Boulder: Colorado Associated University, 1976. Illustrated. v + 324 pages, 8vo, green cloth, d.w.; gift inscription front free endpaper, dust wrapper edges chipped. Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, (1976). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
Boulder: Johnson Publishing, 1980. Illus. 64pp. 8vo, pr. wrs. (Boulder: Johnson Publishing, 1980). vg Previous owner's inscription in the margin of the front cover. More
Washington: National Photographic Library, 1907. Rotogravure. Sheet measures 22 1/2" x 28" Beautiful photographic diptych of the Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde, Colorado. Published by the National Photographic Library, founded by Dr. Henry Mason Baum. Embossed seal below title, N.P.L. VII in lower left image corner. This print is in very good condition with minor wear at margins. Hard to find. The National Photographic Library was founded in 1906 by Dr. Henry Mason Baum and was among the first institutions..... More
Golden: Fulcrum Publishing, 1997. Many color photo Illus. 86pp. Square 12mo, pr. wrs. Golden: Fulcrum Publishing, (1997). Near Fine. More
Palo Alto: American West Publishing Company, 1973. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 352 pages. 8vo, red boards, dust wrapper. Palo Alto: American West Publishing Company, (1973). A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Ownership signature on front free end paper. A warm, human biography of a frontier doctor who brought his compassion and healing talents to the rugged country of Southern Colorado. By the time he had reached his mid-thirties Michael Beshoar had participated in both..... More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 2008. Maps and tables throughout. 383 pages. 4to, blue cloth with gilt lettering. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, (2008). A fine copy lacking the dust wrapper. More
Denver: Perry & Bohm. by Charles Bohm, whose imprint Perry & Bohm, Denver, Colorado appears on both sides of each mount. The first photograph depicts full-body images of two children, a sister and brother, dressed for a holiday occasion. The second photograph is of a young woman attired in an elaborate velvet and lace layered dress with the addition of earrings and rosary beads. Both images exhibit different degrees of wear, including some spotting and pin holes, mostly on each..... More
New York: G.W. & C.B. Colton, 1865. Map. Hand colored engraving. Image measures 14" x 18 1/4". Comes with accompanying text titled "Across the Continent: A Summer's Journey to the Rocky Mountains, the Mormons, and the Pacific States" 8vo, full brown leather, gilt stamped spine (worn at ends), xx + 452 pages + 6 pages of advertising. Springfield, MA: Samuel Bowles & Co., 1866. Second edition with 15 additional pages. Contains ex-libris bookplate, and ownership signature in ink on the..... More
Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1976. Color Illus., b/w maps. Oblong 4to, white cloth, d.w., many pages slightly wavy, otherwise very good. Flagstaff: Northland Press, 1976. More
Denver: 1967. Many color and b/w Illus. 40pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers lightly soiled, front wrapper partially faded. (Denver, 1967). History of the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. More
New York: Exposition, 1962. Frontispiece. 179 pages. Slim 8vo, red cloth, d.w. New York: Exposition, (1962). Second edition, revised and enlarged. A very good(+) copy--slight foxing to endpapers--in a very good(-) wrapper, edgeworn with sunned spine. More
Chicago: W. E. Dibble, 1890. Experiences of the Most Noted American Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Scout, and Indian Fighter Now Living. Many Illus. 473pp. + publisher's ad on last page. 8vo, original brown cloth with gilt and black decorations, text pages age-toned throughout, previous owner's ink inscription on front flyleaf and following blank page, old newspaper article on Dick Wootton pasted on blank page at end. Chicago: W. E. Dibble, 1890. First Edition. Very good Starting at Bent's Fort, Colorado in..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1916. Pamphlet, 8vo, green wrappers, illustrated, 200 pp. Spine repaired, some tape residue on the front and a book plate. Corners missing. Illustrates the geology and landmarks of the route between Kansas City to Los Angeles, with a side trip to the Grand Canyon. Black and white photographs accompany 25 folding maps. All maps in good condition. More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1915. 8vo, beige buckram, illustrated, 194 pp. Title in leather on spine. Illustrates the geology and landmarks of the route between Kansas City to Los Angeles, with a side trip to the Grand Canyon. Black and white photographs accompany 25 folding maps. All maps in good condition. More
Washington: Island Press, 2013. Illustrated sparingly in black and white. 162 pages. Slim 8vo, yellow boards, d.w. (a bit wrinkled and edgeworn). Washington: Island Press, (2013). First Edition. Upper corner of boards and pages dampstained. Very good in a very good dust wrapper. More
New York: Sarony Major Knapp. Panorama. Modern hand coloring. Page measures 11.5" 31.5". Image measures 7.75" x 29.75". Unusual view of the Colorado River. Likely, the location of the Hoover Dam, which borders the States of Nevada and Arizona. Drawn by Frederick W von Egglofstein for the 1857-1858 expedition of the Colorado River led by Joseph Christmas Ives. According to Rumsey, the findings were published in the Senate issued report from 1861 titled "Report Upon the Colorado River". A custom..... More
139 color plates. folio, cloth, d.w. Englewood: Westcliffe, (1982). vg. More
8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Viking, 1946. vg. More
12mo, cloth. Topeka: Crane, 1898. A novel. vg. More
Philadelphia: Johnson and Ward, 1864. Map. Steel engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 12 3/4" x 15 1/2". Classic 1864 map of the west, with Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota, Idaho, and parts of Colorado. Counties, major towns and cities, routes, railroads, and waterways are labeled. Notations describing indigenous populations are included throughout. This is the first map to depict the Idaho Territory, which was officially organized in 1863. It covers a much larger region than the state of Idaho, encompassing..... More
450pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped). Doubleday, 1954. More
119 color illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. Flagstaff: Northland, 1962. The Colorado River. vg. More
Golden: Smoking Stack Press, 1963. Many Illus. 5 volumes. 8vo, pr. wrs., volume V has very lightly wear on top of spine. Golden, CO: Smoking Stack Press, 1963-1968. Very good(+) Each volume is signed by R. A. LeMassena, the principal compiler. More
Boston: Shepard and Gill, 1873. Folding map of the Yo-Semite Valley. 365pp. + ad page. 12mo, red cloth, spine ends worn, edges of corners worn and bumped. Boston: Shepard and Gill, 1873. Most of this work is on travel within California, including Yosemite, and several chapters on San Francisco. Also there are four chapters on Denver and mines in Colorado. More
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1987. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 302 pages, 8vo, blue cloth-backed boards, dust wrapper (slight foxing). New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1987). First edition. Very good(+) condition. Inscribed on the half-title page: "to Leon Uris, with many thanks for your friendly conversation and your very kind remarks, and with best wishes to you and your favorite football team. Russell Martin." More
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