Railroads from The Wright Collection

Alexandria: Time-Life, 1982. Embossed black leather w/gilt lettering, 288 pp., AEG, ribbon marker. Collector's Library of the Civil War. Facsimile reprint of the 1863 J.W. Daughaday edition. An early Civil War escapade in 1862 that became known as The Great Locomotive Chase. Leather. Fine/No D.j. Issued.

Austin: U. Of Tx., 1942. Stiff paper covers (toned on edges), 174 pp., illus., index. Details the failed train strike of 1886, also known as the Gould Strike, it involved the Knights of Labor.. 1st.. Stiff Wrs.. Very Good/No Jacket.

Austin: State House Press, 1999. D.j., 412 pp., illus., index. SIGNED. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen. The chase for Bass in 1878 throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Harper & Bros., 1952. D.j. (chipped, worn), 285 pp., illus., notes. Name on endpaper. Guns #2269-"..one of the best books on Dodge City." Most of its gunmen come in for some attention. . 1st.. Two Tone Cloth. Very Good/Good.

Birmingham: Palomino Books, 2006. Stiff paper covers, 79 pp., 11 photos (some in color), notes & sources, corrigenda attached to front cover & on pp.4. SIGNED. Well researched. A critical look at Fred J. Dodge's association with Wells Fargo as a special undercover agent.. 1st.. Stiff Paper. Fine/No D.j. Issued.

Birmingham: Jones & Palmer Ltd., 2006. Boards, 79 pp., 11 photos (some in color), notes & sources, corrigenda laid in & shorter one attached to pp. 4. #17 of 50c., SIGNED. Well researched. A critical look at Fred J. Dodge's association with Wells Fargo as a special undercover agent.. 1st.. Hard Cover. Fine/No D.j. Issued.

Norman: U. of Okla., 1971. D.j. (corner clipped), 240 pp., illus., map, index. Jones built many of the railroads in North and West Texas for the Southern Pacific, Texas and Pacific, and the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe, and others. . 1st.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Denver: Frank S. Thayer Unknown edition probably in the 1890's. Gray cloth covered boards with black lettering & a 2x5" photo set in the cover. 16 black & white photos of various Colorado canyons set-in accordion style to pull out for viewing. The cover has a snap seal which has been torn, otherwise very nice copy.. Cloth on Bds.. Very… Read more about this item

Norman: U. Of Ok., 1956. D.j. (clipped, soiled), 166 pp., illus. Fiirst Western Frontier Library printing of the very rare 1880 edition with a nice introduction by Ramon Adams. An outstanding story of the life of this famous Texas outlaw, whose career lasted but four years although he robbed from Mexico to the Dakotas.. 1st. WFL Ed.. Boards. Very Good/Very… Read more about this item

Austin: Nortex, 1991. D.j., 159 pp., photos, index. Denison was conceived and developed by the Katy Railroad as its southern terminal and grew to serve five railway systems. Maguire misspelled on d.j. as Maquire. . 1st.. Fine/Very Good.

Norman: U. Of Ok., 1956. D.j., 166 pp., illus. First Western Frontier Library printing of the very rare 1880 edition with a nice introduction by Ramon Adams. An outstanding story of the life of this famous Texas outlaw, whose career lasted but four years although he robbed from Mexico to the Dakotas. Names on fly. 1st. WFL Ed.. Boards. Very… Read more about this item

Austin: State House Press, 1999. 412 pp., illus., index. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen. The chase for Bass in 1878 throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history &… Read more about this item

Austin: State House Press, 1999. 412 pp., illus., index. Quarter black leather & red buckram with raised bands on spine. Slipcase. #45 of 50c, SIGNED. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen.… Read more about this item

Austin: State House Press, 1999. 412 pp., illus., index. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen. The chase for Bass in 1878 throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history &… Read more about this item

Austin: State House Press, 1999. 412 pp., illus., index. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen. The chase for Bass in 1878 throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history &… Read more about this item

Austin: State House Press, 1999. 412 pp., illus., index. The exploits of the outlaw Sam Bass led to his legendary status of an amiable rogue who took on the widely disliked railroad corporations & who refused to give up his men to pursuing lawmen. The chase for Bass in 1878 throughout Texas was unequaled in the state's history &… Read more about this item

Dallas: DeGolyer Library 8 pp brochure with route map on back cover. Originally published in 1883 in Galveston by the railroad. This is a facsimile reproduction. Contains commendatory letters to Thos. F. Fisher, Live Stock Agent, Galveston from E.C. Sugg & Bro.; Edw. Wilson (Tx. Land & Cattle), and other shippers for advertising purposes. DeGolyer Ocassional Pub. #7.. Wrs..… Read more about this item

Dallas: DeGolyer Library 8 pp brochure with route map on back cover. Originally published in 1883 in Galveston by the railroad. This is a facsimile reproduction. Contains commendatory letters to Thos. F. Fisher, Live Stock Agent, Galveston from E.C. Sugg & Bro.; Edw. Wilson (Tx. Land & Cattle), and other shippers for advertising purposes. DeGolyer Ocassional Pub. #7.. Wrs..… Read more about this item

Dallas: DeGolyer Library 8 pp brochure with route map on back cover. Originally published in 1883 in Galveston by the railroad. This is a facsimile reproduction. Contains commendatory letters to Thos. F. Fisher, Live Stock Agent, Galveston from E.C. Sugg & Bro.; Edw. Wilson (Tx. Land & Cattle), and other shippers for advertising purposes. DeGolyer Ocassional Pub. #7.. Wrs..… Read more about this item

Chicago: Swallow Press, 1970. D.j., 344 pp., illus., index. Said to bean authentic reprint of 1882 ed. Guns #2245-purported to have been dictated to the author by Jesse James wife & mother, but they deny it. . 1st. Of This Ed.. Dec. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine.