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1924rif. 71397New York: South Manchuria Railway Company 1924. Revised edition 8vo pp. ix 1 98 2; color folding map 60 pages of plates; publisher's blue cloth gilt title on upper cover and spine; hinges cracked a touch of foxing very good. The South Manchuria Railway Company was founded and managed by the Japanese government and served as sort of imperial representative of the colonial project in China. They published many books aimed at a western audience touting the success of this project. From the preface: "The record of this achievement in colonial enterprise is here set forth in facts and figures with a careful avoidance of debatable questions of international politics. South Manchuria Railway Company unknown books
1900rif. 373823St. Louis 1900. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. Contemporary half calf and cloth covered boards titled in gilt on the upper cover leather perished contents loose. The images generally dark printings in good condition. Provenance: Battery Park Hotel Asheville NC presentation in gilt on the upper cover from H. C. Townsend Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent St. Louis. 34 photographs mounted recto and verso on 17 cards with printed album title on each the images captioned in the negative on linen guards. Oblong small folio 10-1/8x12-1/2 inches. The images by an unindentifed photographer comprise lovely compositions of buildings and scenes along the route in Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Arkansas. OCLC locates only a single example at University of Texas Austin. unknown books
1881rif. 372908Mexico 1881. Manuscript map pen-and-ink and wash on onion skin paper. 15-1/2 x 20 inches. Folds and creases. Manuscript map pen-and-ink and wash on onion skin paper. 15-1/2 x 20 inches. Depicts the route of a railroad from Mexico City to Puente de Ixtla then north west to Toluca and west to Tancitaro with proposed transecting routes to connect the railroad from Pazo on the Atoyac River to Gihuatenejo on the Pacific coast. Pawel Primer evidently served as an engineer on the proposed railroad and this manuscript map was likely an addenda to a report issued to solicit investment in the project. The BNF holds two manuscript plans by Primer relating to archaeological sites. unknown books
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
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
1886rif. 189521886. Colorado Photography Western Americana Original albumen photograph of a Glenwood Canyon rock formation identified as the Portals in Garfield County Colorado. The scenery is presented as "840. The Portals of Grand River Canon. D&R.G.RR" on the lower margin. 1886. 7" x 4.5". Presents a captivating view of a Glenwood Canyon's vast sedimentary rocks housing the path of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Notable American Photographer William Henry Jackson captures a serene moment as the Colorado sunlight beams onto one section of the canyon. In the foreground he captures a glimpse of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad adjacent to the Colorado River. An official photography stamp reads "W.H. Jackson & Co. Photographers of Rocky Mountain Scenery Denver Colorado." on the verso. William Henry Jackson established established a studio in Denver Colorado and produced a huge inventory of national and international views. He incorporated himself as W.H. Jackson Photograph and Publishing Company in 1883. Missing part of bottom right corner not affecting text or photo. In very good condition. unknown books
rif. 19198African American Two Trains Running play by August Wilson the sixth in his ten-part series The Pittsburgh Cycle. The play takes place in Civil Rights era 1968 in the Hill District an African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh Pen. August Wilson depict a black urban class struggle in America and the play's dialog spotlights 1960 Black American Culture. Vintage original poster Los Angeles. Poster size 22 x 14″ The poster artwork was by Jeffrey Smith. The poster features artwork depicting Browne Fishburne and Chisholme.The main charachters are shown on the poster : Wolf Anthony Chisholm the numbers runner; Sterling Larry Fishburne a Young Turk fresh out of prison; Hambone Sullivan Walker the mentally troubled and Holloway Roscoe Lee Browne the cafe's philosopher.There were a few regional performances of the play including one at the Ahmanson at the Doolittle in Los Angeles. It ran only January 16 through March 291992 and was directed by Lloyd Richards who also directed the plays Broadway debut. Laurence Fishburne won a Tony Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Play" for his portrayal of Sterling and can be seen in the for front row of the poster. Very good condition and matted and Framed. unknown books
1870rif. 354323New York: E. & H.T. Anthony & Co 1870. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. An appealing stereocard image showing several long stretches of railroad track heading into the small town of Ogden Utah. It is a view of an important point crossing point in American railroad history as Ogden is the point at which the Union Pacific Railroad ends and the Central Pacific begins. A train can be seen on the tracks in the far distance as well as a few clapboard buildings. The New York photographic firm of E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. produced several stereoscopic views for the Central Pacific Railroad though few are known today. A nice image of an important railroad intersection. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co unknown books
1898rif. 354324Meadville Pennsylvania: Keystone View Company 1898. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed peach cardstock. Paper lightly soiled at edges image clean and crisp. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. A nice stereocard image of a locomotive steaming across a high railroad bridge in the Colorado Rockies. Another railroad track is shown crossing underneath the bridge and a snow-capped mountain is visible in the distance. Georgetown is located just west of Denver along the route of what is now Interstate 70. Keystone View Company unknown books
1870rif. 354322San Francisco: Thomas Houseworth & Co 1870. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. Stereo image mounted onto printed orange cardstock. Slight wear at edges. Very good. Single stereocard 3½ x 7 inches. A very attractive single stereocard image of the Central Pacific Railroad's "Long Ravine Trestle Bridge." The bridge is located in Nevada County California in the Sierra Nevada mountain range just west of the Nevada state line. The image comes from a set sixty-two stereocards created by Thomas Houseworth & Company for the railroad some time after the railroads completion in 1869. According to the website of the Central Pacific Railroad www.cprr.org the Houseworth company produced more than one hundred such stereocards for the railroad including more than a dozen views of the 878-foot long Trestle Bridge. A nice early stereoscopic image of an engineering wonder from an important American railroad. Thomas Houseworth & Co unknown books
1944rif. 929931944. Good. Letter dated September 13 1946. 28 cm. Carbon copy on thin Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company letterhead stationery. Substantial chipping around edges no loss of text on first leaf. Our unnamed Captain of Police reports on an incident which began when around 200 African American soldiers were changing trains. Local police arrested two of the soldiers for intoxication and took them to the local Police Station. When police returned to the railroad station they found six of the soldiers assaulting two military policemen and intervened to help the MPs using the butt end of a riot gun to break up the fight. When a large number of other soldiers came to join the fight they were stopped at gunpoint by the local policemen with assistance from the MPs and military officers. The African American soldiers marched in formation to local Police Headquarters where 133 soldiers were charged with disorderly conduct and five others differently charged. Almost all pleaded not guilty but all were found guilty the next day and remained in jail another night until their fines were paid -- $17 each for the 133 soldiers and up to $100 for the five who were differently charged. All 138 soldiers were then marched back the the train station and departed. One wonders how accurately the incident was described to our unnamed Captain by those he interviewed. There is nothing in his letter to suggest that he interviewed any of the African American soldiers. unknown books
1986rif. 59711Pistoia Italy: Breda Railway Group n.d. 1986. Small folio. Promotional packet for Breda containing 9 mostly tri-fold leaflets in both Italian and English most with 8 panels of text color illustration and diagrams on high-quality coated paper and all contained in a black portfolio and original mailing envelope. Fine. Among the titles included are: Il Pendolare: Train for Rapid Commuter Transportation; Milan Subway: Light Alloy Electric Rapid Transit Cars for Public Subway Transport; Rapid Transit Car; Light Rail Vehicles for Cleveland U.S.A.; Metro Roma / Rome Subway; Ferrovie Nord Milano: Electric Railcar for Commuter Service together with several others. Breda Railway Group, n.d. unknown books
1849rif. 176531849. Whitney Asa. A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific 1849 a programmatic proposal that advances one of the earliest sustained arguments for a transcontinental railroad linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States. Written at a moment when westward expansion intensified following the Mexican American War and the acquisition of western territories Whitney's text outlines a national infrastructure project intended to facilitate settlement commerce and political integration across the continent. The pamphlet engages federal authority directly assembling legislative materials and appeals designed to secure congressional support for a railroad that would redefine transportation migration and territorial control. Whitney Asa. A Project for a Railroad to the Pacific. New York: George W. Wood 1849. Pamphlet. The work includes appended reports of committees of Congress and resolutions from state legislatures presenting Whitney's plan alongside official responses and debates concerning feasibility land grants and national interest. The proposal details a continuous rail route to the Pacific and reflects early efforts to translate expansionist vision into coordinated federal policy. Contemporary associations with later governmental surveys and planning efforts including those supported by Secretary of War Jefferson Davis in the 1850s situate Whitney's publication within the evolving political contest over routes funding and the sectional implications of western development. Issued prior to the construction of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 Whitney's proposal belongs to a formative phase in which infrastructure planning intersected with broader questions of national expansion economic development and the extension of political power into new territories. Debates over the railroad's route and sponsorship were closely tied to sectional conflict including disputes over whether new regions would permit or restrict slavery giving such proposals significance beyond transportation alone. Title page chipped with library stamp at lower margin; two maps not present; otherwise complete text with expected wear. Overall good condition. unknown books
1870rif. 58937Dublin: Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland n.d. 1870. Unaccomplished pro-forma folio broadside approx. 13¾" x 8¾" on gray paper; fine. Pro-forma contract for the purchase of rails and fish plates with blanks left for tons of rails date terms signature and date. "To be delivered free on any part of the wharves of the Royal Canal Docks at Dublin that may be pointed out by the engineer or into lighters in the docks at his option . With the rails sufficient fish plates ared provided . the rails and fish plates are to correspond accurately with the annexed drawings" not present. Unlocated. Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland, n.d. unknown books
1914rif. 171371914. Photo album California Vernacular Photo album of travels and vacations filled with 256 images from around California. 1914-1920. Original cloth boards. 11.5 x 15.5 in. "Photographs" in gilt on front cover. 256 original silver gelatin print photographs of various size from 2 ½ x 2 ½ inches to 5 ½ x 3 ½ inches. Family photo album with images from up and down the California coastline. Captions and handwritten annotations throughout album. Numerous photographs from well-known locations in San Francisco including Golden Gate Park Land's End and images from the Marina District in 1915 when the Panama-Pacific International Exposition was being held in the city. View of the 19th century battleship USS Oregon seen from San Francisco. Images labeled from Sacramento include the Capital dome Capital Park and the California State Railroad Museum and locomotive C.P. Huntington. Other locations noted from around California include Redwood City Bakersfield and Placerville. There are also photographs of the group camping in the Santa Cruz Mountains picnicking at the beach and playing in the Pacific Ocean. There are numerous rural scenes showing farm work and livestock such as horses cattle and donkeys. A photo of a rural baseball game in which the players stand in a wide field with a drawbridge in the background. Numerous photographs of outdoor activities such as camping fishing and hiking. Many photos removed from later pages. Some captions faded. In very good condition. unknown books
1847rif. 57241Plymouth: April 17 1847. Broadside letter approx. 10¾" x 8" on blue paper signed in type by the Committee of the CCBRR J. B. Tobey Thos. J. Coggeshall Wm. Bates and Philander Washburn and also by Josiah Smith as Chairman of C. Commissioners. Signed in ink at the bottom: "A true copy / attest Branch Harlow / Shff." Petition requesting the commissioners to adjudicate damages caused to landowners from a proposed road from Middleborough through parts of Rochester and Wareham listing the names of about 100 interested parties. The petition was apparently successful: a 15 mile line was opened by the company between Middleborough and Wareham in 1848 and extended another 13 miles to Sandwich the same year. The Cape Cod Branch subsequently merged with the Old Colony and Newport Railway to form the Old Colony Railroad in 1872. Not in OCLC. April 17 unknown books
1869rif. 162891869. Bell William. New Tracks in North America. 1869 stands as a primary narrative of post-Civil War railroad expansion and scientific exploration in the American West written by a British physician who joined General William J. Palmer's Kansas Pacific Railway survey expedition of 1868-1869. Traveling from St. Louis across Colorado New Mexico Arizona and toward southern California Bell served informally as expedition physician and photographer while documenting landscapes Indigenous communities geological formations and the logistical challenges of surveying a southern transcontinental route. Published the year the first transcontinental railroad was completed Bell's account situates railroad construction within imperial science commercial speculation and settler expansion. Part II contains an extended section titled "The Native Races of New Mexico" in which Bell interprets archaeological ruins and architectural remains in an effort to trace the migration of Indigenous peoples in the Southwest reflecting nineteenth-century ethnographic and antiquarian methodologies. His narrative links infrastructure development to territorial incorporation and resource assessment at a decisive moment in western consolidation. Bell William. New Tracks in North America. London: Chapman and Hall 1869. First edition. Two volumes: Vol. I pp. lxv 236; Vol. II pp. vii 322. Complete with 20 colored lithograph plates 3 botanical plates woodcuts in the text a colored folding map and a colored plate with three small maps. The folding map depicts the trans-Mississippi West beyond the 100th meridian and south of the 42nd parallel extending into northern Mexico above the 26th parallel employing differentiated coloration to indicate elevation. Original cloth retained recased with new endpapers. Vol. I with a few pencil markings one plate repaired on the verso and one page with corner loss affecting several characters; Vol. II clean and sound. Bell's expeditionary account appeared at the height of railroad-financed town founding and mineral speculation. Following the survey Bell and Palmer became associated in railroad enterprise and regional development including ventures that contributed to the founding of Colorado Springs and expansion of rail infrastructure in central Colorado. The work combines travel narrative scientific observation cartography and ethnographic description offering insight into how rail corridors structured federal land policy Indigenous displacement and commercial migration. Light wear consistent with recasing; plates and folding map present; minor defects as noted; overall good to very good condition. A substantial illustrated first edition documenting the surveying phase of southern transcontinental railroad expansion and its intertwined scientific and colonial ambitions. unknown books
1832rif. 55449Boston: J. E. Hinckley and Co 1832. First edition 8vo pp. 87 1; uncut and stitched as issued; tables in the text; without the folding map and lithograph plan as called for in some OCLC listings; contemporary annotations at the back in Acts of Incorporation; very good. Includes a geological memoir of the area between Massachusetts and Narragansett Bays. American Imprints 11443. J. E. Hinckley and Co unknown books
1909rif. 85268New York: n.p. 1909. Paperback. Very Good. 4 photos in the 1907 report 27 27 27p. Softcovers in original wrapper. 26 cm. Later string ties. Business card for Jose Merla Manager of Royal "M. C." Lines laid in one of the reports. n.p. paperback books
1900rif. 51798Chicago: Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co 1900. Oblong 4to unpaginated; 25 full-pg illustrations in color and mounted two pages of text containing illustration descriptions; tan pictorial wrappers lettered in black & gilt color illustration mounted on upper cover ribbon-bound; covers a bit toned at edges corners creased illustrations clean & bright overall very good. A picturesque view-book of "the most interesting views seen along the route" of Utah Nevada and California. Curt Teich & Co. for the Van Noy Inter-State Co unknown books
1900rif. 49936St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan 1900. 16mo pp. 112; 3 plates one a folding map of the Northeast US with a detail of the Detroit-Buffalo rail line illustrations throughout; green paper wrappers with white embossed details; extremities rubbed 1 plate loose good. A guidebook for summer retreats throughout the US with information on lodging sightseeing and approximate travel costs. Woodward & Tiernan unknown books
1916rif. 85287n.p. 1916. Good. 25 x 30cm. Splitting along later vertical fold -- are aound fold reinforced by later strips of acid free paper mending tape. Signed by Secretary and two Directors. Payment and transfer information on back. unknown books
1912rif. 85184n.p. 1912. Hardcover. Good. v 356 46 66p. Rebound in later tan buckram with leather spine labels. 24 cm. Cover somewhat soiled. No jacket. Documents and minutes intended to cover all proceedings "had to effect the merger whereby the present Raleigh Charlotte and Southern Railway Company was formed and its First and Refunding Mortgage authorized." from the Preface. hardcover books
1912rif. 32864Chicago: University of Chicago Press 1912. First edition large 8vo pp. x 446; handsomely and expertly recased in dark green cloth gilt-titled portion of original spine laid down; barely noticeable scuffing and wear to binding and a few light smudges to prelims otherwise a very good to near fine--and firmly bound--copy. A densely packed reference arranged topically and indexed by names. The subjects of the citations include railways around the world not just in the US. University of Chicago Press unknown books
1884rif. 32382Chicago: compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route Rand McNally printers and engravers 1884. First edition 8vo pp. 30 2; 8 wood-engraved plates on bronze paper original pictorial bronze wrappers edges a little worn chips out at the top and the bottom of the spine but in all a very good copy. compliments of Passenger Department of the Burlington Route, Rand McNally printers and engravers unknown books
