Ohio Railroad Guide. Illustrated. Cincinnati to Erie, Via Columbus

Item #48982

(OHIO). The Ohio Railroad Guide. Illustrated. Cincinnati to Erie, Via Columbus AND CLEVELAND. Columbus. 1854. Half title. Engraved title. [4],135pp. plus thirty lithographed plates and folding frontispiece plate. Original blindstamped cloth, spine gilt. Cloth faded. Scattered light foxing. A very good copy. HOWES O52. THOMSON 887. SABIN 56994. The enlarged edition, after the original of 1852. This copy contains four more plates than are noted in the list of illustrations (Sabin also only lists twenty-eight). Thomson, who records twenty-four plates and one folding plate, attributes the text to E.D. Mansfield of Cincinnati. There are a number of excellent early Ohio views, including lithographs of a number of small towns and rural locales, the train depot at Cincinnati, and several scenes of rivers with railroad bridges spanning them. The State Penitentiary and statehouse in Columbus are shown, and the folding frontispiece is a wonderful illustration of the train station and waterfront on Lake Erie in Cleveland. Issued by the Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Erie Railroad.

Price: $750.00