NY: Paull-Pioneer Music, 1934. First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 64pp; 6 illus from photographs. Begins with a foreword on western folklore and cowboy songs. Contains words and music to 54 songs, including: After the Roundup; Cowboys' New Year's Dance; I'd Like to Be in Texas; Jim Oxford and His Salt..... More
Portland, Oregon: American Music, 1941. First Edition. Softcover. 46pp; two illus from photographs. Contains words and music to 20 cowboy songs, including: My Prairie Blue Bell; Rose of the Rolling Range; Sway Back Nag of Mine; Ploddin' Down the Trail; Tumbleweed Town; and 15 more. Bound in the original pictorial..... More
Washington DC: Office of Indian Affairs, (1936?). First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 51pp; text illus from photographs and drawings. Inexpensive paper, slightly discolored and dog-eared, otherwise tight and complete. 10.5" x 8" [OCLC locates seven copies: Yale, Smithsonian, U Alaska, U Georgia, U Minnesota, U Missouri, and Oklahoma Metropolitan Library..... More
Westlake, Ohio: Joanne Collins, 1956-1959. First Editions. Staplebound Wraps. Seven volumes, 127pp in all, stencilled, with pastel covers. A different 5" x 4" photo of Dick Jones is mounted on each cover (one lacking). Laid in is a two-page supplement dated June 11, 1957, along with a colored photo of..... More
Denver: Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, 1900. Eleventh Edition. Original Wrappers. 56pp; 23 full-page views from photographs, two maps. Bound in pictorial paper covers. 8" x 6" More
Omaha: Union Pacific System, 1930. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. 48pp; illus from photographs, maps. Bound in stiff blue wraps with a picture of Native Americans on horseback and an embossed gilt title on the cover. 10" x 6.75" Describes Colorado's natural attractions as well as major cities, dude ranches, &c..... More
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
Manitou Springs, Colo. Pikes Peak Auto Livery, circa 1935. Original. Printed Self-wrappers. (12)pp, 9" x 4", opens to 9" x 24". Describes seven different trips in detail; illustrated from photographs, four-panel map. Printed in green and orange. 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
Denver: City Ticket Office, 1924. Original document. Softcover. 4pp, printed black on pink stock. Contains time tables for Denver, Idaho Springs, Georgetown and Silver Plume as well as Forks Creek, Black Hawk and Central City. Lists round-trip summer fares from Denver. 6" x 3.25" 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, Colorado: The Westerners, 1974. First Edition. Original Boards. Limited to 1,000 copies of which this is Number 458. pp: xxx, 510, colophon. Bound in decorated boards, pictorial endpapers; many illustrations from photographs, foldout b&w map. Near fine condition. 9.25" x 6" Provenance: Chad Flake's copy. Inscribed on the half-title..... 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: Hull Brothers, (1893). First Edition. Pictorial Paper Covers. 24pp; views from photographs throughout, accompanying text. 6.75" x 3.75" Hull Brothers are identified as the proprietors of South Cheyenne Canyon. 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
New York: Samuel French, circa 1855. Early edition. Softcover. 19pp. Bound in printed yellow wrappers, 7.5" x 4.5". Lower corner of cover chipped away. [Kurutz, California Gold Rush, 160: "The California Gold Rush provided the inspiration for this dramatic presentation. Scene two depicts English, Spanish, Americans, Indians, Mexicans, and African-Americans..... 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