Search Results: Railroad / the Way West from SRG Antiquarian Books

Agents' and Conductors Manual, Rules and Regulations To be Observed at Stations and Elsewhere in Collecting, Handling, Remitting and Paying Money on Account of the Chicago & North-Western Railway, Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad, and Sioux City & Pacific Railroad ,Western Avenue Station. Stamped 1893, inscribed Frank B Martin. 108 pages including Appendix.Condition: Re-backed. Date was obtained from the stamp of the Western Avenue Station. Original label on front cover as shown. Name of Frank B. Martin inscribed on first text page. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Behind the Scenes in Washington. Being a Complete and Graphic Account of the Credit Mobilier Investigation... with Sketches of the Leading Senators, Congressmen, Government Officials, etc., and an Accurate Description of the Splendid Public Buildings of the Federal Capital. 1873 First Edition. By Edward Winslow Martin, author of "Secrets of the Great City", etc. Washington DC: The Continental Publishing Co and National Publishing Co.
Great account of the 1864 creating the Union Pacific Railroad, giving it $100 million dollars. Thomas C Durant then managed to direct millions to his own construction company .. well worth a read!
Condition: NOT a library book. Careful, professional re-bind with original cover cloth re-applied. Interior is free of marks, pencil, plates, crimps, etc. Initial six pages are heavily toned and professionally repaired as photographed. But complete and in overall very good condition. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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California of the South: Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes of Travel, and Health Resorts. New York: D Appleton & Company, 1888. With Maps (3 fold out originals) and numerous illustrations. 402 numbered pages includes alphabetical index. Plus 6 pages of Appleton's guidebooks.Great early guide to California with illustrations of known sights as well as well-known people's homes, ranches, etc. Covers climate, agricultural, plants, animals, topography and much more. Illustrations of the period not found elsewhere!Condition: In very good condition for its age. All original. One small stamp on front fly page about 1 inch square. Expected wear to spine and board edges, but all in all, a real beauty! The California fold out map has a couple of minor professional repairs. Please review all the photos carefully and ask for more information and/or photos if you need them to make a proper buying decision.*Please Note: This item will be shipped to your address of record AND will require a… Read More

California Illustrated: Including. A Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, by A Returned California - (John M Letts). 1852. New York: William Holdredge: 224 pages, includes California ConstitutionTrue first edition, copyright by John M Letts, 1852. With 48 Engravings, many with original tissue guards: "G.V. Cooper Del, On Stone by J Cameron, Litho of G. W. Lewis.NOT a library copy. No marks, inscriptions, or stamps found within. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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Life in Prairie Land, by Eliza W Farnham. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1855.Poignant description of the harsh life of women on the Illinois prairie written by an early woman activist.
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Ocean to Ocean on Horseback, Captain Willard Glazier, 1896 - fully illustrated.Captain Willard Glazier, author of "Capture, Prison-Pen and Escape" had always wanted to traverse the United States of coast to coast, which he began in April, 1876. He traveled for 200 days, astride his loyal horse "Paul Revere", lecturing, often sponsored by members of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic), donating the proceeds of his lectures to various GAR posts and ultimately to the monuments of George Custer, who died shortly after he began his journey.Captain Glazier had much to talk about, having served for three years led by Bayard, Stoneman, Pleasonton, Gregg, Custer, and Kilpatrick. He was then captured during a cavalry between Kilpatrick and Stuart in October, 1863 and was imprisoned successively at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Savannah, Charleston, and Columbia. He escaped from Columbia in November 1864 and was recaptured and escaped two more times before the end of the war.His narrative includes fascinating… Read More

The Railroads of the United States: Their History and Statistics: Comprising The Progress and Present Condition of the Various Lines with their Earnings and Expenses, and Showing Their Wonderful Power in Developing the Resources of the Country.To Which are Added a Synopsis of the Railroad Laws of the United States, and an Article on the Comparative Merits of Iron and Steel Rails by Henry M Flint. Philadelphia: John E Potter and Company, 452 pp plus 6 pp period ads (12mo, 5-1/2"x7-1/2"). 1868 First Edition.Condition: This all original first edition of "The Railroads of the United States..." is in very good condition, with a tight binding, original brown clay end pages, and bright gilt on the spine. We carefully photograph our items so that you can review details of condition. After your review of the photos, please ask any questions or request additional photos from us so that you can make the best buying decision.
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The Rocky Mountains; Or, Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures in the Far West, of the Army of the United States, and Illustrated from Various Other Sources.1837, 2 volumes, First American Edition. . With a fold out original map in front of each volume. Each volume 248 pages. Volume one has 10 pages of publisher's book ads. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard. 12mo.Unique early story of exploration and mapping of the West from Green River to the Great Salt Lake and on to Walla Walla. Bonneville and his party were among the earliest to do so. Also includes Joe Walker's fur trapping story over the Sierra Nevada to CaliforniaCondition: This two volume set has been restored to its original appearance as photographed. Woven cloth and aged printed paper labels convincingly mimic the originals, making this a two volume treasure ready for the future. Both fold out maps are original, as is the total text block. Maps are complete, with archival tissue reinforcement on some edges. One small corner of one of the… Read More

Six Months in Kansas by a Lady, [by Hannah Ropes]. Boston: John P Jewett, 1856. 231 pp. First Edition.
Contains a woman's story of settlement in Kansas via a series of letters written by Hannah Ropes from Lawrence, Kansas. Immigration of 1854 including the invasion from Missouri.
Condition: NOT a library book. Hardcover, fully restored and re-backed with gilt label as shown. NOT a library book. Free of stamps, crimps, signatures, etc. Very clean copy. A suitable gift due to its subject and its condition.Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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Travel and Adventure in the Territory of Alaska, Formerly Russian America--Now Ceded to the United States--and in Various Other Parts of the North Pacific. By Frederick Whymper. With Map and Illustrations. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, Franklin Square. 1869. First Edition.Signed by W D Fenton, founder of the Oregon Historical Society.Illustrated frontispiece with original tissue guard, fold out map, wood engravings.
Condition: Good Condition. NOT a library book. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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