THE CHARTER AND BY-LAWS OF THE ANDROSCOGGIN RAILROAD COMPANY.
Farmington, Maine: 1865. 26pp, disbound. Several manuscript corrections, Good+. The Company was incorporated in 1848. More
Farmington, Maine: 1865. 26pp, disbound. Several manuscript corrections, Good+. The Company was incorporated in 1848. More
Springfield, Mo. 1870. Stitched in original printed wrappers. 41, [1 blank] pp. Very Good. The opening is "a great event in the history of St. Louis and of the State of Missouri...The South Pacific Railroad has burst through upon the prairies of Southwest Missouri and has welded its western terminus..... More
Baltimore: John Murphy, 1851. 50pp, small printed addendum note tipped in at pp.42-43. Several folding tables, charts, large folding map "Exhibiting the Railway Route between Baltimore & St. Louis; Together with the Other Principal Lines in the Eastern, Middle and Western States." Plain rear wrapper present. Stitched. Scattered foxing, light..... More
Trenton: Murphy & Bechtel, 1860. Original printed wrappers [light numerical rubberstamp, rear wrap torn], stitched, 80pp. Scattered foxing, Good+. The head of the wrapper title reads, 'Read and Hand to your Neighbor.' "A condemnation of the Camden and Amboy Railroad Company and the railroad monopoly in New Jersey. The anonymous..... More
Ottawa: Printed by MacLean, Roger & Co., 1881. Original printed salmon wrappers, stitched. [2], 10, large folding map [short closed tear], 20, 11, 3, 2, 2 pp, as issued. Vertical fold, light edgewear. Very Good. [offered with] [Booth, C.J., President]: THE CANADA ATLANTIC RAILWAY CO'Y. PROSPECTUS. [Ottawa: 1889]. [4] pp..... More
New York: Benjamin Corlies, 1858. Original printed glossy wrappers [light fading to lettering]. Stitched. 10, [2 blanks] pp. Near Fine. 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..... More
Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1858. Original printed salmon wrappers [inscription, spine wear, small light rubberstamp]. 32pp, stitched, five folding tables. Very Good. The Report describes the "very large" business of the Road, the stock, and the financial success of the Company. Included is a copy of the contract between..... More
Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1859. Original printed wrappers [minor wear]. 17, [1 blank], [11], [1 blank] pp + seven folding tables. Stitched, Very Good plus. The Report describes all information on this busy Railroad. Much financial information and data on travel, the stock, and the growing success of the..... More
Chicago: Dunlop, Sewell & Spalding, 1860. Original printed wrappers [bit of spine wear]. 31, [4], [1 blank] pp + eleven large folding tables. Stitched, Very Good plus. The Report describes all information on this busy Railroad. Much financial information and data on travel, the stock, and the growing success of..... More
New York: Brown & Hewitt, Printers, 1875. 37, [1 blank] pp. Original printed front wrapper [inked accession numbers in blank bottom margin, binding remnants at blank inner margin], three punch holes in blank left margin. Else Very Good. [offered with] FIVE OTHER PAMPHLETS ON THIS RAILROAD. [Chicago or 1870's]. All..... More
Chicago: Beach, Barnard & ., Legal and mmercial Printers, 1875. 35, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [light dust and wear], disbound, four punch holes in blank left margin. Last few pages include charts [trimmed a bit closely, a few digits lost at edge of each line of one chart]..... More
[New Jersey and Pennsylvania]: 1831-1871. This lot of nineteen items is described below. Additional details available upon request. 1. Delaware and Raritan Canal Company: FIRST ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY; MAY 10, 1831. Princeton, N.J.: Printed by D'Hart & Connolly., 1831. 31, [1 blank] pp. Stitched..... More
[Ontario?]: September 1, 1847. 47, [1 blank] pp, plus two folding maps [as issued]: 'Map and Profile of the Great Western Railway Canada West,' 48 1/2 cm x 32 cm; 'Map of the Route of the Great Western Railway Shewing its Connection with other Public Works,' 35 1/2 cm x...... More
Philadelphia: John C. Clark, 1853. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 20pp. A bit of edge chipping to the wraps, else Very Good. Statutes, beginning with the Act of Incorporation under Pennsylvania law in 1850, relating to this railroad, with the Act of the Virginia legislature authorizing a right of way through..... More
Cincinnati: Gazette Company Steam Printing House, 1858. Original printed wrappers, stitched. 37, [1 blank] pp. Folding table. Light wear, Very Good plus. The Directors blame "the continued and unusual navigable condition of the Ohio river during nearly all of the year" for the parlous condition of the Railroads. Despite the..... More
Detroit: John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers, 1889. 21, [3 blank] pp. Original printed orange wrappers [institional rubberstamps, a few small chips], stitched. Bottom outer corner of text lightly chewed. Else Very Good. More
Detroit: John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers, 1890. 21, [3 blank] pp. Original printed grey wrappers [tanned, a few small chips, rear wrap detached], stitched. Bottom outer corner of text lightly chewed. Good+ to Very Good, More
Detroit: John F. Eby & Co., Book and Job Printers, 1892. 21, [3 blank] pp, folding color map. Text printed on glossy paper. Original printed green wrappers [tanned, chipped at edges, institutional rubberstamps, rear wrap detached], stitched. Institional rubberstamp on title page. Good+. More
Detroit: Daily Post Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1877. [1-title], [1 blank], [1], [1 blank], 24pp. Original printed tan wrappers [minor dustsoiling and wear], stitched. Text quite clean. Very Good. More
Boston: Wright & Potter, Printers, 1872. 59, [1 blank] pp. Original printed purple wrappers [chipped, large dampstain, institutional rubberstamp on front wrap], stitched. Light dampstaining of first two leaves of text. Good to Good+. More
Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1873. 65, [3 blank] pp. Original printed blue wrappers [institutional rubberstamp on front wrap], stitched. Occasional dampstaining in margins of text, lightly age toned. Very Good. More
Boston: Wright & Potter, State Printers, 1874. 61, [3 blank] pp. Original printed purple wrappers [institutional rubberstamp on front wrap], stitched. Lightly age toned. Very Good. More
Detroit: Daily Post Book and Tribune Book and Job Printing Establishment, 1878. 23, [1 blank] pp. Original printed tan wrappers [some browning along edges], stitched. Minor wear at bottom outside edges of text. Else Very Good. More
Davenport: Sanders & Davis, 1853. 24pp. Stitched, lightly foxed. Very Good. This pamphlet provides "elaborate details of the projected road across the State from Davenport to Council Bluffs" [130 Eberstadt 311]. The incorporators included the well known civil engineer, John Jervis of New York. 130 Eberstadt 312. Graff 2828. OCLC..... More
[Memphis: 1863]. Broadside, 9" x 11". Lined paper with columns in blue and red inks, entirely in manuscript. Two large stains at left edge, moderate dusting to right edge on verso. A few small edge chips, old folds with archival tape repairs of short splits on verso. Good to Good+..... More