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"... But never again as during that all too short period when he and I were one person, when the fulfilled future and the wistful past were mingled in a single gorgeous moment -- when life was literally a dream...." F. Scott Fitzgerald, from 'Early Success,' The Crack Up, October 1937
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Railroad books, pamphlets, stock certificates, timetables, and more on Colorado and Western railroads.
OFFICIAL LOCAL TIME
TABLES:
Original illustrated tan wrappers; 128 pages. Engravings of local scenes; local business and hotel advertising; description of towns along the railroad route; index to stations; shipping guide; and numerous timetables. Condition: good plus; wrappers and some pages are fragile. PRICE: $300.00
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THE PUEBLO AND ARKANSAS VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANY Bond issued October 1, 1878, cancelled; several folds; punch-cancels; overall condition, very good. Oversized document with coupons. Printed by Henry Seibert & Bro., Engravers, New York. Incorporated in State of Colorado. PRICE: $300.00
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Original Stairway to the Stars brochure
"THE STAIRWAY TO THE STARS," The Argentine Central Railway -- The Gray's Peak Route. Eight folding panels. Circa 1905. E.J. Tuttle, General Manager, Argentine Central Railway. Front is 8 panels of half-tone photographs from Denver to Inspiration Point to Black Hawk, Central City, Dumont, Lawson, Georgetown, the Loop, Silver Plume, Waldorf, Mount McClellan, Vidler Tunnel, and Gray's Peak. Background is pen-and-ink drawings of scenery along the way. Altitudes along left-hand margin as train rises out of Denver. On back, 8-panel descriptive "From Plain to Pinnacle, through the Glories of Canon and Cavern, of Chasm and Crag, to the Region Above the Cloud." Condition: folds are evident; some are weak and lightly frayed; some have separated and have been professionally repaired. A very scarce railroad brochure. Price: $200.00
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DENVER AND RIO GRANDE WESTERN - WESTERN PACIFIC - "The Scenic Life of the World," The Great Salt Lake Route. Train schedules for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway Company, dated June - July 1925. Printed by Poole Bros., Chicago. Fold-over pamphlet, in its original illustrated covers; 54 pages. Train schedules. Map of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, Western Pacific Railroad and connections spread across pages 27 - 30. Advertisements for businesses along routes. Condition: very good; some light age signs; several professionally repaired short, closed-end tears. Pages bright and clean. Price: $95.00
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FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY for the Year ended June 30, 1913
Chicago, Illinois, 1913 Original printed green wrappers; 45 pages; 2 maps; charts and descriptive detail. Includes development and improvements of the railroad in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and other states. Financial statements; operating revenues; transportation expenses; and other details. Also information on the Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacific Railroad, as well as the Mason City & Fort Dodge Railroad. Very good condition: some light fading to covers; pages clean and bright.
Price: $85.00
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A HANDBOOK OF COLORADO, For the Convenience of Prospective Visitors of the State, Burlington Route, circa 1905, printed by Poole Bros., Chicago. Publication is in its original enamel-coated, colored wrappers; 56 pages; with fold-out map tipped onto inside of rear wrap. Numerous half-tone illustrations. Towns, stations, post offices, etc., listed along route, with details of places and illustrations. Condition: very good plus to near fine; publication is bright, clean, and fresh, with only the lightest bit of wear. PRICE: $75.00
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Northern Pacific Railway WONDERLAND, 1906, by Olin D. Wheeler. This Number describes: The Yellowstone National Park; A Trip through the Bitterroot Mountains; Columbia River and Puget Sound Region; The Queniut Indians of the Northwest Coast; and gives Some Information About Alaska. A.M. Cleland, General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific Railway, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1906. Publication is in its original illustrated maroon wrappers; square-bound; 75 enamel-coated pages; map in rear. Numerous half-tone photographic illustrations of scenes along the route; plus, descriptive. Written by Olin D. Wheeler, who was also the author of the acclaimed, TRAIL OF LEWIS AND CLARK, published by Putnam. Condition: very good plus to near fine. Two-page map at read showing the Northern Pacific, Yellowstone Park Line, and Connections. PRICE: $125.00
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REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY, for the Year 1883; New York: Rufus Adams & Co., Stationers and Printers. Ex-library; original front wrap present; new endpapers and flyleafs; 36 pages; plus, in same publication, REPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY MADE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, 1883; New York: Rufus Adams & Co.; 27 pages. Condition of publication: very good plus. Original foldout map in front of publication; very good plus to near fine condition. Ex-library binding has actually helped preserve this publication, rather than detract from it. One library stamp on title page, along with several short sections of tape. Price: $400.00
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(Gen Dodge's Paper on the Transcontinental Railways) PAPER READ BEFORE THE SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE AT ITS TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REUNION AT TOLEDO, OHIO, September 15, 1888, by Major-General Grenville M. Dodge, reprinted with comments thereon by General William T. Sherman, President of the Society. New York: Unz & Co., Printers, 1899. Publication in its original green-printed wrappers; square-bound; 50 pages; several half-tone photographs. Condition: very good; wraps have some tiny chips and show aging. Price: $75.00
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Massena, R.A., compiler. COLORADOТS
MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume I. Assisted
by R.A. Ronzio and C.S. Ryland. Golden,
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADOТS MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume II.
Assisted by Jackson C. Thode. Golden,
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADOТS MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume III.
Assisted by R.A. Ronzio and C.S. Ryland.
Golden, Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADOТS MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume IV.
Assisted by R.A. Ronzio, C.S. Ryland, and Jackson C. Thode.
Golden, Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADOТS MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume V.
Golden, Set of 5 square-bound paperbacks: $75.00
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