Original maroon cloth covers, bumped lower corner of front cover. Gilt is bright on front cover, somewhat dulled on maroon spine, spine is mottled. Contents are excellent; binding is tight, square, pages clean and bright. Ownership stamp of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul RR on the first endpaper. . The American Railway Association was the major railroad association of the time, and eventually joined together with other rail organizations to become the Association of American Railroads in 1934. This a comprehensive set of rules and amendments agreed to May 20, 1914. Among the issues addres... View More...
Original maroon cloth covers, lower corner of both covers show evidence of exposure to moisture, with loss of color to both corners and along fore-edge of rear cover, pages are unaffected. Gilt is bright on front cover and spine, spine has minor scrape marks and is somewhat worn at extremities. Contents are excellent; binding is tight, square, pages clean and bright. Ownership stamp of former owner on first endpaper. . The American Railway Association was the major railroad association of the time, and eventually joined together with other rail organizations to become the Association of Americ... View More...
Dust jacket has edgewear, no other defects, now protected by fresh mylar sleeve. Book has bumped corner to front cover, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . Fascinating description of NY subway system history; filled with anecdotes and little-known facts. . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 176 pages. A2 View More...
Brown cloth boards with red leather corners and spine. Covers are heavily worn, stained, lacking top inch of backstrip. Book is shaken, but binding is still fairly firm except at the top three or four inches where it is loosening. Pages are all present and attached, but soiled, varmint-gnawed at extremities of first several pages, small chips and tears. The pastedowns are loosening from the boards, and the last endpaper has a long tear. Some pages have owners' names and other marks and doodling, foxing, some creasing. Most of the soil, staining, and foxing is at the margins of pages. All pages... View More...
Light rubbing and bumps to cover edges, no other defects. Binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. Bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. . One of readers' favorite Zane Grey novels, this is a historical romance set along the construction of the Union Pacific railway. This was published in March,1918, making it a very early printing (code C-S on copyright page). A handsome copy, lacking the dust jacket. . 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 409 pages. G2 View More...
The history of the building of the railroads and those who built them. Focus on Thomas Brassey and George Hudson in Great Britain, James Hill, Edward Harriman, Jay Gould, and Jom Fisk in the US. B/W photos, jacket decorated with photos and beautiful color illustrations of trains. Spine foot lightly bumped, clean and beautiful. The jacket is gently bumped in places. Lengthy but very sweet inscription on FEP. 224p. . Illustrated, a handsome copy. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. C3 View More...
Original black cloth covers are rubbed, extremities rubbed and a little worn. Binding has two cracked hinges, pages are clean and unmarked. . A profusion of information related to the state of railways in 1914. . 8vo - 8" to 9" tall. 477 pages. T2 View More...
