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Chicago and New York: [1905]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 34, [4] pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
Chicago and New York: [1905]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 34, [4] pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
30th Cong., 2d Sess. HR26. 1849. 46, [3 blank] pp, stitched, untrimmed, partially uncut. Light scattered foxing, light dustsoiling. Good+. More
[n.p. 1896?]. Broadside, 5.5" x 12". Printed in black ink using several different typsettings. Tanned, minor edgewear. Very Good. Charles J. Ives [1831-1906], the son of a farmer, became president of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern [B.C.R.N.] Railway. This self-made railroad mogul opposed Free Silver policies of William Jennings..... More
Newark, N.J. Stephen Holbrook, Printer, 1860. 24pp. Later plain blue wrappers [some discoloration, ink notation on front wrap]. Light fox and wear, Good+. An attempt by owners of the Burlington and Middlesex Railroad to break the legislatively-created monopoly enjoyed by the Camden and Amboy Railroad. The Burlington is a "purely..... More
[Baltimore: 1858]. Oblong engraved, illustrated broadside, 6-1/4" x 10." Endorsed "Israel Cohen" on the verso. Very Good. Israel Cohen [1820-1875], was a prominent member of Baltimore's most prominent Jewish family. The nephew of Mendes Israel Cohen, son of Benjamin I. Cohen [1797-1845], and husband of Rachael Cohen, he spent his..... More
[Boston: 1872]. Broadside, 11" x 13.5". Printed on orange paper using different typesettings, three columns. Signed in type "Boston, Jan. 1, 1872. J.R. Kendrick, Supt." Five spots on verso where glue had been used to hang notice, old horizontal fold. Else clean. Very Good. The Old Colony Railroad was incorporated..... More
[Keokuk, Iowa: 1918]. Quarto, 4pp + original printed wrappers [institutional stamps, several edge chips]. Text and wrappers loose. Good+. The Keokuk Industrial Association urges establishment of a railroad line from Logansport to Peoria and Keokuk, via the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Toledo, Peoria, & Western Railroad; and then through Missouri..... More
[New York? 1867]. Broadsheet, 6.5" x 9", printed on salmon-colored paper. Untrimmed, generously margined. Chipped at the blank edges, else Very Good. This broadsheet recites the train schedules for the principal stations, including the Day Express, Express, Lightning Express, Night Express, and Cincinnati Express. More
29, [1 blank] pp, portrait illustration on verso of front wrap, printed in double columns. Original printed wrappers, two staples. Lightly age toned, a few pencil markings. Very Good. More
1875. OCTOBER TERM, 1875. APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN. WILLEM FREDERIC PIEK ET AL. VS. THE CHICAGO AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY, GEORGE H. PAUL, ET. AL. C.B. LAWRENCE, OF COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS. Chicago: Charles E. Southard, Printer. 1875. 96, 14pp..... More
Paris: Imprimerie Administrative De Paul Dupont Et Cie, 1840. 23, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers [worn along inner margin, reinforced spine], vignette of locomotive and two train cars on front and rear wrap. Perforation stamp on front wrap and at pp 11-12; otherwise a clean text. Good+. A scarce..... More
New Haven, CT: 1850. 8.75" x 14.5", folds to 7.25" x 8.75" to make 4 pages. [1], [2 blank], [1] pp. Handwritten in ink on lined blue note paper; very neat penmanship. Docketed on verso. Old folds from mailing, small remnant of wax seal at outer edge. Postmark from New..... More
Philadelphia: 1867. 95, [1 blank] pp. Original printed wrappers, stitched. Wraps and margins of early and late leaves with some spotting. Good+. "One of the earliest of personal narratives on the Pacific railroad. The object of the journey was to examine the condition of the road and make such scientific..... 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
New York: Maverick, Stephan & Co., Lithographers, 1872. Broadsheet, 18" x 23-1/2". Recto printed with black ink, red underprinted; verso entirely in green ink. Top half of the sheet contains mortgage certificate, with a large vignette of a stream train and a small vignette of mother pelican with her babies..... More
[Petersburg, VA? 1886]. 13, [3 blanks] pp. Disbound and lightly toned, else Very Good. General Mahone used his war record and railroad connections to become a political powerhouse, and leader of the Virginia 'Readjusters'-- more or less populists who favored a reduction in state indebtedness-- in their battles against the..... More
[Petersburg, VA? 1887]. 32pp, disbound with some separating, lightly foxed. Good+. General Mahone used his war record and railroad connections to become a political powerhouse, and leader of the Virginia 'Readjusters'-- more or less populists who favored a reduction in state indebtedness-- in their battles against the 'Stalwarts.' He signs..... More
Chicago and New York: [1888]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 31, [5] pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
San Francisco: L.P. McCarty, 1875. 144pp, illustrated. Original printed wrappers [chipped, spotted, pencil markings], stitched [spine eroded]. Scattered foxing. Very Good. With much data on the United States government, population of the U.S. by race, sex, and other details from the 1870 census; passages of steamers and sailing vessels, Pacific..... More
San Francisco: L.P. McCarty, 1876. 96pp, illustrated. Original printed wrappers [chipped, spotted], stitched [spine eroded]. A few small spots on early pages of text, else quite clean. Very Good. Contains inventions and discoveries, population of cities of the Pacific coast, passenger conveyance information for different modes of travel, Pacific coast..... More
Chicago and New York: [1889]. 4" x 6.5." Original printed wrappers, stitched. 54, [4] pp + attractive color folding map at rear. Very Good. More
Boston: Dutton & Wentworth, 1828. 56pp, stitched, untrimmed. Scattered soil and light wear, Very Good. The Report, which was reprinted in 1841, includes the draft of 'An Act, to provide for internal improvements by rail roads' It is signed at the end in type by Nahum Mitchell and Samuel McKay..... More
Memphis: 1872. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 23pp. Wraps lightly dusted. Very Good. A description of this Arkansas corporation and a review of its mission, to provide rail service between Memphis and St. Louis. The report of the chief engineer, J.L. Meigs, informs on the character of the country traversed by..... 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