![The Great Gates; the story of the Rocky Mountain passes](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/457/348/1397348457.0.m.jpg)
The Great Gates; the story of the Rocky Mountain passes
by Sprague, Marshall
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, price
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1964. First edition (stated). Hardcover. Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, price-clipped DJ, sunned DJ spine, exceedingly gentle wear to DJ spine head and foot, extremely mild rubbing to DJ corners, quarter-inch closed tear to rear DJ, else Very Good(+) in Very Good(+) DJ.. Octavo in white-green-brown DJ, 468 pages, b&w illustrations, maps 22 cm. Signed by author. Lovely copy DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Contents: The earliest gates -- Horse lake and sangre de cristo -- Victory at lemhi -- Pike's gap-and a shot in time -- Teton tourists -- South pass: fruit of failure -- Hell-bent for taos -- The roaring twenties -- Soldiers take the high road -- The new mountain men -- The last wilderness -- Over the wall -- Mr. berthoud, and "gilpin's lambs" -- Continental tea -- The rover boys -- Timberline! -- Leadville fever -- The highest rails -- Marias pass, and kicking horse again -- Les cols de canada -- And then, the benzine buggy. Rocky Mountains, Canadian -- Passes.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91491
- Title
- The Great Gates; the story of the Rocky Mountain passes
- Author
- Sprague, Marshall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely gentle rubbing to spine head and foot, sunned spine, light soiling to fore-edges, bright pages in tight binding, price
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (stated)
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1964
Terms of Sale
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Books may be placed on reserve for one week. Refunds may be issued if book is not as described and is returned in same condition as it was originally shipped, and within two weeks of order.
About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Biblio member since 2005
Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...