Logan: Utah State University Press, 2008. First Edition. 316pp. Octavo [23.5 cm] Black cloth with silver stamped titles on the backstrip. Fine/Fine. Signed by the author on the half-title. In the depths of the Great Depression, McCarthy brought the Denver & Rio Grande Western - 'The Scenic Line of the..... More
Denver, CO: Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, 1926. [30pp.] Octavo [23.5 cm] Tan illustrated wrappers. Better than very good. Promotional piece for the D&RGW that is illustrated with thirteen full-page tinted photographs. Images include Timpanogos, Saltair, Bryce, Taos and Ogden Canyon. "They must come to anyone with a flicker..... More
Denver: The Smith-Brooks Printing Company, 1946. [42pp] Oblong quarto [25 cm x 30.5 cm] Gray printed wrappers with a photograph of the Upper Colorado on the front panel. Better than very good. 20 tinted plates [16.5 cm x 20] on white leaves with the facing page prints a paragraph description..... More
Denver: Colorado & Southern Railway, 1910. [46]pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Gray printed wrappers. Very good. Promotional work from the Colorado & Southern Railway that offers views and descriptions of a few of the scenic delights that a passenger might see. "How long ago these towering mountains were lifted from the..... More
St. Paul: Great Northern Railway, [1927]. 40pp. Octavo [23 cm] Tan printed wrappers. Near fine. Brief illustrated history of the Northwest produced for the Great Northern Railway and illustrated with black and white views and illustrations. Large folding-map [22 cm x 53.5 cm] 'Historic Adventure Land the Northwest ' present..... More
Omaha: Union Pacific Railroad, 1910. 45pp. Duodecimo [17 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Very good. Short promotional guide from Union Pacific for the prospective tourist to Salt Lake City. Twenty full-page black and white views illustrate the text - includes images of Saltair, the original Public Library (Hansen Planetarium), Beck Hot Springs..... More
San Francisco: Sunset Press, (c.1928). [71]pp. Quarto [30 cm] Pictorial wrappers in yapp style. Very good. Gentle wear to extremities. Bookplate on the front free endsheet. View book for the prospective tourist on Southern Pacific's Shasta Route from the Bay Area to Vancouver, BC, that is illustrated with 65 full-page..... More
Salt Lake City: Souvenir Novelty Company, [1906]. [37]pp. Oblong quarto [25 cm x 33.5 cm] Gray string bound wrappers with the title printed in black on the cover. Better than very good. Small discoloration at the foot of the cover, otherwise nice. Nice view book from C.R. Savage of Salt..... More
[Los Angeles]: Southern Pacific Railroad, 1959. Single sheet [23 cm x 60 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm]. Vertical folds as issued. Near fine. 1959 time tables for Southern Pacific. Includes times for Shasta Route, Overland Route, Coast Line, San Joaquin..... More
Leadville, CO: Press of C.C.Davis & Co/, 1892. 35pp. Duodecimo [18 cm] Tan printed wrappers. Damp staining to covers. Otherwise, very good. Illustrated work for the prospective tourist aboard the Colorado Midland Railway, with a brief description and information on Colorado, that is followed by information on the towns and..... More