p. 23 cm. Hardcover. Bound in publishers brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Good binding and cover. Slight fading to gilt. Front hinge not A few spots on front cover. Clean unmarked pages. <br>The Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872 concerned the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier construction company. Congressman Oakes Ames had bribed numerous Congressman with money and stock from Credit Mobilier. Credit Mobilier overcharged the government for construction and pocketed the difference with the acquiescence of shareholding or self-interested members of Congress. This book concerns the Congressional inquiry into the scandal. Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company. Credit Mobilier of America. History of Bribery and government malfeasance. Govt. Print. Off hardcover
187653020No place 1876. First edition. self-wrapeprs side-stitched as issued. Horizontal filing crease; light dust-soiling. Large 8vo. unknown
1889WRCAM27352ASan Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Lacking rear wrapper. Spine perished. Small pencil and ink inscriptions on front wrapper. Internally fine. Overall very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
1889WRCAM27352San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co. 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Small old stamp on titlepage. Very good. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. H.S. Crocker & Co. unknown books
1889354257San Francisco: H.S. Crocker & Co 1889. 70pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Small old stamp on titlepage. Very good. 70pp. Introductory material by Leland Stanford. A positive report on the Central Pacific's dealings with the government. <br/><br/> H.S. Crocker & Co unknown
1835PHO-1525Paris, chez Bellizard, Barthés, Dufour et Lowell ,1835, 2 volumes in-8, lxi-1fnch-456pp., 2ffnch-544pp., relié demi basane époque, dos lisse avec auteur et titre, tranches jaunes, petits frottements, coins usés, petites rousseurs carte et portrait.
1861M9549New York: Thomas Ford c.1861. Very Good. Notes: Detailed map of the western United States and Mexico. Size : 180x208 mm 7.09x8.19 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Central America Mexico; Maps United States; Thomas Ford unknown
1861M9550New York: Thomas Ford c.1861. Very Good. Notes: Map of the Western United States. Size : 178x205 mm 7.01x8.07 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps United States West; Thomas Ford unknown
1880VV062491880 60 p., 4 lithographed pls, paperbound (covers missing). Published in: Ann. des Sc. Nat. This part is on penguins. Proof copy?
1856WRCAM27974Nueva-York: Imprenta de Hallet 1856. 40pp. in Spanish. Original printed wrappers. Rear wrapper detached front wrapper separated four inches down from head of spine. Slight wear to extremities. Very good. The prospectus for an American mining and land company on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Imprenta de Hallet unknown books
1868403801New York: Union Pacific Railroad 1868. 8vo. 40 pp. Frontispiece map additional engraved title. Original gilt-lettered cloth backed with linen. Lightly worn text slightly soiled. Provenance: S. P. Windmuller New York inkstamp on title; Arthur Elton bookplate. FIRST EDITION stated "Pamphlet Edition". Warren Heckrotte notes that "This report is celebratory - they're not finished building but there's no doubt they will be finished in a years time" and briefly discusses the " Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its Connection" 10.5x19 cm: "The solid line from Omaha stops about at the border of Wyoming and Utah and from there to Sacramento the black line is shown with white dots. It runs north of Great Salt Lake. The point where the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific will meet is left undetermined. A branch represented by a dotted line runs to Puget Sound. This is briefly discussed and there is a separate report by Gen. Dodge on this possible branch." <br/><br/> Union Pacific Railroad hardcover books
186854323New York: Published by the Company 1868. 1868. TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD. First edition. Pamphlet edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers 40 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 102 principal and interest payable in gold with an annual income of "between eight and nine percent." This is an investment and advertising booklet for the first transcontinental railroad in the United States which was built by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail for the first time. Begun in July of 1865 and built primarily by Civil War veterans the construction and completion of the Union Pacific line was one of the most significant technological and economic accomplishments of the 19th century creating the vital connection for commerce trade and travel and literally joining the eastern and western halves of the United States. Contents include the formation of the Union Pacific Railroad Company progress natural resources construction branch and connecting roads construction resources anticipated business & profits actual earnings and sale of first mortgage bonds. A list of officers of the company is provided. Top of front cover displays that this copy is mildly ex-library with stamp and number appearing at the upper right side a faint vertical fold to the center of the booklet tiny chips to bottom corner of front cover and a few preliminary pages. Overall a very good copy of an important railroad report. Published by the Company, 1868. unknown
183314286J. Morlent Le Havre 1833 1 vol. In-8 de XVI 280 pp., demi-basane fauve de l'époque, dos lisse fileté, pièce de titre, couverture conservée.
183340537Paris, Lecointe et Pougin, Éditeurs, 1833. In-8 interfolié de XVI-280 pp., demi-veau havane, dos orné à nerfs, pièces de titre prune, tranches marbrées (reliure de l'époque).
1883RO40237919typis A. Befani, Romae. 1883. In-8. Relié demi-cuir. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos à nerfs, Intérieur acceptable. 285 pages. Auteur, titre et fleurons dorés sur le dos. Etiquette de code sur le dos. Tampon de bibliothèque en page de titre. Dos légèrement frotté, avec quelques épidermures dans sa partie supérieure, et insolé.. . . . Classification Dewey : 470-Langues italiques. Latin
1883R260222584TYPIS A. BEFANI. 1883. In-8. Relié cuir dos-coins. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 285 pages - tampons et étiquette (dos) de bibliothèque - RELIURE VELIN - contreplats et plats jaspés - pièce de titre rouge avec filets auteur et titre dorés sur le dos - 3 PHOTOS DISPONIBLES. . . . Classification Dewey : 248-Vie chrétienne et méditations
185424212London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1854. Fourth Edition. 304 SS., 14 Tafeln (darunter eine Karte), 4 Abbildungen im Text. Kl.-8°, braune Leinwand der Zeit, Rückentitel und Vorderdeckel gold- und blindgeprägt, Hinterdeckel blindgeprägt. Hinterdeckel teils etwas verfärbt.
1900373823St. Louis 1900. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. Contemporary half calf and cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the upper cover leather perished contents loose. The images generally dark printings in good condition. Provenance: Battery Park Hotel Asheville NC presentation in gilt on the upper cover from H. C. Townsend Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent St. Louis. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. The images by an unindentifed photographer comprise lovely compositions of buildings and scenes along the route in Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Arkansas. OCLC locates only a single example at University of Texas Austin. unknown
18601378436th Cong. 1st Sess.: SMD 60. 1860. 50pp Disbound Very Good. SMD 60. unknown books
18601393836TH Cong. 1st Sess.: SMD52. 1860. 16pp Disbound. Very Good. SMD52. unknown books
