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1878268015St Louis: A. H. Granger 1878. First edition. hardcover. fair/no dustjacket. 8vo. pp.282 wear to top and tail of spine of cover water stain to frontis Thomas Wentworth Pierce who had business & railroad interests in Texas. previous owners inscription on second blank pagefront and back boards starting to split from binding No map A. H. Granger hardcover
183313299London: W. E. Andrews 1833. 12mo. 2 vols. in 1. I: x 239 pp. II: 234 pp. 1 f. Plates. <br><br>Travel and description of Rome illustrated with a few interesting wood engraved plates. Publisher's gilt stamped brown cloth top of spine chipped with loss. Bookplate ownership stamps rubber and embossed. Ink spots on front cover. A decent copy. W. E. Andrews hardcover books
1876069503London: Rock & Co. London 1876. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Bound in red cloth with black and gilt lettering and decoration. 23 leaves each depicting a view of the area captioned. Boards grubby but sound some loss to endpapers contents show some soiling and spots but engravings are clear and text block sound. Bookseller's rubber stamp to front endpaper. Rock & Co., London hardcover
187022000873Boston Massachusetts: Rand Avery & Co Printers 1870. Some light toning and spotting else fine. Illustrated Spanish-language advertising bifolium for Burleigh Rock Drill Co. a highly successful manufacturer of industrial mining equipment based in Fitchburg Massachusetts. Includes large illustration of gentleman operating the Burleigh rock drill on the upper cover and another illustration of the drill on the lower cover. Inside the efficiency and efficacy of the equipment is discussed alongside a list of successful mines and contractors currently using the product.<br /> <br /> Measures 5.75" by 3.5" Charles Burleigh's machine drill was first introduced and patented in 1866 and soon became one of the most successful rock drills in an industry that had not long before been dependent on hand drilling. Rand, Avery & Co, Printers unknown
1900C206470London: Rock Bros. 1900. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto. Original red cloth with gilt lettering decoration and crest to front. 48 pages of photographs. No date c.1900s. Slight wear otherwise very good indeed. Rock Bros., hardcover
1853WW7373C. Dolman 1853. DATE RANGE: 1849-53. Early 20th century rebind in green cloth gilt lettering to spines. Bookplate to inside front boards. Frontis per volume. Mild foxing to endpages and prelims. ~Robust packaging. Tracking can be added to overseas orders. Used books are exempt from USA tariffs. 1st edns. Hardcover. Good. 500 520 502 266 126pp. C. Dolman Hardcover
186458661London: Rock Brothers and Payne. 1864. Hardcover. Very Good. 12pp text 24 engraved vignettes of view around Stratford occ foxing bound in original blind embossed cloth/gilt armorial bookplate of Andreas Edward Cockayne on endpaper.; Octavo . Rock Brothers and Payne hardcover
1888101899Chicago: J.M.W. Jones Stationery 1888. Softbound. VG ex art library with faded stamp on top of cover ancient colored tape strips along spine. Original color pictorial wrappers. 88 pp. profusely illustrated with line engravings. A very clean tight copy of this book with a beautiful color illustrated cover of a dramatic mining scene. J.M.W. Jones Stationery paperback books
189824652American Medical Association 1898. Wraps. Very good condition. Unrecorded guide to the railway trip and preliminary program for the 1898 American Medical Association meeting in Denver by way of the Wabash Railroad St. Louis to Kansas City and the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Kansas City to Denver.<br /> <br /> The guide includes description of the train accommodations round trip fare St. Louis to Denver $26.50 special cars the train schedule with illustration of the new Union Station in St. Louis a preliminary program of meeting events and points of interest including the trans Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha.<br /> <br /> Oblong 8vo 10 x 7" 26pp. Printed pictorial paper wrappers with route of Denver Special at rear wrapper. Front wrapper faintly dusty; bright and clean copy. American Medical Association unknown
1878WRCAM1392St. Louis 1878. 282pp. Illus. Frontis. Original gilt cloth. Some edge wear else good. Lacks the map. A fine guide to Texas in this period listing resources by county. Without the folding map which is usually lacking. HOWES R389. MORRISON 3073. hardcover books
1854001541London: Rock & Co. 1854. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong 32mo. Two volumes. Yellow printed and embossed wrappers with slight shelfwear and soiling. No title pages as issued. Each volume contains 6 engraved views. The first contains views titled Clifton from Ashton Falls Clifton from the Ferry The Avon from St. Vincent's Rocks St. Vincent's Rocks Hot Wells & Baths and Victoria Square. The second volume contains New Church - Victoria Park Terraces - Clifton from Cumberland Basin Victoria Square duplicate The Pump Room - Royal Clifton Spa - Hotwells Clifton The Rivers Avon & Levern from Penpole Point and Nightingale Valley near Clifton. There is a bit of foxing affecting each plate of the first volume as well as small tears at the top edge of each plate not affecting images. A small water stain in the margin of the first 4 plates in volume one and the first 3 plates in the second volume not affecting images. The plates in the second volume are on thicker paper. Most of the plates are dated individually and range from June 2nd 1852 to October 10th 1854. They measure 4" tall by 6.75" wide approximate. Natural scenes showing the countryside rivers and paddlewheelers and architecture of local buildings. Interesting ephemeral viewbooks in very good condition despite the minor faults. England Great Britain Cities Viewbook Natural History. Rock & Co. Paperback
1854001541London: Rock & Co. 1854. Book. Very good condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong 32mo. Two volumes. Yellow printed and embossed wrappers with slight shelfwear and soiling. No title pages as issued. Each volume contains 6 engraved views. The first contains views titled Clifton from Ashton Falls Clifton from the Ferry The Avon from St. Vincent's Rocks St. Vincent's Rocks Hot Wells & Baths and Victoria Square. The second volume contains New Church - Victoria Park Terraces - Clifton from Cumberland Basin Victoria Square duplicate The Pump Room - Royal Clifton Spa - Hotwells Clifton The Rivers Avon & Levern from Penpole Point and Nightingale Valley near Clifton. There is a bit of foxing affecting each plate of the first volume as well as small tears at the top edge of each plate not affecting images. A small water stain in the margin of the first 4 plates in volume one and the first 3 plates in the second volume not affecting images. The plates in the second volume are on thicker paper. Most of the plates are dated individually and range from June 2nd 1852 to October 10th 1854. They measure 4" tall by 6.75" wide approximate. Natural scenes showing the countryside rivers and paddlewheelers and architecture of local buildings. Interesting ephemeral viewbooks in very good condition despite the minor faults. England Great Britain Cities Viewbook Natural History. Rock & Co. Paperback books
1872AUB-5693Paris, J. Hetzel s.d. (vers 1872). 2 beaux volumes reliés, reliures demi cuir, in-4 richement illustrés (gravures).
189837912Chicago: Poole Bros. 1898. 1898. COLORADO. 8 1/2" x 6 1/2" in color pictorial wrappers. 44 pp. illustrations. Information on Manitou Colorado Springs Pikes Peak the Manitou and Pike's Peak Railway side trip to the Grand Canon of the Arkansas various parks the Rocky Mountain Limited etc. Double-page drawing of "The Rocky Mountain Limited" above the floor plan of the train above a line map of the route from Chicago to Denver. Numerous illustrations of scenes along the Great Rock Island Route. Wear and rubbing to corners and spine. A nicely produced booklet. Poole Bros., 1898. unknown
1881265597Providence: Providence Press Company Printers 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A relatively attractive copy of this regimental history. Bud Robertson in the Military Aspects--Soldier's Life section of Nevin's bibliography considers is "short on military matters but long on personal incidents" and "one of the better sources fro 1862-1863 campaigning around Washington and Norfolk Va." Nevins I 168. With some foxing to the preliminary only pages. And old fashioned homemade private library pocket to the rear endpapers. .This copy is pretty bright and tight. It is from the library of Civil War historian James I. "Bud" Robertson and has his bookplate on the front pastedown on top of an earlier bookplate presumably from the private library. Nevins I 168. Very Good binding. Providence Press Company, Printers unknown
1881265597Providence: Providence Press Company Printers 1881. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good binding. A relatively attractive copy of this regimental history. Bud Robertson in the Military Aspects--Soldier's Life section of Nevin's bibliography considers is "short on military matters but long on personal incidents" and "one of the better sources fro 1862-1863 campaigning around Washington and Norfolk Va." Nevins I 168. With some foxing to the preliminary only pages. And old fashioned homemade private library pocket to the rear endpapers. .This copy is pretty bright and tight. It is from the library of Civil War historian James I. "Bud" Robertson and has his bookplate on the front pastedown on top of an earlier bookplate presumably from the private library. Nevins I 168. Very Good binding. Providence Press Company, Printers unknown books
1853120122London: Rock Brothers & Payne. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1853. Unknown - Early UK Edition. Paper Covers. Two separate volumes. During the 1850s Rock and Co published a series of 16 prints of Welsh costumes 8 of which had bilingual titles. Most of the women in these are shown wearing very tall Welsh hats. The women represented were probably mostly from farmers families and most of the events depicted are special occasions. They were published in small oblong volumes showing just 6 in each volume. The fact that some of these were bilingual suggests that they were not just for the English visitors market. They often represent regional variations of Welsh costume but some of the backgrounds include recognisable buildings. Many of the prints are signed with the monogram TO and this was the artist and publisher Thomas Onwhyn 1811-1886. As this is published by Rock Bros. & Payne rather than just Rock & Co with the title 'Sketches of Welsh Costume' rather than '6 Plates of .' or just 'Welsh costumes' suggests that this is a New and Re-organised Edition when the firm was joined by Payne a litle later with a varied selection from the original 16 prints. Both volumes in cream printed paper wrappers printed in black with an embossed cream 'doily' design around the Titling on the front cover. Numbers I and 2 respectively printed on the top right corner. Books not dated per se but 1853 dated on each vignette. Internally Fine 1 vignette only had a very light patch of foxing on a blank corner. All the rest look 'as new'! 6 superb B&W steel-engraved vignette illustrations with a slight variation in size in each booklet. Most engravings captioned in both English and Welsh but a few in English only. Volume 1 depicts = 'A Bidding in Wales' ; 'A Wedding in Wales' ; 'Returning from the Wedding' ; Welsh Fishwives Llangwm Pembrokeshire' ; 'Return From Market Gower Glamorgan' ; and 'Welsh Chapels'. Volume 2 = 'Welsh Peasantry' ; 'Market Day Wales' ; 'Hiring Fair' ; ' Mode of Carrying Infants' ; ' Fishermen with Coracles' ; and 'Dressing the Grave with flowers' . No other text as issued. Scarce on their own - even scarcer is the set of 2. Images available on request. ; Prints; Vol. 1 & 2; Oblong c. 4" - 7" tall . Rock Brothers & Payne,
1861000126Paris Michel Lévy, Collection Hetzel 1861
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
185830039New York: Benjamin Corlies 1858. Original printed glossy wrappers light fading to lettering. Stitched. 10 2 blanks pp. Near Fine.<br /> <br /> Founded in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Rail Road Company the Chicago and Rock Island reincorporated in 1851 and adopted these bylaws in 1858. In 1880 the Company was reorganized as the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. <br /> 131 Eberstadt 354. Benjamin Corlies unknown
1858406267New York: Benjamin F. Corlies 1858. A very good to near-fine copy with one closed tear and some light discoloration to the wrappers. 8vo. 10 pages. Original glazed-paper printed wrappers. Nine articles outline the structure of the company which had formed in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Rail Road Company and reincorporated under its new name in 1851. OCLC 4997635. Eberstadt catalogue 131 item 354. <br/><br/> Benjamin F. Corlies unknown books
185830039New York: Benjamin Corlies 1858. Original printed glossy wrappers light fading to lettering. Stitched. 10 2 blanks pp. Near Fine.<br/><br/> Founded in 1847 as the Rock Island and LaSalle Rail Road Company the Chicago and Rock Island reincorporated in 1851 and adopted these bylaws in 1858. In 1880 the Company was reorganized as the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway. <br/>131 Eberstadt 354. Benjamin Corlies unknown books
187548055Chicago: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co 1875. Good. Chicago: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. ca. 1875. Small pictorial broadside flyer. 16.5x33cm printed in black. Stock worn toned and chipped with a few instances of soiling extensive splitting along old folds with tape repair to verso. Good only. <br /> <br /> Promotional broadside for the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad that operated from roughly 1850-1970 largely in the Midwest. Features a paper-cut illustration that was created on the occasion of the first trip made by steam-powered passenger cars in New York in 1831 before the company's incorporation. This broadside however was not issued until several decades later. The extensive railway inspired the tune "Rock Island Line" covered by country crooners Johnny Cash and Lead Belly. <br /> <br /> No separately cataloged copies in OCLC as of May 2026. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co unknown
187858241St. Louis Mo.:: A. H. Granger Publisher 1878. First edition. publisher's green gilt cloth. Some light spotting to frontispiece and title page; cloth rubbed and worn at corners and chipped at extremities of spine; rear hinge cracked and front hinge just starting. . 8vo. Lacks the map. Frontispiece portrait; engraved illustrations. A. H. Granger, Publisher, hardcover
1878880Z11St. Louis: A. H. Granger Publisher 1878. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". None stated. The first edition of this historical illustrated guide on Texas by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Lacks the folding map. With a frontispiece portrait and monochrome vignettes throughout. This work was written by James L. Rock and W. I. Smith. This guide provides a historical account of Texas from the year 1878 with details of the climate topography weather and transportation. The work also includes a short biography of Thomas Wentworth Pierce. In the publisher's original cloth. Externally generally smart with marks to the boards slight fading to the spine and bumping to the extremities with very small closed tears to the tail of the spine. Rear hinge starting with minor marks to the endpapers and a two inch closed tear to the front free endpaper and a closed tear to the hinge. Internally firmly bound with slight age toning the odd closed tear and occasional light handling marks and spotting. Name stamp and one inch closed tear to front free endpaper. Lacking folding map. Very Good A. H. Granger Publisher hardcover
