The Vanderbilt System for Shippers and Travellers Between the Atlantic Seabord and the West, Northwest and the Southwest.

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Sale 407: Americana with Photographs & Manuscript Materials (#407) 07/09/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #393The "Vanderbilt System" for Shippers and Travellers Between the Atlantic Seabord and the West, Northwest and the Southwest.

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Sale 407: Americana with Photographs & Manuscript Materials (#407) 07/09/2009 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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(Vanderbilt System)

Title:

The "Vanderbilt System" for Shippers and Travellers Between the Atlantic Seabord and the West, Northwest and the Southwest.

Author:

**

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

F.B. Miller

Date Published:

1887

Description:

[3] ad, 112, [2], 21 pp. 8 full page photographs, several maps, woodcuts in text and ads. (Oblong 4to) 8½x11¾, original green cloth stamped in gilt and black. First Edition.

Describes one of the important early railroad “trusts”, incorporating the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; West Shore Railroad; New York & Harlem Railroad; Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad; “Nickel Plate Line” (New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway); “Bee Line” (Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, etc.); the Michigan Central and Canada Southern Railroads and the Boston & Albany Railroad.

Condition:

Some wear and soiling to cloth, front hinge open, large inkstamp of W.B. Jerome, General Western Passenger Agent on front pastedown and flyleaf, front free endpaper creased and torn; else good.

Item#:

203143

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