The pullman company (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: 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. Zustand: 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.…

Soft cover. Zustand: 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.…

Zustand: 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.…

Zustand: 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.…