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Small octavo (7 3/4 X 5 1/2 inches) Chicago: The Black Cat Press, 1936. First Edition 98 pages, one of 140 copies printed, original hardcover, cloth in very good condition.

"There is probably no aspect of Abraham Lincoln's life over which so much ink has been spilled as his religious belief."

Herndon was Lincoln's former law partner. His remarks, taken from a lecture, first appeared in print in a very rare broadside, and then in another rarity published in 1915, before appearing in this book.

16 mo. (6 3/4 x 5 inches) San Francisco: Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau, 1909. 31 + (1) page, stapled, original promotional booklet, illustrated with black-and-white captioned photos, descriptive text, two maps (one of railroad routes to California, the other a road map from San Luis Obispo to Monterey), bird's-eye view of the peninsula showing the topography of the land from Pacific Grove to Pebble Beach, color photo on front cover shows "A Monterey County Home in Mid-Winter," with palms in front. On the back cover is a color photo of the bell tower of the Carmel Mission.

There are California poppy accents on borders and title, very good condition (small tear at bottom margin of page 19, unobtrusive rubber stamp of "Mr. Foster's Information Office" on title page). A colorful promotion of Sunset Magazine and the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Small quarto (9 1/4 by 6 inches) Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Museum, 1970. First Edition. 197 pages illustrated with black and white vintage captioned photographs of locomotives, stations, people; maps, plus 7 pages showing a selection of rare New Mexico railroad passes, and an index. Hardbound in original jacket, very good condition.

A well respected Western author's historical perspective on a colorful State's railroad history.