Henry Poor / MANUAL Of The RAILROADS Of The UNITED STATES For 1894 Showing Their

Description: MANUAL Of The RAILROADS Of The UNITED STATES For 1894. Showing Their Route and Mileage; Stocks, Bonds, Debts, Cost, Traffic, Earnings, Expenses & Dividends; Their Organizations, Directors, Officers, etc. With an Appendix Containing a Full Analysis of the Debts of the United States, the Several States and the Chief Counties, Muncipalities, etc., of the Country. Also Statements of Street railway and traction companies, miscellaneous corporations, etc. Author: Poor, Henry V[arnum. 1812 - 1905] Title: MANUAL Of The RAILROADS Of The UNITED STATES For 1894. Showing Their Route and Mileage; Stocks, Bonds, Debts, Cost, Traffic, Earnings, Expenses & Dividends; Their Organizations, Directors, Officers, etc. With an Appendix Containing a Full Analysis of the Debts of the United States, the Several States and the Chief Counties, Muncipalities, etc., of the Country. Also Statements of Street railway and traction companies, miscellaneous corporations, etc. Publication: New York: H V & H W Poor, 1894 Edition: 27th edition (cf. Sabin 64056) Description: 126, xvi, [80], 1392, 135 pp. Indices. Adverts begin & end the volume. Engraved title page with vignette [inserted between pp. 40-41]. Adverts illustrated with cuts. Inserted lithographic trade card for Homer Lee Bank Note Company after p. 18. 20 double-page [facing] color maps of divers sections of N. America. Many b&w wood engraved route maps interspersed within the main text body. Thick 8vo. 9" x 6" Original green publisher's cloth lettered in gilt on spine & front board. Bevelled edges. Gilt lettered advert to rear board. Adverts as eps. Nr Fine (bright gilt & cloth/sq & tight/light soil to top 1" of front board/light foxing to edges). Poor a noted railroad journalist & economist, who wrote much on the economic & social phenomena of the railroad [as well as the displaced canals]. The first edition of this popular 'Manual' appeared in 1868; it continued in publication until 1924. The 'Cost, Earnings' data, which was presented in the Manual through the 1900 edition, "remain among the most valuable source materials on railroad expansion and development.." ever published. [DAB]. For today's scholar, this valuable material is supplemented by the volume's many pages of adverts, which also offer a wealth of information on the US railroad trade of the late 1800s. Seller ID: 28151 Subject: Potpourri Tavistock Books, ABAA Reno, NV Established in 1989, Tavistock Books has recently moved from its former long-time Alameda CA location to Reno NV. We are a general antiquarian business, with material ranging from Aviation to Zoology, from the 16th C to the 21st. We have specialties in Dickens, History of Nursing, Children's Serial Fiction & Western Americana. Visits may be arranged by appointment, generally 10 am to 3 pm, Pacific Time. Guarantee We guarantee everything we sell and any item may be returned for any reason within 30 days of receipt. If the return is due to an error on our part, we will reimburse you the cost of your return. Please do exercise the same care in packaging, as we do in shipping all items purchased from us. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Shipping We are happy to ship to buyers outside of the United States. Please contact us for an exact shipping quote. All books shipped to US destinations are usually sent US Post Office Media Mail, with despatch usually within 72 hours of payment receipt. Delivery typically takes a week, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Faster shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote. We will combine shipping on items purchased at the same time. We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback for buyers once they have posted feedback for us. If you are unhappy with any aspect of a transaction with us, please contact us immediately. We work hard to keep buyers happy and to promptly resolve the rare problem that may arise.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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