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
St. Paul MN: Northern Pacific Railway 1913. Book. Very good- condition. Paperback. First Edition. Oblong octavo 8vo. 40 pages of text. Color paperback binding with quite a bit of soiling and a large crease to the rear wrapper; original string-binding remains intact. Minor water stain visible on top corner. Illustrated with 2 maps. 37 pages contains one or more black-and-white photographs. . Northern Pacific Railway Paperback
Portland Or: George H. Himes 1882. About very good. 328pp. plus photograph frontispiece. Original printed wrappers. Spine ends chipped; some light dust soiling and wear to wraps. Slight fading to frontispiece photo but a clear image. Light even tanning internally; three leaves with small patches of damp staining. A scarce 1882 promotional for potential excursions from Portland Oregon published in conjunction by the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company. The work is illustrated with a real photograph of the Multnomah Falls east of the city on the Columbia River. The text prints itineraries for ten trips from Portland in the Pacific Northwest to the Cascades the Dalles Seattle Tacoma Olympia Ilwaco and even Alaska almost all via the steamers of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company. The final four leaves of text contain numerous illustrated advertisements for Portland businesses. The frontispiece photograph of the Multnomah Falls is credited in print to Issac Grundy Davidson. "One of the Northwest's premier photographers Davidson published an extensive series of scenic photographs covering many aspects of life and scenes throughout Oregon Washington and Alaska. He operated portrait studios a traveling gallery and contracted with the Northern Pacific Railroad. A keen businessman who produced the finest photographic record of Oregon during the 1870s-80s" - Mautz. An excellent example of the collaboration between a pre-eminent photographer of the Pacific Northwest and the Northern Pacific Railroad as well as an unusual and scarce specimen of a rail and river travel promotional illustrated with a real photographic print. George H. Himes unknown books
Wash D.C. 1866. First Edition. 16pp. Disbound Deals with the transportation of troops and stores within the Territories through which the route of the proposed road passes unknown books
New York: Land Department Northern Pacific Railroad Company 1872. Original printed wrappers with wrapper title as issued. Verso of front wrap is a 'Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad Lands in Minnesota.' Rear wrap is a 'Map of the Northern Pacific Railroad and its Connections extending to Washington on the West Coast. Some wrapper soil 32pp. Text illustrations minor wear Good or so. <br/><br/> This Guide which is well-represented in institutions discusses the geography and resources of the railroad's Minnesota lands East of the Mississippi River the lands between the Mississippi and the Red River Valley and the land in the Red River Valley. Fruit timber and fuel markets transportation facilities settlers Soldiers' Colonies reflecting Homestead Law provisions favoring soldiers and sailors settlement tips stock-raising price of land and terms of sale how to construct a house with illustrations are all reviewed. Land Department, Northern Pacific Railroad Company unknown books
1881. 46pp. Printed wrappers a near fine specimen. Copy of the general first mortgage for the Northern Pacific Railroad for the purpose of constructing a railroad and telegraph line between Lake Superior and Puget Sound. unknown books
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