N.p. 1925. About very good. 32pp. Oblong octavo. Original pictorial chromolithographic wrappers stapled. Light wear and soiling to text heaviest to upper outer corner. Contemporary ownership inscription on title page. Pictorial souvenir of the Northern Pacific Railway’s Yellowstone Line with handsome images of sights along the route in Washington and Alaska. unknown
Northern Pacific Railway Company 1899 Full red cloth black titling. Spine ends frayed light general wear some spotting rear endsheets grubby. Text clean; 153 pages index figures. Handbook on general operating principles of the railway including duties of various personnel rules of transportation signals orders and forms movement of trains loading of cars removal of snow grade operation US Mail handling air brakes diagrams of hand and lamp signals first aid. This is copy # 16812 of Form 3526. Cloth. Good. 4½" by 6¾". Northern Pacific Railway Company hardcover
St. Paul MN: s.i. 1895. Very Good. St. Paul MN: s.i. 1895. Land map folded into a bi-fold informational pamphlet 90x95 cm; 23x11 cm; 9 unpaginated panels. All panels generally toned and creased as expected with minor rubbing to extremities and one closed tear to top edge of map along middle fold. Overall a Very Good or better example. <br /> <br /> An information-packed pamphlet for farming colonists looking for "healthful and pleasant living" in the Pacific Northwest; folds out to a map of the region and available land advertised at $3 to $10 an acre which could be bought from the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. Rail tickets could be purchased following the "Yellowstone Park and Dining Car Route" which also offered "Free Colonist Sleeping Cars" and 150 pounds of baggage carried for free on each full fare. s.i. unknown
Philadelphia: Jay Cooke & Co. Financial Agents of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company n.d. ca. 1870. Octavo stiff printed wrappers title printed in red & black 46 2 ads pp. Rear cover is a “Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and Its Connections.†Good; spine is repaired with cloth tape. Jay Cooke & Co., Financial Agents of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, n.d. [ca. 1870.] hardcover
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