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1890rif. 46818Chicago: R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company 1890. 1890. UTAH. First Edition. 56 pp. Octavo 22 cm Gray illustrated wrappers. Illustrations. Offers a short history of the settlement and growth of Utah and includes profiles of Salt Lake Ogden and the Great Salt Lake. Illustrations include the tramway in Little Cottonwood "The vast improvements wrought by the industrious and frugal pioneers of Utah the great natural resources of the territory the balm of its health giving and invigorating climate the wonders of the majestic mountains the sylvan beauties of its unrivaled valleys the new relations of amity and progress that have sprung into life between all the religious sects of the territory and especially in Salt Lake City the enterprise of energetic railroads the building of great irrigating canals the establishment of manufactories the growth of mining in short all those great strides towards absolute preeminence which Utah has made have been to a great extant ignored in the past." - from the Preface. A small bump to the fore-edges along the upper portion of the front cover and diminishing in size inward very light foxing to the first few pages else a very good tight copy. Not in Flake/Draper. R. R. Donnelley and Sons Company, 1890. unknown
1915rif. M11413St.Paul Minnesota: McGill-Warner Co. 1915. Very Good. Notes: Scarce Railroad map of Mid-West and Western States of the United States. It shows the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company Railroad System. Size : 652x812 mm 25.67x31.97 Inches Coloring: Printed in Color Category: Maps Railroad; Maps United States West States; Maps United States Midwest States; McGill-Warner Co., unknown
1867rif. 65589NP Oregon: np 1867. Broadsheet on blue-gray paper. 27 x 21 cm. Slight wrinkled old fold lines a few tears along folds not affecting text. Not in Belknap Oregon Imprints 1845-1870. np unknown
1867rif. 65589NP Oregon: np 1867. Broadsheet on blue-gray paper. 27 x 21 cm. Slight wrinkled old fold lines a few tears along folds not affecting text. Not in Belknap Oregon Imprints 1845-1870. np unknown books
1941rif. 200441941. African American Curtis Anna L. Stories of the Underground Railroad. New York: The Island Workshop Press Co-Op. Inc. 1941. First Edition First Printing Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 115 pages. Measures 5.25" x 7.75". Contains black and white illustrations by William Brooks. Anna Curtis a Quaker author examines her own background by compiling ten stories from the underground railroad. Stories follow historical figures like Isaac T. Hopper Levi Coffin Thomas Garrett and Harriet Tubman as well as lesser known love stories from the period. From the introduction: "In pre-Civil War times thousands of Negro slaves were helped to freedom by the Quakers. The escape system set up by them was called 'The Underground Railroad' and amazing as it now seems to us children often played an active part in this hazardous undertaking." Dust jacket is very clean with vibrant black and white illustration of a Black man and a steam ship. No marks copy is in very good to near-excellent condition. unknown
1941rif. 200441941. African American Curtis Anna L. Stories of the Underground Railroad. New York: The Island Workshop Press Co-Op. Inc. 1941. First Edition First Printing Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 115 pages. Measures 5.25" x 7.75". Contains black and white illustrations by William Brooks. Anna Curtis a Quaker author examines her own background by compiling ten stories from the underground railroad. Stories follow historical figures like Isaac T. Hopper Levi Coffin Thomas Garrett and Harriet Tubman as well as lesser known love stories from the period. From the introduction: "In pre-Civil War times thousands of Negro slaves were helped to freedom by the Quakers. The escape system set up by them was called 'The Underground Railroad' and amazing as it now seems to us children often played an active part in this hazardous undertaking." Dust jacket is very clean with vibrant black and white illustration of a Black man and a steam ship. No marks copy is in very good to near-excellent condition. unknown books
1854rif. 39066Appomattox: Privately printed 1854. 1854. VIRGINIA RAILROAD. 1 1/2" x 6 3/4" yellow paper stock printed one-side only in black and illustrated with an engraved train vignette. Ticket reads "Seat to City Point 1854." Unused printed ticket issued by the Appomattox Railroad Company for the short nine-mile ride between City Point Virginia now part of the city of Hopewell and Petersburg Virginia that would play a crucial role in the Civil War during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864-1865. Established in 1836 under the name City Point Rail Road it would be reorganized in 1847 as the Appomattox Railroad and later would be acquired by the Southside Railroad in 1854. Appropriately for the times the ticket had areas for "Mr." and "Seats" left blank for a passenger's name and seat to be filled with no dedicated "Ms" spot as unaccompanied Southern ladies did not take the train on their own. A faint vertical crease else fine. Privately printed, 1854. unknown
1883rif. Alibris.0036059BUFFALO NY: THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP AND CO 1883. COVERS HAVE WEAR. INSIDE GOOD. Trade paperback. Fair. No dust jacket. A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST; COMPLIMENTS OF THE CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL RAILWAY. FROM THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. PUBLISHED BY THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP AND CO BUFFALO NY-VINTAGE COPYRIGHT 1883. WISCONSIN MINNESOTA. JOSEPH FLEMING. 104 p. A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST; COMPLIMENTS OF THE CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL RAILWAY. FROM THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. PUBLISHED BY THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP AND CO BUFFALO NY-VINTAGE COPYRIGHT 1883. WISCONSIN MINNESOTA IOWA & DAKOTA-CONDITIO A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GOLDEN NORTHWEST; COMPLIMENTS OF THE CHICAGO MILWAUKEE ST PAUL RAILWAY. FROM THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. PUBLISHED BY THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP AND CO BUFFALO NY-VINTAGE COPYRIGHT 1883. WISCONSIN MINNESOTA IOWA & DAKOTA-CONDITION COVER FAIR INSIDE GOOD . RARE BOOK.104 PAGES. ILLUSTRATED BY JOSEPH FLEMING ITEMIZERS DETAIL FROM THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB SECRETARY BARTON OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PHILADELPHIA PA.CATALOGUE OF VIEWS. MILWAUKEE WI WAUKESHA LA CROSSE DIVISION MADISON NORTHERN DIVISION DELLS OF THE WISCONSIN RIVER LOWER DELLS BEYOND KILBOURN ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NORTH ST PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI IOWA SHORE OUT ON THE I AND D IOWA SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DIVISION. TERRITORY OF DAKOTA. COVERS HAVE WEAR. INSIDE GOOD A railroad promotional piece handsomely illustrated with engravings of resorts and sporting opportunities in Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and the Dakotas. Engravings after sketches by Joseph Fleming. The time occupied in making the reconnaissance upon which this report is predicated was about three months during which time about 4 000 miles of railway were traversed. These lines reach out into the best sections of the great States of Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota the Territory of Dakota and the garden portion of the Prairie State whose other name is Illinois. 10" x 7" in pictorial wrappers. 104 pp. illustrations reference index list of illustrations. "Your representatives whose duty as set forth in General Orders it was 'to investigate the claim of this country to recognition as a choice resort for the tourist the health-seeker the man of affairs in search of rest and recuperation and the lover of the sublime and beautiful in nature ' and to 'describe the attractions thereof in the lines of utility and beauty covering the points worthy of especial note discoverable in the space of sixty days field work ' have performed the task assigned them-have traversed the territory which from all accounts they were led to believe contained the objects of which they were in search in their best estate viz. : -the best reputed portions of Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa and Dakota -and respectfully submit this as their report." Numerous illustrations throughout. "Views in this volume-being all from sketches by Mr. Jos. Fleming Artist taken on the spot after careful study of the several subjects-can all be depended upon as faithful representations of the objects illustrated thereby the general and special order being to make no 'fancy work. '" Illustrations include views of Milwaukee Waukesha Madison Kilbourn City the Lower Dells along the Mississippi River St. Paul and Minneapolis the Iowa shore etc THE MATTHEWS NORTHRUP AND CO paperback
1904rif. 39162Chicago: Poole Bros. 1904. 1904. CANADA NEW ENGLAND. Twelfth edition. 8 1/2" x 8 1/2" wraparound pictorial wrappers folded to 8 1/2' x 4 1/4." 36 panels including covers illustrated from photographs 6 panel map at the center. Covers depict a rustic fishing scene at Stony Brook near South Paris Maine. The Grand Trunk Railway provides information on towns in New Hampshire but mostly in Maine. The 6 panel map is a color topographical map of the mountains of New England and the sea with the route of the Grand Trunk Railway beginning at Portland Maine at the Atlantic Ocean and traversing across to Montreal and Quebec. Also provided is a 6 panel listing of hotels and boarding houses that provide accommodations in Maine New Hampshire and Montreal. Light wear to the fore-edges a few margins lightly soiled else a very good copy. Poole Bros.], 1904. unknown
1925rif. 95101Ryuzan Chosen: Chosen Railways 1925. Very Good. single sheet folded several times to produce a 12 panel brochure on one side and a map of Heijo with a smaller map of Shingishu-Antung and various small 18 black and white photos around the edge on the other side. 19 x 9 cm. when folded and 38 x 44 cm. when fully unfolded. Text in English. Back cover of folded brochure heavily scuffed and lacking some of the text which briefly described hotels under the management of S.M.R. -- this damage probably occurred when this scarce item was "rescued" from an album or scrapbook. One of the photos surrounding the map shows the Railway bridge built by the Japanese 1909-1911 over the Yalu River between what is now Dandong on the Chinese side and Sinuiju in North Korea. Heij then a modest-sized city is known today as Pyongyang and is the capital of North Korea with a population of more than three million. Chosen Railways was under control of South Manchuria Railway between 1917 and 1925. Chosen Railways unknown
1925rif. 95101Ryuzan Chosen: Chosen Railways 1925. Very Good. single sheet folded several times to produce a 12 panel brochure on one side and a map of Heijo with a smaller map of Shingishu-Antung and various small 18 black and white photos around the edge on the other side. 19 x 9 cm. when folded and 38 x 44 cm. when fully unfolded. Text in English. Back cover of folded brochure heavily scuffed and lacking some of the text which briefly described hotels under the management of S.M.R. -- this damage probably occurred when this scarce item was "rescued" from an album or scrapbook. One of the photos surrounding the map shows the Railway bridge built by the Japanese 1909-1911 over the Yalu River between what is now Dandong on the Chinese side and Sinuiju in North Korea. Heij then a modest-sized city is known today as Pyongyang and is the capital of North Korea with a population of more than three million. Chosen Railways was under control of South Manchuria Railway between 1917 and 1925. Chosen Railways unknown books
rif. 4000Manila P.I.:: Central Station and Offices . Not illustrated; single sheet printed on both sides 10 33 inches accordion folded to 10 4 inches. The Manila Railroad was founded by the Spanish in the 1880s. After the Spanish American War the Americans took over control and before WWII there was quite a network on Luzon amounting to some 700 miles of track when the Japanese were approaching Luzon the Americans and the Philippine army destroyed much of the infrastructure. When the Allies finally took back the Islands there was only 452 usable miles of track.This timetable was for the Northern line and was published just a year before the Southern Line opened which ran from Manila to Legazpi on the Bicol Peninsula at the southern tip of Luzon. Attempts to build back the Philippine rail system have been many and sporadic and have been hampered by hurricane and volcano damage by illegal settlement on the rights of way and by general inertia Manila, P.I.:: Central Station and Offices, ,. unknown
rif. 4000Manila P.I.:: Central Station and Offices . Not illustrated; single sheet printed on both sides 10 33 inches accordion folded to 10 4 inches. The Manila Railroad was founded by the Spanish in the 1880s. After the Spanish American War the Americans took over control and before WWII there was quite a network on Luzon amounting to some 700 miles of track when the Japanese were approaching Luzon the Americans and the Philippine army destroyed much of the infrastructure. When the Allies finally took back the Islands there was only 452 usable miles of track.This timetable was for the Northern line and was published just a year before the Southern Line opened which ran from Manila to Legazpi on the Bicol Peninsula at the southern tip of Luzon. Attempts to build back the Philippine rail system have been many and sporadic and have been hampered by hurricane and volcano damage by illegal settlement on the rights of way and by general inertia Manila, P.I.:: Central Station and Offices, ,. unknown books
1854rif. 18930New Haven 1854. Very good condition. The very first time table for what is now Metro North Railroad the New Haven Line for trains between Canal Street New York and New Haven. The New York and New Haven Railroad NY&NH was a railroad operating between New York City & New Haven Connecticut along the shore of Long Island Sound. In 1872 it merged with the Hartford and New Haven Railroad to form the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad. It is now the Metro North Railroad New Haven Line making up a part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. With the subtitle "for the government and information of employes sic only. To take effect on and after Monday Nov. 6 1854." T. J. Stafford Printer New Haven. James H. Hoyt Sup't. at the lower right. The verso under N.Y. & N. H. R. R.: General regulations and special instructions for all trains on the road. November 6 1854: Single Track Regulations New Rochelle to Williams' Bridge; Regulations for Conductors; Regulations for Enginemen; and Draw Bridges. Under Harlem Railroad: general rules rules on Extra Trains Station Agents Five Cent Rule; Crossings of Single Track Bridges; Naugatuck Railroad; Track Repairers; Baggage and Brakemen; Standard Time; Bonus to Enginemen; and Special Instructions. Under Sunday Trains Mail Train. Finally Regulation for Freight Trains Only. 19 x 12 3/4" unfolded. Slightly ruffled at right edge a few short splits at folds not affecting legibility of printed area. unknown
rif. 01-1103St. Paul Minn.: Great Northern Railway 1936. 1937 poster calendar. Route of the Empire Builder Between Chicago and the Pacific Northwest Via Glacier National Park. Painting by Winold Reiss. Color poster calendar with metal bands at upper and lower edge 32.5 x 16 inches. Original vintage calendar without the calendar pad leaving skinned paper; with a single large Indian image. Map of Great Northern Railway and connecting lines under calendar pad. 8.5 x 11 inch prospectus also included. Fresh condition. St. Paul, Minn.: Great Northern Railway, [1936]. unknown
1861rif. M9549New York: Thomas Ford c.1861. Very Good. Notes: Detailed map of the western United States and Mexico. Size : 180x208 mm 7.09x8.19 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps Central America Mexico; Maps United States; Thomas Ford unknown
1861rif. M9550New York: Thomas Ford c.1861. Very Good. Notes: Map of the Western United States. Size : 178x205 mm 7.01x8.07 Inches Coloring: Hand Colored Category: Maps United States West; Thomas Ford unknown
1966rif. 2083002117402277Railway science company 1966. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Railway science company paperback
1987rif. 2111902160307360Nagano Railway Administration Bureau 1987. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of pages: 484 pages Size: B5 size landscape Nagano Railway Administration Bureau paperback
1940rif. 2111902152903489Koyu-sha 1940. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Koyu-sha paperback
1881rif. CLSNeNEL53Montreal: Printed By John Lovell & Son 1881. 1881. 8vo. pp. 19. large folding lithographed map. original decorative wrs. First Edition. The Nelson Valley Railway And Transportation Company of Montreal Company was surveying a railway line from Lake Winnipeg to Churchill on Hudson's Bay. This pamphlet makes a detailed proposal on the feasibility of the international usage of Churchill harbour: "It is in the very heart of the continent almost entirely midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is within 400 miles of the great wheat and cattle raising territories under the British flag and within fair reach of the northern portions of those in the United States." Preface Peel 583. Casey II 294. Gagnon I 2507. Lande 1365. Not found in Dionne. F. Montreal: Printed By John Lovell & Son, 1881. unknown
1882rif. 104510Toronto: Hill & Weir Steam Printers nd c1882-1885. Softcover. very good. 1st printing. 21pp. 16pp. Two items Octavo. First item in original pink wrappers with vertical crease and 2nd in self wrappers. very good Both Items not in Peel. 1882 Hill & Weir, Steam Printers paperback
1923rif. 4745Montreal QC: Canadian Pacific Railway - Passenger Traffic Dept 1923. Paperback. Fine. 1923 Canadian Pacific pamphlet featuring photographs of the interiors of the Empress of Scotland 25000 tons the Empress of France 18500 tons and the Empress of Britain 15850 tons. Lower cover w. "Printed in U.S.A.-1923" at bottom edge. Stapled wraps 24mo size 5.5 inches tall pp. 20 illustrated throughout w. sepia halftone photo reproductions. A fine copy. OCLC locates no institutionally held copies of this scarce 1923 CPR pamphlet. n.b. At time of listing we also have CP's 1924 Empresses of the Atlantic Second Class to Europe - Steamship Interior Views ; 1924 Empress Express Route to Europe - Steamship Interior Views ; and 1924 Monoclass Cabin Service to Europe - Steamship Interior Views available as well as a fine copy of CP's May 1924 Preliminary Announcement of the Mediterranean Cruise of the S.S. Scotland on Feb. 9th 1925. Canadian Pacific Railway - Passenger Traffic Dept paperback
1899rif. 11437Manchester & London: Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway Company 1899. Book. Very Good. Sewn Wraps. First Printing of the First Edition. Just Very Good With Edge Wear And Soil And A Little Creasing To Back Cover. Still Intact And Complete With 2 Folding Maps. Illust. By Photos. 30 Pages. Scarce. Manchester South Junction & Altrincham Railway Company Paperback
1834rif. 93769Couverture rigide. Manuscrit reprographié. Cartonnage d'époque, légèrement défraîchi, coins usés. 52 pages + 8 planches. 24 x 38 cm. Quelques annotations en marge. Quelques petites taches d'encre.
