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1942rif. 158754ca. early 1942. Very good. 23 x 31 cm unfolded. Colour illustration on one side and menu and signatures on the other. About 55 ink signatures often with ranks. Faint stain on ship. Major General Arthur Edward Potts 1890-1983 was a Canadian general officer active in both world wars. In July 1940 Potts was promoted to brigadier and took over the command of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade. He led the brigade in Operation Gauntlet the commando raid at Spitsbergen intended to deny Germany the coal mining and shipping infrastructure equipment and stores on the island. "Force 111" consisted of two battalions of the brigade. Afterwards Potts was transferred to the Pacific shores of British Columbia and in 1943 was appointed commander of Military District 2 in Toronto.
1924rif. 53471N. P.: Privately printed 1924. 1924. A lovely color pictorial map 17" x 45.5" folding to 8.5" x 4" and showing the route of the Canadian Pacific from Calgary and Macleod in the east to Vancouver and Seattle in the west as well as several shorter branch lines. Map has a split at one fold but is otherwise in fine condition. Over-sized folder has chips and tears. Includes excellent detail of topography with different mountain ranges identified and names and elevations given for many individual peaks. Parks are also identified as are numerous small towns. Steamer lines are shown in Kootenay Lake Arrow Lake Okanagan Lake and the Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca. There is a table of distances at the lower right and an inset map of the coastline from Seattle to Skagway Alaska. Privately printed, 1924. unknown
1868rif. 49559New York: Published by the Union Pacific Railroad Company 1868. 1868. RAILROAD. First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial printed wrappers 32 pp. frontispiece Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections introduction. Details the formation of the company and the progress of the work including the topography character of the country and distances along the line. Much information is provided regarding agricultural resources timber minerals etc. Branches and connecting roads along with the needed resources for construction are discussed as is information on actual earnings anticipated earnings and the issuance of the company's first mortgage bonds. A wonderful advertisement on the rear cover panel offers First Mortgage Bonds at par principal and interest Payable In Gold. A faint vertical crease and very lightly toned at the cover edges else a near fine bright copy. Published by the Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1868. unknown
1882rif. 49882Chicago: Rand McNally & Company 1882. 1882. First edition. 9" x 6" in color pictorial wrappers printed in red blue & black with vignettes of wheat threshing cattle mining and logging on front wrapper. 82pp. plus 2 pp. publisher's ads for Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. Contents. Illustrations. Maps. Uncommon Northern Pacific Railway land promotion detailing the sites and possibilities along the Northern Pacific route at the end of the 19th century. The work details the history of the NPRR divisions branch lines development opportunities for homesteaders and businesses in Western Washington the inner-mountain West Montana Yellowstone National Park the Dakotas Minnesota and specific land grants available from the NPRR in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Large color map attached to inside rear wrapper. Map fine. Light chipping to wrapper edges and with a few small closed tears to wrapper edges along with light soiling and rubbing to spine. Very good. Rand, McNally & Company, 1882. unknown
1930rif. 49325Chicago: The Travel Guild Inc. 1930. 1930. 11" x 8 1/2" in colorful pictorial wrappers. 32 pp. Illustrations. Index. Itineraries. Printed in brown and with photos in sepia. The "House Party" trains are all sleeping car trains that travel through the Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies. They carry a recreation car for dancing bridge receptions lectures community singing and other social activities; a lounge car for reading observation; a special baggage car and dining car. The trains offer radios dynamic phonographs baths the latest magazine and a special buffet service. Information about to include what tourists can expect to see and do as well as pictures of several tours . Pacific Northwest and Canadian Rockies Tour; Yellowstone Salt Lake and Colorado Tour; the Great Circle Tour which includes Colorado Indian Detour Grand Canyon California and Canadian Rockies; the Yellowstone Park Tour; etc. Information about a 7-day Yellowstone Park Extension; a 10-day Alaska Extension Tour and a 7-day Indian Detour. Numerous photographs throughout. Light soiling on wrappers and with light wear to the extremities. Very good. A nicely produced booklet. The Travel Guild, Inc., 1930. unknown
1925rif. 48702N.P.: Privately printed n.d. ca 1925. ca 1925. 9" x 6" color pictorial wrappers. 47 pages tinted illustrations maps tour plans. Numerous tour itineraries and schedules with numerous beautifully colored photographs of various areas buildings and parks. Tours discussed include Glacier and Yellowstone; Colorado and Yellowstone; Inter-Mountain Route From Colorado to Yellowstone and Glacier; Colorado and Glacier. General information for the tourist including cost of tours discussion of climate apparel booklets of possible interest a list of ticket routing for various tours calendar schedules for various tours etc. Separate map depicting each tour. Very good plus. Privately printed, n.d. [ca 1925]. unknown
1939rif. 46531Chicago: John C. Pollock Department of Tours 1939. 1939. 9 7/8" x 7" in bright colorful pictorial wrappers depicting a man and woman riding on a train and looking at the beautiful mountain view through a large window. 65 pp. index illustrations many in color maps schedules itineraries. Booklet filled with information about pictures of and Itineraries for 15 different tours lasting from 8 - 20 days and costing from $82.02 to $363.47. Most of the tours include Yellowstone National Park and go on to offer extending tours to Salt Lake City The Royal Gorge Colorado Springs Denver Zion Bryce Canyon Grand Canyon Cedar Breaks Estes Park. Offers a 14-day tour to California Old Mexico and Yosemite and the Golden Gate International Exposition as well as a 13-day tour that visits the Pacific Northwest Mt. Rainier the Canadian Rockies Banff and Lake Louise. Descriptions of and information about Yellowstone National Park Salt Lake City Zion Bryce & Grand Canyon National Parks. Map of Yellowstone National Park with route of railroad and route of auto trips marked; Map of Southern Utah Parks with bus tour and bus side-trips marked along with a small table of distances; Map showing the routes of all tours of the National Parks. General information offered including information on hotels and lodges in the parks baggage what to wear church services information for the woman who travels alone touts the comfort convenience and pleasure of each and every tour etc. Numerous photographs throughout probably about half of all photographs are in color. Pictures include interior of train Old Faithful the Tetons Tower Canyon various wildlife important buildings Royal Gorge Bear Creek Canyon individuals participating in various activities Horseshoe Park Garden of the Gods Columbia River Lake Louise San Francisco Mariposa Grove Grand Canyon Bryce Canyon etc. Light soiling light rubbing to spine and light wear to the extremities as well as creasing to corners. Very good. A nicely produced booklet. John C. Pollock, Department of Tours, 1939. unknown
1940rif. 46534Chicago: The Regensteiner Corporation 1940. 1940. 9 7/8" x 6 3/4" in color pictorial wrappers. 65 pp. index illustrations many in color maps schedules itineraries. Booklet filled with information about pictures of and Itineraries for 15 different tours. Most of the tours include Yellowstone National Park and go on to offer extending tours to Salt Lake City The Royal Gorge Colorado Springs Denver Zion Bryce Canyon Grand Canyon Cedar Breaks Estes Park. Descriptions of and information about Yellowstone National Park Salt Lake City Zion Bryce & Grand Canyon National Parks. Map of Yellowstone National Park with route of railroad and route of auto trips marked; Map of Southern Utah Parks with bus tour and bus side-trips marked along with a small table of distances; Map showing the routes of all tours of the National Parks. General information offered including information on hotels and lodges in the parks baggage what to wear church services information for the woman who travels alone touts the comfort convenience and pleasure of each and every tour etc. Numerous photographs throughout probably about half of all photographs are in color. Pictures include interior of train Old Faithful the Tetons Tower Canyon various wildlife important buildings Royal Gorge Bear Creek Canyon individuals participating in various activities Horseshoe Park Garden of the Gods Columbia River Lake Louise San Francisco Mariposa Grove Grand Canyon Bryce Canyon etc. Minor rubbing to spine and light wear to the extremities. Very good plus. The Regensteiner Corporation, 1940. unknown
1890rif. 46165San Francisco: Crocker & Co. December 1890. 1890. 7" x 21" sheet on cream-colored stock folded to 12 panels each 7" x 3 1/2." 2 pictorial cover panels. Ticket rates from San Francisco to Monterey Pacific Grove or Santa Cruz along with excursion rates. 2 panels offering "Schedule of Stage Connections Showing Routes Distances Rates of Fare Etc." Black and white illustration showing bird's eye view of Hotel del Monte. Time schedules for the Monterey Line Pacific Grove Extension Santa Cruz Line Almaden Line Tres Pinos Line and Sta. Margarita Line. Light soiling to cover panels else near fine. Crocker & Co., December, 1890. unknown
1936rif. 46200N.P.: Privately printed 1936. 1936. First edition. 9" x 8" folded in half. 8pp in pictorial wrapper. Double-column text. Illustrations. Map. Overview of the trip followed by the trip in detail with points of interest to include Hermosillo Guayamas Sinaloa Mazatlan Tepic Gaudalajara Mexico City etc. Listing of useful information for travel in Mexico. Black and white photographs include several scenes of locals going about their every-day lives and street scenes. Black and white map showing the West Coast Route of the Union Pacific. Pages lightly soiled at edges and with light wear to the extremities and light rubbing to fold. Very good. Privately printed, 1936. unknown
1935rif. 40366Chicago: Poole Bros. Inc. 1935. 1935. RAILROAD CALIFORNIA. 3 1/2" x 6 1/2" gold covers with color pictorials in wrappers m. p. 12 pp. illustrated map timetable services. Map showing route between Chicago Kansas City and Los Angeles has the caption "10 hours quicker ---- Chicago - Phoenix than any daily through service by other routes." A complete Westbound and Eastbound schedule is provided. On each page is an attractive color drawing and a discussion of amenity provided such as the dining car the club car the ladies' lounge the men's shower the barber - valet the library and the observation car. Also listed are the services provided and the charges for each service such as ironing manicure hair cut etc. Fine bright copy. Poole Bros., Inc., 1935]. unknown
1880rif. 38887Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. n. d. ca 1880. 1880. First edition. 5 3/4" x 4" oblong color pictorial wrappers 16 pp. black & white engraved view of the "Hotel Colfax at Colfax Springs Iowa 333 miles west of Chicago and 24 miles east of Des Moines on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway." "Accommodations for three hundred and fifty guests. On the site of the famous Magnesium Chalybeate and Colfax Mineral Springs. A sanitarium for invalids and fashionable Summer Resort." Descriptive paragraphs about all the fishing grounds along the routes mostly in Illinois and Iowa with some mention of Missouri Dakota and Minnesota. Small agent's stamp at bottom of title page light evidence of a fold crease to the front cover else a near fine bright clean copy. Rand, McNally & Co., n. d. (ca 1880). unknown
1875rif. 44494Washington D.C.: From the Press of The Henry E. Wilkens Printing Co. n. d. ca 1875. 1875. First edition. 3 3/8" x 6" pictorial wrappers 50 pp. including covers illustrated from photographs map. A train trip on the Washington Line of the Southern Pacific Company is described from Washington D. C. to California. Beginning in Washington D.C through North Carolina Alabama Louisiana Texas Arizona New Mexico southern California northern California and ending in Portland Oregon. Many interesting photographic views are shown including the Congressional Library the White House a cotton market in Alabama the French Market in New Orleans the Alamo New Mexican Indians protesting against their picture being taken views of Riverside California Los Angeles and much more. The centerfold is an interior diagram and vignettes of a tourist bedroom and sleeping car. Stamp of Alex S. Thweatt Eastern Passenger Agent Southern Railway 1185 Broadway New York on the inside front cover light wear to the spine else a near fine bright copy of one of the nicest booklets we have handled. From the Press of The Henry E. Wilkens Printing Co., n. d. (ca 1875). unknown
1930rif. 39945New York: John C. Rankin Co. 1930. 1930. 9" x 4" dark blue and white pictorial wrappers 24 panels including covers illustrated maps. "The Southern Pacific Company operates the only line of passenger steamers between New York and New Orleans. The trip occupying about six days southbound and five days northbound is not only adapted to those bent upon pleasure but appeals to those seeking complete rest and change of surroundings." Cabin plans are provided for the S. S. Momus S. S. Creole and S. S. Dixie. "All fares include meals and sleeping accommodations on steamer." 9" X 16" map shows the course of Southern Pacific Steamship Lines between New York and New Orleans. Covers rubbed along spine else a very good copy. John C. Rankin Co., 1930]. unknown
1887rif. 41282N. P.: Crocker & Co. 1887. 1887. RAILROAD CALIFORNIA. First edition. 6 1/4" x 13 3/4" goldenrod colored paper folds to 6 1/4" x 3 3/8" two-sided eight panel timetable with exquisite scenes a map and train schedules for the Northern California lines of the railroad. The timetable has engraved vignettes and ornate lettering by E. Schultze. This is an attractive museum quality timetable and one of the rarest and finest early Southern Pacific railroad pieces that we have handled. It's in near fine condition and 130 years old. Crocker & Co., 1887. unknown
rif. 1023983222.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
2009rif. 2533Oregon: Cottage Grove Genealogical Society 2009. Spiral_bound. Good . Spiral-bound quarto in tan paper covers with black titles and roughly printed wagon train illustration. A good copy with minor soiling to the light-tan covers and an upward bend to the lower front corner. Text appears clean and unmarked other than a previous price erasure to the top of the title page. 160 pp. with facsimile prints of the claims a surname index descendant lists for the claimants and a few black and white photo reproductions. The first 23 out of 88 donation land claims examined by the historical society. It is unclear if the other volumes were ever completed. Cottage Grove Genealogical Society unknown
rif. 0656602791.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
rif. 1531676901.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1923rif. ABE-1657490227564The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company 1923 Softcover. Staple-bound. 4to. 132pp. Illustrated brown wraps. Multnomah County Milwaukie Oak Grove and Oswego Exchanges. Minor scuffing to wraps with light pencil marks at inside front. Scarce. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company paperback
rif. 1330779878.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1979rif. 26579Fresno CA: Pioneer Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0914330314 . Text is clean. Cover shows light normal wear. Inscribed by author to previous owner on half title page. Dust jacket is chipped at corners and spine ends and shows some overall soiling. ; 184 pages; Signed by Author . Pioneer Press hardcover
rif. 1166127567.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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