The Pullman Company (22 results)

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Reprint, stapled wraps, owner's stamp to title page, covers somewhat rubbed and soiled, small light creases to spine edge, a touch of edgewear, otherwise clean and bright, a VG copy.

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. No date, but 1948. 7 x 18" red & black printed sheet folding to 7 x 4.5". Illustrated: cutaway of railroad car, woman sleeping, grooming, porter service. VG.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. N.P.: The Pullman Company, 1950. Booklet describing the benefits of travel on a Pullman car, illustrated in black and white plus green. Oblong softcover, 18 pages. Very good with only some light shelf soil, sound binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. Soft Cover. Very Good. Oblong 12mo.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. N.P.: The Pullman Company, 1948. 1948 introduction to the benefits of travel on Pullman Railway cars, including information on different types of cars, illustrated throughout in color. Oblong softcover, 36 pages. Some age-related wear, top inch of spine separating, pages clean and unmarked. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Oblong 8vo.…

Octavo, color-illustrated self-wrappers, stapled, 24 pp. Color illustrations throughout, depicting the accommodations offered by Pullman, including: Double bedrooms, bedroom suites, compartments, drawing rooms, duplex single-rooms, roomettes, duplex-roomettes, sections, upper and lower berths, and slumber coach. Fine. Railroad, Railway, Trains, Transportation, Pullman, African American History, Black History. ads.…

Octavo, color-illustrated self-wrappers, stapled, 24 pp. Color illustrations throughout, depicting the accommodations offered by Pullman, including: Double bedrooms, bedroom suites, compartments, drawing rooms, duplex single-rooms, roomettes, duplex-roomettes, sections, upper and lower berths, and slumber coach. Fine. Railroad, Railway, Trains, Transportation, Pullman. ads (two copies).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, printed pictorial wrappers, [28]pp. Illustrated throughout in detail, accompanied by ample textual descriptions.

Softcover. Condition: Good. 1st EditionFirst Edition (1948); with color illustrations; GOOD in illustrated red paper wraps; wear to edges and extrems; creasing and a few closed edge tears to wraps; chipping to corners and fore edge to wraps and pages; light creasing to wraps; else a clean copy of this scarce booklet showcasing the Pullman Company's accomodations and services.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 63pp. List men who served as Pullman Porter. Stapled Green cover with title. Name on fr0nt cover. Very Good +++. Rare.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Manual 6154. The cover shows light edgewear. The binding is sound.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Manual 7735. The cover shows light edgewear. The binding is sound.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 48pp, photographs, adverts, card covers. In good condition, the covers a little marked & worn and some light foxing to the contents. 'A concise pocket reference of events both social & sporting . specially compiled for the benefit of visitors to England'. Carries some advertorial for the 'Brighton Belle', the 'Golden Arrow' and Pullman car expresses at the back. A seemningly rare Pullman publicity item - Library Hub only records two examples, both from 1939. UK postage for this item will be lower than the ABE default rate.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1963 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 40 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Reprint. Undated reprint of 1939 manual from the Pullman Company. Edge rubbing, age browning of spine, slightly opened. A bright, tight copy. Text is in yellow paper. Bar set-up, recipes. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 208 pages.…

[RAILROADS]. First edition. 8vo. 8" X 9" color wrappers, folds to 4" x 9". 23 [1] pp. [including covers}, all diagrams throughout the booklet are in color and describe the many room designs to accommodate Pullman passengers. An uncommon brochure issued after George W. Bohannon became President of the company in 1958 to head-off the decline in passenger boardings through the 1950s as he aimed to increase passenger revenue. One of his more innovative ideas was the development of the "Slumbercoach" which was manufactured by The Budd Company. This coach was built originally for the Burlington Railroad as trainsets that replaced the original articulated Denver Zephyr trainsets. Orders were received for the innovative cars from both the Burlington and New York Central, but even the well-thought-out marketing efforts as featured in this booklet failed to stem the trend to air travel. Vertical center crease and covers lightly used else a very good tight copy.…

[RAILROADS]. First edition. Oblong 8vo. 11" x 4" color brochure that unfolds into twelve panels 11" x 48." Printed in green, gray, and white, n. p. [24 pp.], accordion-style, with each panel color illustrated with a Pullman railroad car on the front panel and photograph illustrated and text illustrations on the verso in black & white, with all borders in cream and green colors. This inventive color illustrated brochure traces the history of Pullman Cars from the "Old No. 9" which was the first Pullman sleeper car ever built, through the 1876 Centennial sleeper that featured hot water and air brakes, the 1907 first all-steel car, the 1929 air-conditioned car, and in 1942 the Duplex-Roomette car designed for use with their Streamline Pullman trains. Photograph illustrations on the verso emphasize the advantages and sleekness of the first aluminum sleeping car in 1933, a streamlined car train in 1934 complete with bedroom suites and more in 1942. Minor shelf wear and lightly used and a very good bright copy.…

[RAILROADS]. First edition. 4to. 8 1/2" X 10 5/8" photograph illustrated front and rear covers, n. p. (4 pp. including covers), interior two pages are illustrated and with text about Pullman accommodations. This photograph illustrated brochure promotes the advantages of enjoying the accommodations of the famed Streamliner trains that had originally been attractions during the 1934 Chicago World's Fair, A Century Of Progress. Photograph pictures depict the parlor cars featuring reclining lounge rocking chairs, Art-Deco inspired smoking cars and steamlined coaches that feature single and double rooms, dining and lounge facilities. A few pictures show stylish women in Pullman-Standard sleeper cars as well as double bedroom suites dressed for the evening or in their silk pajamas. Also included is a typed letter signed by a Pullman Company Vice President with the original stamped envelope addressed to George Steinmetz. The letter is mimeographed and thanks Mr. Steinmetz for his inquiry and with the described brochure enclosed. The brochure, letter and mailing envelope are in very good condition.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. P 9080. Book shows signs of fading in some areas on front cover, and has a slight indentation running lengthwise through the middle; otherwise, it appears this book is unread. All pages are crisp, clean, and unmarked.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. As new. First edition. black leather book with with silver lettering. Book #9582. Book is near flawless. Pages are clean and free of markings.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Black leatherette covers, with silver titling on front cover. Bound loose leaf style with three metal studs. Very slight edge rubbing, light age toning of page edges. This is copy #700, with no names or other ownership marks. An exceptional copy of this scarce manual from the Pullman company. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 128,xiv pages.…

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Brad-bound printed sheets in black leatherette covers stamped in silver. Near Fine with light wear to gilt and spots of soiling to front cover, faint small staining to lower edge of text block, toning to pages and an inked-over name on the preliminary leaf. A rare guidebook produced for the largely African-American staff of the Pullman Company. While not Pullman's first guide, this is the first with this title. Shortly after the Civil War, The Pullman Company became notable for hiring thousands of African American men-including many former slaves-to serve white passengers traveling across the country on the company's luxury railroad sleeping cars. Following meticulous rules and procedures as evident by those in this guidebook, these men became pillars of the African-American community who as a result of their training maintained the highest standards of personal and professional decorum. Though they were underpaid, overworked and endured never-ending racism on the job, the Pullman porters would eventually help to fuel the Great Migration, shape a new Black middle class and help launch the civil rights movement.…

Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Brad-bound printed sheets in black leatherette covers with one volume stamped in silver and the other gold. Near Fine with light wear to metallic stamping, dulling to gold stamping; light toning to contents. Rare guidebooks produced for the largely African-American staff of the Pullman Company. Shortly after the Civil War, The Pullman Company became notable for hiring thousands of African American men-including many former slaves-to serve white passengers traveling across the country on the company's luxury railroad sleeping cars. Following meticulous rules and procedures as evident by those in this guidebook, these men became pillars of the African-American community who as a result of their training maintained the highest standards of personal and professional decorum. Though they were underpaid, overworked and endured never-ending racism on the job, the Pullman porters would eventually help to fuel the Great Migration, shape a new Black middle class and help launch the civil rights movement.…