Denver, Colorado: Great Divide Publishing Co., 1890. First Edition. Tabloid newspaper, 36pp; illustrations from drawings and photographs throughout the text. The lead article in this issue is "Trapping A Grizzly" by Allan Kelly. Other articles include: Storage Reservoirs for irrigation; views of Castlewood Lake and environs, the Princeton Hotel, Bank..... More
Central City: Collier & Hall, 1873. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Softcover. 100pp. Bound in printed yellow wrappers, 8.75" x 5.75" Central City, where this best edition of the mining laws was printed, had been settled in 1859, located among the gold lodes. By 1866, it was second only to Denver..... More
Central City: Collier & Hall, 1873. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Softcover. 100pp. Bound in printed tan wrappers, 8.75" x 5.75" Central City, where this best edition of the mining laws was printed, had been settled in 1859, located among the gold lodes. By 1866, it was second only to Denver..... More
Denver: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, 1930. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. (4)pp; illus from photographs. 11" x 8.5" Describes 11 Royal Gorge tours, with information on rail connections, the history of "the world's loftiest bridge," etc. Includes Colorado's natural attractions as well as major cities, dude ranches, &c..... More
Chicago: Burlington Route, 1928. First Edition. Softcover. 34pp; illus from photographs, maps. Pictorial wrappers. 9" x 8" Sabin details escorted train and auto tours through Colorado and Utah, including Denver, Estes Park, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Mesa Verde, Royal Gorge, etc. in Colorado; and Bryce Canyon, Salt Lake City, Great Salt..... More
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Denver: Sage Books, (1956). First edition thus. Softcover. Three books bound as one. 32pp, map, 12 illustrations from photographs; 176pp, 25 illustrations from photographs; 261pp. Bound in printed pink wrappers; spine sunned. 8.5" x 5.5" More
1892. Original manuscript. Printed in blue and red on one side of heavy white stock, accomplished by hand, this receipt shows that Nels Kellerup bought from Fiske Mining Company some 8,000 pounds of mine tailings, valuing the silver at 86 to 87 cents per ounce. Dated April 12, 1892. Signed..... More
Colorado Springs: Railroad View Publ Co, 1902. First Edition. Original Wrappers. Oblong quarto. pp: (1) text, (18) plates, (1) topographical map of the Cripple Creek Railway's Short Line. The 18 full-page plates are tipped to heavy black stock; one in color, the rest halftones, including a double-page view: from photographs..... More
Colorado Springs, CO: Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1945. Illus from Photographs. First Edition. Original Wraps. 24pp; photographs throughout text. This promotional booklet extolls the natural advantages of Colorado Springs and encourages Americans to relocate there. Includes the original, illustrated mailing envelope. 8.5" x 5.5" More
Cripple Creek, Colorado: Miners' Protective Assn. 1915. Original document. Printed form, accomplished by hand. Datelined Cripple Creek, Colo., June 29 1915. W. Forest Hodgin, age 21, unmarried, born in Indiana and residing at Welty Block, Cripple Creek, states his occupation as Mill Man. He has had 4 months experience with..... More
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[Colorado Springs]: [Thayer & Howbert], [1880s]. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Contains 12 plates of views in leporello (accordion-fold) format. Based on photographs, the views include: Manitou with Pike's Peak in the Distance; Manitou Bath House; Ute Iron Spring; Colorado College, Colorado Springs; The Antlers; Colorado Springs and Pike's Peak from..... More
Albuquerque: U New Mexico Press, 1959. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. pp: (vii), 150; 16pp illus from photographs, most in full color. Pictorial tan cloth, stamped in red; price-clipped, lightly worn dust wrapper. 10.25" x 7" Contents: What is a kachina? Making a kachina doll. Principal features of kachina dolls..... More
Chicago Calumet Music 1935. 1935. First Edition. Softcover. 6pp. Contains lyric, melody line, piano accompaniment, guitar chords and frames. In part: "Some time ago two weeks or more, if I remember well, I found myself in town and thought I'd knock around a spell...." 12" x 9.25". Prior owner's name..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1927. Third printing. Pictorial Cloth. pp: x, 364; frontispiece and 52 illustrations from photographs on plate stock, foldout map of Navajo and Hopi Country. Bound in black cloth, orange lettering, cover picture in purple and orange, top edges gilt. 9" x 6" [Decker 27:154.[... More
NY: J.H. Colton, 1852. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. pp: 351, (18) ads for Colton's maps, charts and books; large, engraved, folding map tipped in at front as issued. Blind-stamped purple cloth, spine tanned as usual. Upper portion of rear joint wormed; still a clean, tight copy of this desirable book..... More
NY: J.H. Colton, 1852. First Edition. Decorative Cloth. pp: 351, (18) ads for Colton's maps, charts and books; large, engraved, folding map tipped in at back as issued. Blind-stamped green cloth, spine ends and tips rubbed. Gilt-stamped on the cover is the name, A. Sheldon Clark. 7.5" x 5" Endpaper..... More
Bismark, Dakota: Tribune Printers & Binders, 1888. First Edition. Original Cloth. 85pp. Bound in maroon cloth, blind-ruled borders, gilt cover lettering. Major sections of this report are: Report of the Commissioner of Immigration: Report of Territorial Statistician; Dakota Weather Service; Agricultural Products; Land Entries (settlers and homesteaders); The Railroads. 9.5"..... More
NY: Bourne Music, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. pp: 47, (1) ad; portrait,19 illustrations from photographs on centerfold. Contains words and music to 15 songs, including: Silver Stars, Purple Sage, Eyes of Blue; Strawberry Blonde (On the Strawberry Roan); They Call Me Happy Go Lucky (Denver Darling's theme song); Wabash Moon;..... More
NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941. First Edition. Original Cloth. pp: xii, 329 w/index; 42 illustrations, most on plate stock. One leaf at back roughly opened. 9.5" x 6.25" [Howes, USiana Final Edition, D458 (b). Dykes, Fifty Great Western Illustrators, Remington 529, &c. Decker 30:152.]... More
Berkeley: Univ of California, 1911. First Edition. Softcover. 21pp. Bound in printed tan wrappers. 9.25" x 6" More
College Park, Maryland: Jeff Dykes / Western Books, 1967-1984. First Editions. Softcover. 14 volumes, averaging 32pp each. Included are: Catalog Six, Cowboys and Indians; Catalog Nine, Rangers All!; Cat. 18, Russell Roundup 1; Cat. 22, Christmas Sampler; Cat. 24, Great Western Illustrators; Cat. 27, Great Western Illustrators; Cat. 29, Dime..... More
[Flagstaff, Arizona]: Northland Press, (1977). First Edition. Hardcover. pp: xiii, 192; rubricated title-page, 10 full-page illustrations. Bound in blue wove cloth, silver lettering on spine, blue endpapers, printed dust wrapper. 10" x 7" More
New York: Argosy-Antiquarian, Ltd, 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Four thick volumes. Bound in red buckram, gilt lettering on spines. 9.25" x 6" Especially strong in Western Americana. Limited to 750 copies. More
![Item #036915 AN INDIAN CAPTIVITY AND ITS LEGAL AFTERMATH [signed]:; Reprinted from The Kansas...](/pictures/036915.jpg)
Topeka, Kansas: Kansas Historical Society, 1954. First Separate Edition. Printed Stiff Wrappers. 10pp; two portraits from photographs. Bound in green wrappers, black lettering on cover. Inscribed and signed inside the cover: "For...with my sincere regards / Alan W. Farley / June 14, 1955." 9" x 6" [Socolofsky & Dean, Kansas..... More
New Haven: William Reese Company, 1991. Hardcover. pp: (x), 430. Bound in red cloth, gilt lettering on spine. 9.25" x 6" This pioneering work on Native Americans was first issued in 1873. More