Railroad books, pamphlets, stock certificates, timetables, and
more on Colorado and Western railroads.
RAILROAD BOOKS A
OFFICIAL LOCAL TIME
TABLES:
DENVER
&
RIO GRANDE
RAILROAD, Scenic Line of the World, through
Colorado
,
Utah
and
New Mexico
, July 1888.
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: $400.00
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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: $450.00
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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. 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: $250.00
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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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PROGRESS
OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, West from Omaha, Nebraska, Across
the Continent, making, with its connections, an Unbroken Line from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Ocean. Eight hundred and Twenty Miles Completed September
20, 1868. New York: Published by the Company, Pamphlet Edition, September
25, 1868; C.A. Alvord, Printer. Pamphlet is in its original illustrated
covers; square-bound; 40 pages; Map of the Union Pacific Railroad and its
Connections on frontispage. From C.E. Fuller & Co., Bankers &
Agents of the U.P.R.R. Co. Several steel-engraved illustrations.
Subjects of pamphlet include: Progress of Work on Railroad; Character of Work;
Mineral Resources along Route; Agriculture; Future Business for Company; First
Mortgage Bonds of Union Pacific. Condition: very good; some light soiling
and wear; pages are generally clean. Price:
$250.00
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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: $125.00
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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:
$500.00
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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
Hollenback, Frank R. THE
LARAMIE
PLAINS LINE:
Laramie,
Wyoming
to
Coalmont
,
Colorado.
Denver
,
Colorado
: Sage Books, 1960, Number 64 of 300 copies, signed by author, hardback,
dust-jacketed, first limited edition. Book
is in its original tan cloth binding with map printed on front cover; brown
print on spine; 94 pages; illustrated; fold-out map tipped onto back fly-leaf.
Book is in very fine condition; dust jacket is in fine condition, with
only the faintest touch of color-lightening. $125.00
Le Pak, Gregory. RAILS TO THE
ROCKIES
.
Littleton
,
Colorado
: Alpine Publishing, Ltd., 1976, first edition; Number 665 of 1200 volumes,
signed by author. Book in its
original black cloth covers with gold print on front cover and spine; 162 pages;
very fine in near fine dust jacket. $100.00
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Le
Massena, R.A., compiler. COLORADO’S
MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume I. Assisted
by R.A. Ronzio and C.S. Ryland. Golden,
Colorado
: The Smoking Stack press, 1963. Printed
by Hotchkiss, Inc. Original
pictorial soft covers; 112 pages; signed by La Massena on title page.
Western Railroad – Books and Railroadiana, Fred Rosenstock – Books,
Denver
,
Colorado
. Fine condition; almost unopened.
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume II.
Assisted by Jackson C. Thode. Golden,
Colorado
: The Smoking Stack press, 1965. Printed
by Hotchkiss, Inc. Original
pictorial soft covers; unpaginated. Fine
condition; unread.
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume III.
Assisted by R.A. Ronzio and C.S. Ryland.
Golden,
Colorado
: The Smoking Stack press, 1964. Printed
by Hotchkiss, Inc. Original
pictorial soft covers; unpaginated. Fine
condition; unread.
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume IV.
Assisted by R.A. Ronzio, C.S. Ryland, and Jackson C. Thode.
Golden,
Colorado
: The Smoking Stack press, 1966. Printed
by Hotchkiss, Inc. Original
pictorial soft covers; 163 pages. Fine
condition; almost unread.
Le Massena, R.A., compiler.
COLORADO’S MOUNTAIN RAILROADS, Volume V.
Golden,
Colorado
: The Smoking Stack press, 1966. Printed
by Hotchkiss, Inc. Original
pictorial soft covers; 188 pages. Fine
condition; unread.
Set of 5 square-bound
paperbacks: $125.00
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