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
[Salt Lake City, UT]: [Bamberger Railroad], (c.1930). Letterhead [28 cm x 21 cm] on white stock and printed in black ink at the head. Fine. Letterhead from the longtime amusement park in northern Utah. More
Chicago: Poole Brothers, 1968. Single yellow sheet [45 cm x 40 cm] printed on both sides and folding to digest size [23 cm x 10 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Near fine. Guide produced by the Burlington Route, Denver & Rio Grande and the Western Pacific railroads to promote the California Zephyr..... 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
Chicago: Poole Bros. (c.1910). Single sheet [21 cm x 130 cm] printed on both sides in color, that folds up to pamphlet size [20 cm x 10 cm] Very good. Eight tinted views are presented on one side: Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak, Royal Gorge, Marshall Pass, Canon..... More
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[Denver]: 1943. 44pp. Square octavo [23 cm x 20.5 cm] Stapled wrappers that fold to digest size [23 cm x 10 cm] Near fine. Time tables and descriptions of the D&GRW line with photographs illustrating the text with a large route map at the center [21 cm x 38 cm]..... 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
Chicago: Poole Bros. [1924]. Single sheet [21.5 cm x 131.5 cm] printed on both sides in color, that folds up to pamphlet size [21.5 cm x 10 cm] Better than very good. Promotional piece for the D&RGW/Western Pacific. One side contains nine lovely color views of sites along the D&..... 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
Denver: State Historical Society of Colorado, 1949. Pictorial map [48 cm x 63.5 cm] / [19" x 25"] printed in color. Nice condition. Pictorial map of Colorado locating historic trails (Gunnison, Fremont, Rivera, Berthoud and Bridger, Long, Cherokee); routes (Overland Stage, Smoky Hill, Pike's Stage); locations (Bent's Fort, Fort Pueblo)..... 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
Omaha: Union Pacific Railroad, (c.1950). Pictorial map [45 cm x 66 cm] / [18" x 26"] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [23 cm x 10 cm] Folds as issued. Near fine. Promotional item from the Union Pacific touting their service to 'Western Wonderlands. Brief descriptions of..... More
[St. Paul, MN]: [Great Northern Railway], (c.1920). Card [9 cm x 16 cm] printed in red and black ink. Vertical bend at left side. One side contains an advertisement and rail schedule for the Great Northern. Stops listed are: Winnipeg, Noyes, Crookston, Fergus Falls, Alexandria, St. Cloud, Minneapolis and Saint..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1929. 68pp. Square octavo [23 cm x 20 cm] Black and white illustrated wrappers with vertical fold at the center as issued. Very good. Promotional work from the Santa Fe Railroad for the prospective tourist to the southwest that includes descriptions (altitude, population, industries, points of interest..... More
Salt Lake City: (c.1875). Boudoir albumen [12.5 cm x 20.5 cm] unmounted cabinet card. Very good. Strong contrasts. Image shows Castle Gate from the west with a small group of people seated next to the tracks. Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an accomplished and prolific photographer who lived successfully within..... 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
Denver: Sundance Limited, 1975. First Edition. 416pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] 1/2 gold cloth over pictorial boards. Better than very good. Nice illustrated history of the 'Rainbow Route.' The Silverton Railroad was one of four narrow gauge lines operating out of Silverton during its heyday. The main feeder route was the..... More
Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, (c.1950). Color map [48.5 cm x 80 cm] on a single sheet [51 cm x 81 cm] Light overall wear. Very good. Map shows the routes of The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System. The reverse is blank. The Kolob section of Zion NP..... More
Omaha: Omaha Herald Steam Printing Establishment, 1870. First Edition. 44pp. Octavo [23 cm] Black buckram with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Original printed salmon wrappers bound in. New endsheets and pastedowns. Manuscript label to head of original cover with paper of a similar color attached to the..... More
Boston: Heliotype Printing, (c.1875). Heliotype [38 cm x 48 cm] on cream colored stock [55 cm x 66 cm] with printed title and credit. Overall age toning. Heliotype promoting the Union Pacific line with a view of the tracks crossing Sherman Hill (and the Continental Divide) outside of the now..... More
Washington DC: Gibson Brothers, 1916. Single sheet [44.5 cm x 61 cm] printed on both sides and folding to pamphlet size [22 cm x 10 cm] Good only with some splitting at the folds and a small piece of tape on one of the panels. One side contains a map..... More
Milwaukee, WI: The Corbitt & Skidmore Co. Printers, (c.1885). Single sheet poster [61 cm x 14 cm] / [24" x 5.5"] Several horizontal folds. Image and text are sharp. Fun advertisement from this short-lived railroad. The original Wisconsin Central Railroad Company (1871-1879) was a major early railroad that operated throughout..... 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
Chicago: Arrco Playing Card Company, (c.1945). 108 cards: 2 complete 52 card decks. Each deck has a Joker card, and an advertisement card for Arrco's 'Plastic Coated Duratone Playing Cards.' Housed in a gold and suede two-piece slipcase box. Deck and box show minor rubbing and wear. Playing cards from..... More