New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway / Original Job Postings, 1913-27 by New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway - 1942

1874. First printing. Loose_leaf. Fine. 5 1/8 x 8 inches. Single page of printed correspondence with enclosed train schedule card for 1880 and hand addressed envelope. Letter neatly folded in thirds with pencil notes on verso. Envelope slightly charred at edge. Enclosed schedule card lightly yellowed but clean. Provenance: Personal library of Samuel Hart. An interesting early railroad notice and schedule with a notable provenance and associated items. Also an interesting insight into the affairs of Samuel Hart (1845-1917), who was the Secretary of the House of [Episcopal] Bishops, dean of the Berkeley Divinity School, the (un)official “middle way” seminary of the Episcopal Church at Middletown, Connecticut, and Custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. In 1886, he became the third custodian of the Standard Book of Common Prayer. In 1892, he became secretary of the House of Bishops. In 1898, he became the fourth historiographer of the Episcopal Church. He served in all three of these… Read More

New York: The New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co., 1949. Folding schedule for this line; for Stamford to New York, New Canaan Branch, New York to Stamford, with small map of the route; opens to approximately 13 1/2" x 11" size; light wear; very good condition.. Very Good.

New Haven: The Wilson H. Lee Company, 1940. Soft cover. Near Fine. 4" x 9" Folded pamphlet, staple bound. 40 pp. Some light rubbing and spots of wear to extremities, else fine.

New York, NY: New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company and The United Gas Improvement Company, 1906. 71 pages. The Agreement, with the printed attestations of C.S. Mellen, President of the railroad and Thomas Dolan, the President of the gas company, is followed by several Exhibits: Lease of the Union Railroad Co. to the Rhode Island Co.; Lease of the Pawtucket Street Railway Co. to the Rhode Island Co.; Lease of the Rhode Island Suburban Railway Co. to the Rhode Island Co.; also with receipt-notice of the Colonial Trust Co. for various securities and a letter from the United Gas Co. President concerning these propositions and lease arrangements. Approx. 6" x 9 1/8" size; stapled printed paper covers. Spine worn a little; old spindle-hole at top left margin; contents clean in very good condition.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good.

New York: Eastern Printing Corp., Et. Al, 1936. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. 4 volumes. First editions, 1936-52. Softcovers, clean unmarked text, Good to Very Good copies, age-toning or discoloration to some of the pages, soiling to the covers, rubbing and wear to the tips of the covers of a couple of the time-tables including creasing down the middle of the Boston & Albany Railroad one. Nice little collection!

New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, 1902. Book. Fair. Stapled Wrappers. Narrow 12mo.. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, 1902. Narrow 12mo. 62 pp. plus covers. Covers loose, chipping along edges. Text block very good..

Winsted, Connecticut: Larkin & Sparks, 1892-1898.. 8vo. Folded Pages, Very Good with some creasing, minor toning. Illustrated.

Boston: Rand Avery Supply Co., 1903., 1903. First edition. 8" x 4" pictorial wrapper. 72pp. in pictorial wrappers printed in blue ink and showing 2 girls in bathing suits at the beach. Illustrations. Map. Rates. Brief description of the summer resorts on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. East of New London and Willimantic. Attractions include white beaches; bays and coves; harbors; beautiful seashores; fishing and sporting; beautiful scenery; camping; et. al. "...south-eastern Massachusetts has upwards of three hundred miles of continuous seacoast." Brief descriptions of the summer resorts such as Nantasket, South Shore, Plymouth, Cape Cod, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Buzzard's Bay, Mystic, Narragansett Bay, Block Island, Newport, etc. Contains information on commutation and mileage tickets, lists of hotels, boarding houses, excursion ticket rates and general information. Illustrations include views at Watch Hill, beach scenes, individuals participating in… Read More