Manual of the Railroads of the United States for 1885 by Poor, Henry V - 1885

New York: published by the author, reprint edition. HC. fine, brown "leatherette" cloth (hardcover). SHOWING THEIR MILEAGE, STOCKS, BONDS, COST, EARNINGS, EXPENSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS; WITH A SKETCH OF THEIR RISE, PROGRESS, INFLUENCE, &c. Together with an Appendix, containing A Full Analysis of the Debts of the United States, and of the Several States. Poor's manual was first published in 1860, and then not again until this second edition done in 1868. Offered is an exact reprint of the original, in hardcover, done most likely in the 1970s. 444pp.

NY: H. V. & H. W. Poor. Good+. 1880. Card Covers. 8vo; [2], 82, 150 pages; Advertisements only, extracted from bound volume, untrimmed in cloth and board binder, index.. **Thirteenth annual number . .

New York: H. V. & H. W. Poor, 1891. Hardcover. Good. Introductions individually numbered. Single volume bound in contemporary 3/4 leather. 23cm. Joints tender. Bookplate of Henry William Poor (one of the publishers). Several original wrappers have been bound in since most, if not all, of these introductions were issued separately, as well as forming part of the annual Manual.

New York: H V & H W Poor, 1881. Fourteenth Annual Number. Hardcover. Good. Thick Quarto. [3] pages advertisements on the front end sheets, 1-36 pages advertisements, title page, 37-58 pages advertisements, 59-86 pages index to advertisements, pages 87-88 ads, lxxxi, 907 pages, 151 pages advertisements including the rear end papers. Green cloth hardcover with gilt stamped title on front cover and spine. Gilt stamped advertisement rear cover. Rear hinge is cracked and the last couple of pages are pulling away from the binding. Cloth is chipped base of spine. Corners are bumped. Light edge wear to cloth extremities elsewhere. Many of the advertisements are illustrated.

Poor's Railroad Manual Co, 1884. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. This copy has been rebound in green cloth with silver titles and tooling on the front cover and spine. There are 50 pages at bottom corner that have been clipped up a half-inch. 1,035 pages plus ads in front and rear..

NY: H. V. & H. W. Poor. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1882. Fifteenth Edition. Hardcover. Chipping at the spine ends, and interior hinges are breaking. The contents are very good to fine. ; Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 1001+ads pages .

H.V. & H.V. Poor, Wall Street and Sampson Low & Co.,London, 1881. Hardcover. Good. Original green cloth. Wear at head and heel. Small closed tear in spine. Very nice copy. Hinges repaired. 907 pages, 151 pages of ads in rear and 58 pages of ads in front, with index to advertisers.

H.V. & H.V. Poor, Wall Street and Sampson, Low, London, 1878. Hardcover. Good. Original green cloth. Good, minus. Chipped at head and heel, rubbed at all edges. Hinges repaired. Text sound. 79 pages of ads in rear, 28 at front. Text, 1027 pages.

New York: H.V. & H.W. Poor, 1882. HC. good, green cloth (hardcover) lt edgewear & old repair to hinges. B&W illustrations. 40 pages of ads preceed text, and 151 pages of ads follow. "Showing their mileage, stocks, bonds, cost, traffic, earnings, expenses and organizations with a sketch of their rsie, progress, influence, etc." 1001pp.

H.V. & H.W. Poor, 1882-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Original green cloth. Wear and minor chipping at ehad and heel, else bright and sound. Hinges repaired. 1001 pages, 151 pages of ads in rear and 42 pages in front.