Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Survey, 1854. Folded sheet. Engraved map of the two harbors and the coast in between with soundings shown. 12.5 x 12.5 inches. A fine copy. More
Sacramento, CA: California State Printing Office, 1936. Soft cover. This copy presented to Jean L. Vincenz, past president of the American Public Works Association, APWA. Covers the period between July 1, 1934 and June 30, 1935. Designed and contructed by the Department of Public Works of the State of California..... More
Carson City, NV: State Printing Office, 1911. First edition. Hardcover. 181 pages with topics on the activities of the society and historical reports, plus map, photographs and index. Bound in original black cloth with lettering in gilt. Short split at the lower portion of the front interior hinge. A near..... More
Denver: American Sight-Seeing Car & Coach Company, 1904. String tied booklet. 80 pages with an abundance of photographs of sites in and around Denver. Bound with white cord with gray stiff paper covers printed in orange and black and photograph pressed onto the front cover. Tiny split at the head..... More
Portland, OR: Oregon Pioneer Association/A. Anderson & Co., Printers and Lithographers, 1892. First edition. Printed paper covers. 80 pages including rememberences of pioneer members, plus additional material. Frontis photograph of Joseph Watt. Small chip at head of spine. Mild toning to cover edges. Small bookstore sticker inside front cover. A...... More
Salem, OR: Oregon Pioneer Association/E.M. Waite, Steam Printer and Bookbinder, 1886. First edition. Disbound. 44 pages plus "Ode to the Pioneers," by S.A. Clarke, and obituaries. Disbound from original hardcover. A very good plus copy. More
Portland, OR: Oregon Pioneer Association/Geo. H. Himes and Company. Printers, 1894. First edition. Printed paper covers. 219 pages including "A Number of Interesting Letters Written by Dr. Marcus Whitman and Wife." Small bookstore sticker inside front cover. Light damp staining to leading edge of front cover. Small curl to upper..... More
Washington, DC;: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1899. Hardcover. House of Representatives. 55th Congress, 3rd Session, Dobument No. 307. Chapters on breeds of dairy cattle, inoculation to produce immunity from Texas fever in northern cattle, the cattle industry of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nevada, a cattle disease in Marshall County..... More
Washington, DC;: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1893. Hardcover. Includes a chapter on the treatment of cattle for lumpy-jaw with eight illustrated plates. Also included are ten color plates featuring healthy and diseased organs, cells and micro-organisms and the cattle tick which carries Texas fever. Adams; Rampaging Herd 2370..... More
Washington, DC;: United States Geological Survey/USGS/Government Printing Office/GPO, 1897. Hardcover. Chapters on dipping of cattle for ticks, investigations of diseases of domesticated animals, infectious leukemia in fowl, tuberculosis in swine, detection of tuberculosis in cattle, etc. 8vo. 362 pages plus many plates featuring organs, cells and micro-organisms, many of these..... More
San Francisco: Wheeler Publishing Co., 1896. First edition. Hardcover. Extended title reads, "With Portraits of Representative Men that Advocate California's Progress and Industrial Suprmacy." A history of the development of competing transportation to the giant Southern Pacific Railroad. Photographs taken by Tabor of San Francisco and Spooner of Stockton. 224..... More
Burlington, Rio Grande, Western Pacific, 1949. Staple bound booklet. The California Zephyr, the ultra-modern train, offers the greates of travel thrills, an unobstructed view of western wonderlands from air-conditioned, glass enclosed Vista-Domes. The booklet gives brief comments about some of the points of interest along the route from Chicago To..... More
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Reprint edition. Hardcover. 93 pages plus 33 page index. Bound in dark blue cloth. A fine copy. Appears unused. More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, [GPO], 1936. First edition. first printing. Printed wrappers. 74th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Document 199. Reese: Six Score 112. Adams: Rampaging Herd 2363. 620 pages with maps, charts and illustrations. Bound in original green stiff paper covers. Light wear along spine. Tiny tear along spine..... More
Hamilton, MT: Oso Publishing Co. (Willamette Iron & Steel Works), 2004. Facsimile. Hardcover. This is a faithful facsimile reprint of the 1925 Willamette Iron & Steel Works full-line catalog, including their geared locomotive plus a few additional pages from their 1926 supplement. 160 pages with photographs, illustrations, diagrams and specification..... More
Hamilton, MT: Oso Publishing Co. (Willamette Iron & Steel Works), 2004. Facsimile. Hardcover. This is a faithful facsimile reprint of the 1925 Willamette Iron & Steel Works full-line catalog, including their geared locomotive plus a few additional pages from their 1926 supplement. 160 pages with photographs, illustrations, diagrams and specification..... More
New York: Kraus Reprint Co., 1969. Facsimile edition. Hardcover. A bibliogrphay of 80 books of importantance on the history of California. 66 pages with 13 full page plates. Bound in brown buckrum with lettering in gilt on the spine. A fine and bright copy. More
Denver, CO: Sundance Publications Limited, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Copy number 412 signed by Abbott on the half-title page. 376 pages with numerous vintage photographs, some in color, maps, rosters and building, car and locomotive diagrams, bibliography and index. Errata slip laid in. Fine in fine original clear vinyl dust..... More
Denver, CO: Sundance Publications, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Copy number 854 signed on the half-title page by Abbott, McCoy, and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventually Central City and Georgetown where..... More
Denver, CO: Sundance Publications, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Copy number 158 signed on the half-title page by Abbott, McCoy, and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventually Central City and Georgetown where..... More
Denver, CO: Sundance Publications, 2007. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Number 208 signed on the half-title page by Abbott, McCoy, and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventuually Central City and Georgetown..... More
Denver, CO: Sundance Publications, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. Number 208 signed on the half-title page by Abbott, McCoy, and McLeod. Mining produced tonnage requiring efficient transportation. W.A.H. Loveland developed the Colorado Central and laid track beside Clear Creek to reach Black Hawk and eventuually Central City and Georgetown where the..... More
Great Britain: Goose & Son Publishers, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Records some 223 crane locomotives built between 1866 and 1950 by five Scottish and eight English firms. 80 pages with photographs, crane rosters, and index. Find in very good plus price-clipped dust jacket with two tiny tears and light rubbing..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943. First edition, second printing. Hardcover. 360 pages with 147 map plates and index. Bound in green buckram with lettering in gilt along the spine. Some mottling around the front cover. A very good copy. More
Austin, TX: Jenkins Publishing Company / The Pemberton Press, 1976. First edition. Hardcover. Essential bibliography for historians and collectors of Western Americana. 91 pages with index. Bound in light gray paper covered boards with printing in dark brown. A fine copy, issued without dust jacket. Appears as new and unused..... More
