Description: SHORT RAILS by Cy Warman 1900 w/ S V Derrah Archive Missouri Pacific Railroad POB#57282 Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Derrah Archive and inscribed books. 1) Cy Warman, Short Rails, New York: Charles Scribners Sons 1900. Chapter entitled Emergency is S. V. Derrah's yarn with many of his hand corrections in pencil. Is the book a proof or simply corrected for the owner's personal edification? We don't know. 2) 1 page Typescript letter on Missouri Pacific Railway letterhead, signed by 4 colleagues, probably from the Freight Traffic Department. 3) One of Mrs. S. V. Derrah's cookbooks, heavily used with inscribed recipes at back pages. 4) Clipping containing a poem. Found laid in with the letter in an envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. S V Derrah. TITLE: Short Rails AUTHOR: Cy Warman PUBLISHER: New York: Charles Scribners Sons DATE: 1900DESCRIPTION: PROVENANCE: S. V. Derrah, Freight Agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway, newly relocated to Salt Lake City with his wife and six year old child, famous LA Architect Robert V. Derrah. Pages 189-204 include a short biography of S. V. Derrah, and some of his stories of railway emergencies. Derrah corrected the text in several places and further added commentary at the end of the article. CONDITION NOTES: GOOD. Pencil inscriptions. All pages attached but gutters weak. Soiling to covers. Frayed caps essentially perished. rubbed corners. BINDING: Light beige cloth.. PROVENANCE: Family of S. V. Derrah, Freight Agent of the Missouri Pacific Railway and storyteller/ editor in Cy Warman's book Short Rails. Newly relocated to Salt Lake City with his wife and six year old child, Los Angeles architect Robert V. Derrah (famous for the "Cross Roads of the World" building and other Art Deco landmarks). A letter of congratulations signed by Kansas City staff of the Missouri Pacific Railroad on the departure of the westward migrating Derrahs matches with the story in the Cy Warman book. Books are inscribed by owner. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
Price: 200 USD
Location: Pasadena, California
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Topic: Transportation
Publisher: Charles Scribners Sons
Author: Cy Warman; S V Derrah
Binding: Cloth
Subject: History
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Inscribed, Manuscript, Annotated by Informant
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Personalized: No
Place of Publication: St. Louis
Year Printed: 1900
