Western Americana from Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1957. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very good plus. Tiny ink mark at the top left corner of the front free endpaper. A near fine copy in very good plus dust jacket with tiny tear at the head of the spine panel. $3.50 publisher's price on the front flap present. … Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1954. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Very good plus/Very good plus. One of 800 copies of the first edition signed by Le May on the special limitation page. Basis for the 1956 Warner film directed by John Ford and staring John Wayne, Vera Miles, Jeffery Hunter, Natalie Wood and others. Head of… Read more about this item

New York: Bloomsbury, 2013. First US edition Fourth printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. An as new copy.

San Antonio, TX: RsilTex Service Co. / DeskMap Systems Inc., 1996. Map. Fine. Map of the United States showing the feeder lines owned and operated by RailTex. Map measures 49 x 30 inches. A fine copy.

Burlington Northern, Inc., 1981. Map. Fine. Railroad map of the United States showing all railroad with the BN highlighted in red. Areas of major resources highlighted in color. Map measures 32 x 20 inches. A fine, as new map.

Sacramento, CA: California Division of Mines and Geology, 1980. Maps . Fine. Map shows location of thermal springs and wells and table of the springs and wells with key. Map measures 59 x 49 inches. Map condition is fine.

Sacramento, CA: California Division of Mines and Geology, 1980. Maps . Fine. Map shows location of thermal springs and wells and table of the springs and wells with key. Map measures 59 x 49 inches. Map condition is fine.

Sacramento, CA: CalTrans. Map. Fine. Smaller maps showing rail lines in the San Francisco/Bay Aria, S.F./Oakland, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Fresno, etc. Map measures 46 x 35 inches. A fine map. Appears unused.

Portland, OR: Cross & Dimmitt [no date, 1920s]. Postcard. Fine. Nineteen Columbia River Highway postcards. Cross & Dimmitt photo numbers 251, 254, 269, 273, 372, 374, 377, 391, 395, 396, 399, 400, 408, 413, 415, 416, 418, 427, 432. Minimal indication that some were mounted in an a previous album with postage stamp hinges. They are currently mounted… Read more about this item

Midland Terminal Railway Co., 1925. Railroad Passes. Near Fine. Four railway passes for 1925, 1928, and 1938-1939, made out to various names, only one signed on the reverse. Very good or better.

Pullman Company, 1910. Railroad Passes. Near Fine. Three railway passes for 1910, 1911, and 1917, made out to various names, two signed on the reverse. Very good or better.

Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Co., 1908. Railroad Passes. Fine. Single pass issued for Mr. H.C. Bush, Traffic Manager Colorado Midland Ry. Signed by Bush on the reverse. A fine pass

Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey / USGS / Government Printing Office / GPO , 1902. Maps . Very Good. Map plates only. Plate I, Geologic Sketch Map of Southeastern Alaska; Plate II, Geologic Reconnaissance Map of Part of the Ketchikan Mining District, Southeastern Alaska; Plate III, Geological Reconnaissance Map and Section of the Northwestern Portion of Seward… Read more about this item

Oelwein, Iowa/Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Great Western Railway Company [1941-1961]. Railroad Passes. Near Fine. Ten passes issued for Engineer O.E. Mullahey & Wife for the years 1941-1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948-1949, 1951-1952, 1954-1955, 1957-58, and 1960-61. All signed on the reverse by Mullahey. No vignettes. All near fine or better.

Midland Terminal Railway Co. / Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs R.R. Co., 1919. Railroad Passes. Near Fine. Unused pass, left blank. Near fine.

Chicago: Chicago and North-Western Railway [1901 & 1911], 1901. Railroad Passes. Fine. Two passes issued for W.H. Dolan & wife, Train Dispacher. Both very good.

Chicago: Chicago, Burlinton & Quincy Railroad Company, 1900. Railroad Passes. Very good plus. Two passed issued for Mr. J.N. Gilchrist, of Empire Coal Co. Signed by Gilchrist on the reverse. Both are very good plus passes.

Chicago: Chicago, Burlinton & Quincy Railroad Company, 1896. Railroad Passes. Fine. Single pass issued for Mr. Geo. A. Gilman, General Accountant. Signed by Gilman on the reverse. A fine pass.

Chicago: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co., 1920. Railroad Passes. Fine. One pass issued for J.W. Klein. Signed by him on the reverse. No vignette. A fine pass.

1910. Postcard. Fine. Seven photographic postcards of damaged track and bridge. On February 13, 1910 water from the foothills near Bailey's damaged five miles of track. Two weeks later, the Reese River on a rampaged took the entire line leaving Battle Mountain Yard with untold damage. The line reopened on May 30. Postcard printer unknown. All are fine… Read more about this item