Progress Union Pacific, First Edition (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. This staplebound Softback is Like New. corners very slightly bumped. Clean, tight, bright. Unmarked. measures 6 inches wide by 9 inches tall. Address delivered to the Newcomen society. 24 pages. illustrated by etching-like Photographs. 1st printing.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 50 pages. Black and white reproductions of photos. Features: Fare - $17.99 - Union Pacific satisfies the demand of Californians wanting to visit Las Vegas; "Heavy-Duty" Blue and the Flying Dutchman (short story); Joe Fisher's Neighborly Reading Railroad; The Land Grant Legend - how the federal government actually made land grants to promote the construction of railroads through the sparsely settled or unsettled areas of the country; Steam with a European Accent - six pages of European locomotives; Arizona's Town Hall Shortline - The Santa Fe, Wickenburg and Hassayampa River Valley Railroad; The Chessie Charms the Stockholders - shareholder meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; Guinness' Stout Little Railroad at their St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin - article with great photos of this narrow gauge which winds 8.5 miles through one of the world's largest breweries ; "I'm Feeling Pretty Proud" - Railroad Man of the Year, Harry G. Adams of the Illinois Central - article with photo. Clean and unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.

[TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD]. First edition. Pamphlet edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers, 40 pp., frontispiece (Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections), introduction, illustrated, frontispiece map, advertisement on rear cover for "First Mortgage Bonds at 102, principal and interest, payable in gold, with an annual income of "between eight and nine percent." This is an investment and advertising booklet for the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, which was built by the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad in order to connect the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail for the first time. Begun in July of 1865, and built primarily by Civil War veterans, the construction and completion of the Union Pacific line was one of the most significant technological and economic accomplishments of the 19th century, creating the vital connection for commerce, trade and travel and literally joining the eastern and western halves of the United States. Contents include the formation of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, progress, natural resources, construction, branch and connecting roads, construction resources, anticipated business & profits, actual earnings, and sale of first mortgage bonds. A list of officers of the company is provided. Top of front cover displays that this copy is mildly ex-library with stamp and number appearing at the upper right side, a faint vertical fold to the center of the booklet, tiny chips to bottom corner of front cover and a few preliminary pages. Overall a very good copy of an important railroad report.

[TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD]. First edition. Pamphlet edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers, 24 pp., frontispiece (Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections), introduction, illustrated, frontispiece map, advertisement on rear cover for "First Mortgage Bonds at six per cent. In gold, at Ninety Cents on the Dollar. Light evidence of the entire booklet having been folded vertically, penciled name to top of front cover, covers lightly soiled and used, small closed tear to the lower margin of the front cover Overall a very good copy of an important railroad report.

[RAILROAD]. First edition. 8vo. Original pictorial printed wrappers, 32 pp., frontispiece [Map of the Union Pacific Rail Road and its Connections], introduction. Details the formation of the company and the progress of the work including the topography, character of the country, and distances along the line. Much information is provided regarding agricultural resources, timber, minerals, etc. Branches and connecting roads along with the needed resources for construction are discussed as is information on actual earnings, anticipated earnings and the issuance of the company's first mortgage bonds. A wonderful advertisement on the rear cover panel offers First Mortgage Bonds, at par, principal and interest Payable In Gold. A faint vertical crease and very lightly toned at the cover edges, else a near fine, bright copy.