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Rocky Mountain Scenery. A Brief Description of Prominent Places of Interest Along the Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad: With Numerous Illustrations. The Scenic Route Across the Continent and the Only Line passing through Salt Lake City en route to or from San Francisco and the Pacific Coast.
by [Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company]
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
New York: Press of the American Bank Note Company, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Oblong quarto. 80 pages. 12 Albertype photographic plate images by the Forbes Co. Boston. Illustrated with photographs, a map of the railroad route, and illustrated advertisements. Dark brown pebble cloth hardcover with gilt illustrated title and "Denver & Rio Grande R R Scenic Line of the World" seal on the front board. Restored. New brown cloth backstrip. Hinges repaired. Front and rear end sheets replaced with newer light brown end papers. Cloth covers repaired. The first 6 pages were chipped in the lower corners (no missing content) and have been patched. Rest of the contents in very good condition. 8 of the 12 plates were photographed by William Henry Jackson. Views include Pike's Peak, Garden of the Gods, Royal Gorge, Marshall Pass, etc. Presentation copy: Inscribed "To The Hon. J. Russell Jones with kind regards of James Gorant (sp?), Secretary of the Guarantee Co. of N. America Chicago 2 of 9/88." J. Russell Jones was President of the West Side Rail Way company in Chicago.
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- Americana Books ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17486
- Title
- Rocky Mountain Scenery. A Brief Description of Prominent Places of Interest Along the Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
- Author
- [Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Press of the American Bank Note Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Photography
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