Search Results: Transportation, Railroads, etc. from Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB

Philadelphia: G.W. Bromley, no date (circa 1925). Large folding map printed in black & red measuring approximately 23.5 inches by 33.25 inches (including margins) folding (as issued) into printed card covers measuring 8 inches by 4.5 inches. Covers with moderate edge wear & soiling, map lightly age toned, slightly foxed, with several small splits at fold intersects, otherwise Very Good. Quite uncommon, this map is not found in OCLC Worldcat as of 9/16/2021.

Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Passenger Traffic Department, 1933. Original stapled pamphlet measuring 8.75 inches by 8 inches folding to 8.75 inches by 4 inches (as issued) with 102 panels of text on 24 leaves. Includes illustrations in conjunction with advertising.
Modest edge wear including nicks in the margins, minor stress at staples, otherwise Very Good.
"You will probably never have another opportunity to see a show like "A Century of Progress" Exposition at Chicago, May 27 to Nov. 1, 1933. It's interesting, educational and fascinating. And the trip can be made economically, too, for the B. & O. has very low fares that will appeal to every plan and purse ..." 
~Excerpted from the first panel of text.

Montreal, Toronto, Winnepeg, Vancouver: Valentine & Sons United Publishing Coy., Limited, no date (ca. 1910's). Oblong octavo (8" x 5.25"), 32 unnumbered pages providing title page with brief text & 31 captioned illustrations in color from photographs. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps.
Modest edge wear, slight foxing, otherwise very good.
"The world famous Rocky Mountains, for grandeur and varied scenery, are unsurpassed, and need little introduction. Half a century ago they were little known, but since then the Canadian Pacific Railway have accomplished the almost impossible task of running their line through the Mountains, and now no better scenery is to be found anywhere ..." ~Excerpted from the text.

Chicago, Illinois: Union Pacific Railroad, printed by Midwest Offset Co., 1947 (taken from date code on page 32). First edition. 12mo (7.5" x 5.25"), 32 pages, illustrated throughout in color & black & white mostly from photographs, includes a double-page map. Publisher's pictorial stapled paper wraps.Slight edge wear, trace of soiling, otherwise Near Fine. "Colorado, where the West is nearest, is the annual vacation goal of thousands of Americans. No wonder! There is something tonic about the crisp mountain air of Colorado, and the brilliance of it sparkling sunshine invites outdoor activity. Combine these with crystal-clear mountain streams and lakes, evergreen forests, some of Americas most inspiring mountain scenery and a warm, hospitable people, and you have the IDEAL VACATION LAND …" 
~Excepted from page one.

Milan, Italy: Visualbooks, (1992). First edition. Quarto (11.75" x 9.25"), 79 unnumbered pages, profusely & rather graphically illustrated in color from photographs. Publisher's plain light gray cloth-patterned paper over boards, in pictorial dust jacket. Not found in OCLC as of 11/16/2023.
A fine copy in very good dust jacket with unobtrusive rippling affecting upper & lower panel
"... In these pages you'll find everything you'll need to be driven around the bend of erotic race-tracks. The best thing that could happen to you is a little skid, while rounding a curve." ~Excerpted from the dust jacket.

San Francisco: H S Crocker, 1890. Second edition. Small 4to, 46, [2] pp., folding lithographed map, numerous illustrations from woodcuts. Original tan stapled paper wraps.
Moderate edge wear, wraps beginning to separate, soiling, folding map with 2 inch closed tear along one fold, otherwise good. Describes & illustrates sites, scenes, & cities from New Orleans to San Francisco along the Sunset Route of the Southern Pacific Company including San Antonio, the Rio Grande, Missions of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Yosemite, and Tahoe. The folding map depicts the route of railroad, including connections, & thus much of the Southwestern United States.

Poughkeepsie, [New York]: Journal & Eagle Printing Establishment, 1846. first edition. Octavo (9" x 5.5"), 40 pages. Publisher's printed paper wraps, sewn. OCLC locates 9 physical copies as of 11/12/2023.
Lightly toned, foxed & soiled, slight edge wear, otherwise very good.
The upper wrap incorrectly provides year of publication as 1845, the title page correctly indicates 1846.
William H. Grant, Chief Engineer, New York Department of Public Parks, Bureau of Civil and Topographical Engineering, was instrumental in the construction of Central Park.

Cincinnati, Ohio: The Eagle Carriage Co., no date (ca. 1914). Oblong octavo (6" x 8.5"), 56 pages plus covers, profusely illustrated. Publisher's pictorial stapled stiff paper wraps, the upper in color. Price list & separate correction slip laid in. This nor any other from this company found in OCLC as of 4/14/2024.
Lightly soiled, brief edge wear, otherwise very good or better.
Includes Governess Carts, Surreys, Buckboards, Phaetons, Runabouts, Delivery Wagons, etc., plus 6 pages of harnesses & saddles.
"Remember, We are prepared to furnish a vehicle in perfect proportion to ANY SIZE PONY. We can do this just as well for a 30-inch pony as we can for a 58-inch pony. We carry large quantities of the necessary parts in stock which permits us to make PROMPT SHIPMENTS. NO OTHE FACTORY DOES THIS ..." ~Excerpted from the text.

New York & London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1945). First edition. 8vo, xiv & 161 pages plus numerous full page illustrations from photographs. Publisher's gilt-lettered blue cloth, in pictorial dust jacket.
Lightly soiled, brief wear at spine extremities & corners, modest foxing & occasional finger smudges mostly at pastedowns & endpapers, previous owner's name in pencil at first blank page, about Very Good in rubbed dust jacket with edge wear including small losses & tears, with a couple archival tissue repairs on the verso, Good or so. The author was chief test pilot for Sikorsky Aircraft during the most critical years of the helicopter's development

Chicago & New York: Rand-McNally & Company, (1918). Sextodecimo (6.75" x 4.25"), 44 pages plus 16 unnumbered pages of advertisements, providing an exhaustive index, with two folding maps printed recto & verso on one sheet measuring 21.25" x 27.75" (sheet size) attached to the rear cover & folding into printed stiff paper wraps. Covers soiled, with modest edge wear, map with small splits at fold intersects & a couple of short tears in the margins, otherwise Very Good. Features the "Rand McNally New Commercial Atlas Map of Maryland and Delaware" in printed color on the recto, with "Maryland and Delaware Automobile Road Map" in black & white on the verso.

[Seattle, Washington]: Gray Line Motor Tours, no date (1930 per OCLC). Small octavo (7.75" x 4.5"), 87 & [1] pages plus covers, illustrated throughout including maps and local advertisemets. Original pictorial, stapled stiff paper wraps. Covers slightly soiled, trace edge wear, otherwise Near Fine.
Includes maps and views of Seattle, Tacoma, Ranier National Park, plus Victoria and Vancouver, B.C. Quite uncommon, OCLC Worldcat locates a single copy at Washington State University as of 12/16/2021 (accession number 37788626).
"Seattle - Then and Now. The city's historical highlights with a smattering of the industrial development mentioned every now and then ..." 
~Excerpted from page 9.

Boston, Massachusetts: , 1929., Original pictorial stapled paper wraps measuring 9 inches by 8 inches folding as issued to 9 inches by 4 inches. 20 pages plus covers, illustrated throughout mostly from photographs. Text in two columns, includes two maps (one in color). Moderately soiled, light edge wear & rubbing, staples a bit rusted, otherwise Very Good. "NOWHERE IN AMERICA are Traditions Richer or History more Illuminating than in Boston, the City of Patriotism, Literature, Art and Science. Rich in Historic Interest, Because Here Were Enacted Many of Those Scenes Opening the Great Drama of our Nation's History. THE BEST WAY TO SEE BOSTON IS BY THE GRAY LINE." ~Excerpted from the first page.

Denver, Colorado: Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company, printed by Carson-Harper Press, no date, ca. 1915. Single sheet measuring 6 inches by 27 inches folding to 6 inches by 3.5 inches forming 16 pages printed recto & verso. Provides illustrations from photographs by George L. Beam, two double page maps, & a list of passenger representatives for the railroad. OCLC finds 9 copies under four accession numbers, some with variations in date & pagination.
Slightly rubbed, couple of nicks & tiny splits at folds, otherwise very good or better
George Lyle Beam was the official photographer for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad as of 1905. Many of his photos of Mesa Verde Native American dwellings were published in a 1909 issue of National Geographic.

[Washington, D.C.]: United States Navy, Bureau of Ships, two volumes 1957 & 1958. "Extensively revised," originally issued in 1945. Quartos, x, 63; xi, 67 pp., illustrated. Original stapled, printed paper wraps. Margins sunned, briefly soiled, otherwise very good. "During World War II and the Korean Action, more than 40,00 wooden ships, boats, and landing craft were added to the fleet. A continuing program of improvement in wood laminating, extreme service adhesives, and development of wood preservatives for protection against marine borers has been largely responsible for the satisfactory performance of these craft ..."~Excerpted from the preface by Rear Admiral A.G. Mumma in volume one.