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Albuquerque, N.M.: Sheldon H. Dike, 1972. Classic scarce privately printed text contains a detailed list and description of all the postmarks of Arizona territory known to the author with the major exceptions of the railroad, R.P.O., and railroad agent markings. The different postmark types for a single town are serially numbered and referred to as the "town-type" number. Each type is described by a code designation. Each illustration is labeled with its town-type number. Each postmark type has been given a dollar value based on a mathematical formula. The value number assigned reflects the basic factors or rarity and desirability of the marking. Approximately 100 pgs. Illustrated. Signed by Sheldon Dike on title page. Small stamp on front endpaper, lower title page, and outer edge; small label removed from front cover; upper corners slightly bumped. Minimal shelfwear.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Wraps-Comb Binding. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.… Read More

Tempe, Arizona: Arizona Historical Foundation, 2001. Comprehensive rare text chronicles the historical experiences and reminisces of the state of Arizona's oldest, continuous resident artist and legend. Text traces Empie's rural roots to his current stature as an internationally celebrated painter of the American Southwest, especially Arizona. Empie has spent nine decades capturing the quiet drama of his desert setting on virtually every surface amenable to paint. He is the aesthetic author of a vast array of work that includes cartoons, drawings, character studies, landscapes, murals, sculptures, a fully illustrated set of children's stories and more. 236 pgs. Lavishly illustrated in color and black & white, including numerous works of art by Empie. Signed by Hal Empie on the title page. Dustjacket in mylar.. Signed by the Artist. First Edition. As New/As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Denver, Colorado: Sundance Publications Limited, 1976. Comprehensive text presents the early history of what once was "Colorado's Greatest Silver Camp" , the story of the settlement of Aspen, the home of one of the world's richest mining districts. This third revised edition contains many newly added historic photographs from the Aspen Historical Society collections, and a brief index. Limited to 5000 copies with only one printing. This text is numbered 1715 on the first title page. 192 pgs. Illustrated. Photo frontispiece of the author. Vinyl covered boards. Gilt leatherette spine. . Limited/Numbered Third Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Atascadero, CA.: Begay Story, 1978. Classic historical collection of events in the life of Henry Wade, born in 1911, Moab, Utah; Mr.Wade's father, James Wade, with his brother John Wade, built an Indian trading post in Sweetwater, Arizona, known as the infamous Toh-Sal-Acon. On their way to Tol-Sal-Acon, they experienced the last major attack by Indians on white settlers by the renown Poke and Posey. 76 pgs. Illustrated. Signed on the title page. Scarce.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed.

Denver, Colorado: Denver Public Library Western Histroy Department, 1949. Classic scarce text details the westward journey of Julia Archibald Homes as a member of the Lawrence (Kansas) company of goldseekers in 1858, and includes a historical biography; Kansas pioneers, encounters with Native Americans, the ascent of Pike's Peak, Bent's Fort, journey to New Mexico, moving to Washington, D.C., etc. 63 pgs. Illustrated. Glassine dustjacket.. Limited Collector's Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/ . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. .

Boulder, CO.: Pruett Press, 1967. Pictorial historical documentary, majority of the photos taken by Boulder pioneer, Joseph Sturtevant. Text covers Boulder's history and culture over the past 100 years including railroad history, pioneer schools, Boulder county communities, Boulder canyon and the University area. 270 pgs. Mild foxing along upper edge of dustjacket, 2 tiny closed tears along upper edge of dustjacket. Dustjacket in mylar. Signed by the author on the title page. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Omaha, Nebraska: Kratville Publications, 1969. Classic text presents a history of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad and the development of the Centenary, which opened in Sept.of 1927 known as the Fair of the Iron Horse. Includes coverage of the Hall of Transportation, Exhibit Tracks, Traffic Building, Allied Services Building, the Maryland Pavillion, the Pageant of locomotives and trains. Exquisite reprint of the 1927 second edition classic, bound in a premium quality hardcover binding, printed on glossy paper. Gilt spine and front cover. 210 pgs. Illustrated. Scarce.. Reprint. Premium Custom Binding. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982. Classic scholarly text presents the first detailed biography of Chief Left Hand, the legendary leader of the Plains Indians, and the first of his people to acknowledge the inevitability of the white man's presence on the plains. The author clearly establishes the identities of the original Left Hand- the subject of this book, and the man by the same name who succeeded Little Raven in 1889 as principle chief of the Southern Arapahoe in Oklahoma; clarifies a century-long dispute among historians as to Left Hand's fate at Sand Creek, and the role of John A. Evans, the first governor of Colorado in the Sand Creek Massacre. 338 pgs. Illustrated. Inscribed, dated and signed by the author on the half-title page. Dustjacket has some minor rubbing to edges and a few scuff spots on the rear cover; in mylar. Text has two tiny spots on the outer edge, minimal shelfwear.. Signed by Author. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo… Read More

Spokane, WA.: Melior Publications, 1986. Classic scarce text presents a detailed history of two mining boom towns, Roslyn and Cle Elum, which developed rapidly after the discovery of a high-quality coal seam in 1886. Topics covered: the rise of the Northern Pacific Railway's Stampede Pass route and strikebreaking tactics, the Indians' initial contact with whites, the process by which the Native Americans lost much of their land to pioneer U.S. citizens, population growth, organized labor on the 1920's, etc. Includes an introduction to the area's natural and geologic history, 150 pgs. Illustrated. Minimal shelfwear. Dustjacket in mylar. . . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Denver, Colorado: Denver Westerners Inc. , 1974. Classic Denver Posse of the Westerners 29th edition dedicated to Fred A. Rosenstock. This copy is signed & dated by the editor Robert Mutchler, on title pg., and numbered 915 of 1000 limited copies. 510 pgs. Illustrated. Poetry by Thomas Hornsby Ferril. Very minor shelfwear, top corners slightly rubbed. . Signed by Editor. Limited/Numbered. Pictorial Hard Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Flores,John H.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Promontory Press, 1969. Powell's dramatic journal of 1869, edited and introduced by Don D. Fowler. Drawings & photographs by Powell's contempoaries ; 48 page gallery of 4-colour photographs by Dr. Eliot Porter. 168 pgs. Illustrated. Dustjacket in mylar. Minor wear on DJ edges. One inch in tact tear on upper edge of rear dustjacket. Minor waffeling to the lower edge of some text pages. Heavy Oversized Item.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Federal Heights, CO.: Ten Mile Publishing, 2000. Detailed text vividly descibes the author's early life in Eastern Colorado during the Great Depression years (1920's-1940's), capturing historical and comical episodes involving various animals and eccentric people. 256 pgs. Illustrated. Signed by the author on the title page. Virtually no shelfwear.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Wraps-Softcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Aurora,Colorado: Aurora Technical Center, 1978. Classic comprehensive text presents an illustrated history of the City of Aurora, Colorado from the early pioneer days in the 1850's through the modern 20th century. Includes detailed sections on early ranching, railroading, farms and farming, Indian legends, early churches, aviation, transformation of the town into a city 1910-1930, clubs and organizations, newspapers, city govenment, education, etc. Signed by one of the authors on the title page. Limited to 100 signed copies. This signed copy is not numbered. 607 pgs. Profusely illustrated. Gilt spine and front cover. Heavy item.. Signed by Author. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Rocky Mountain Writers Guild, 1982. Detailed historic text traces the origins of the famed family-owned enterprise and landmark, Elitch Gardens of Denver, Colorado. John Elitch opened Elitch Gardens in 1890, originally as Elitch's Zoological Gardens, and tragically died from an illness a year later. In 1916, Arnold B. Gurtler bought the park and converted it into the World Famous Elitch Gardens Amusement Park. 102 pgs. Illustrated. Signed and inscribed by Corinne Hunt on the title page. Minimal shelfwear. No spine creases.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Denver,CO.: Big Mountain Press , 1964. Well researched history of Empire, Colorado. from its mining camp days to transcontinental travel to the early days of the ski industry on Berthoud Pass. 86 illustrations from public and private collections, full bibliography and index. 482 pp. Very minor edgewear to dustjacket; in mylar. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Norfolk, Virginia: Donning Company, 1985. Classic comprehensive text presents a detailed history of the front-range town at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains from its adventurous frontier days of the 1800's old West, through its modern day growth. Includes over 290 photographic illustrations, many of them rare and previously unpublished. 191 pgs. Frontispiece. Signed by the author on a limited edition author's nameplate pastedown on front endpaper. Limited signed edition to 5000 copies. Gilt spine and front cover. Light foxing to first title page and last text page. Tiny bump to lower edge of rear board. Dustjacket in mylar. Scarce text.. Signed by Author. Limited Collector's Edition. Leatherette Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Wheatland, Wyoming: Triple R Press, 1970. Fine text is an exact reproduction of the original publication by the Union Pacific Railroad, Omaha, Nebraska, 1909- with three added supplements, a table of the principle divisions of geologic time, and a map showing the location of Como Bluff. Includes a description of the Grand Canyon of the North Platte River- one of the major scenic areas of Wyoming and directions for reaching it. 67 pgs. Illustrated.. Reprint. Original Wraps. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Fred Pruett Books, 1997. Scholarly text illustrates the early history of the prairie towns of Eastern Montana including the settlements by European immigrants, homesteading, comunities, farming and ranching, railroads, churches and religious institutions, the onslaught of drought and the Great Depression, etc. 88 pgs. Illustrated. Slight tiny crease to upper corner of front cover.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Boulder, CO.: Pruett Publishing, 1970. Classic railroading collectible presents a historic view of the narrowest of the narrow two-foot gauge railroad that hauled gold ore from the mines in the "Little Kingdom of Gilpin"above Central City to the ore-processing mills in Blackhawk, Colorado. Includes 108 historic photos, 3 maps (1 in full color), sketches, and scale drawings of cars and Shay locomotives. Frontispiece drawing by Casey Holtzinger; half-title pg. frontispiece full color by Howard Fogg. 112 pgs. Decorative endpapers. Prior owner's name on front endpaper. Dustjacket has two small closed tears on top front edge, and one on lower spine taped by prior owner. Dustjacket in mylar. Very minimal shelfwear.. First Edition. Pictorial Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. Illus. by Fogg,Howard. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Harrison, Idaho: Lacon Publishers, 1978. Classic scarce text contains an array of personally collected stories by the author, handed down through generations, depicting the culture, people, life and times in northern Idaho in the early 1900's. Includes the lives of packers, firefighters, trappers, and women in the wilderness of Idaho's St. Joe River. 296 pgs. Illustrated. Second printing. Inscribed, numbered 217 of 500 H.B., dated and signed by the author on front endpaper. Tiny bump to top front corner. Dustjacket has some minor rubbing to the upper spine and tips of corners. In mylar.. Signed by Author. Limited/Numbered. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.