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Tourists' Hand-Book Descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah
by (Denver and Rio Grande Railroad)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers worn along spine. Some neat, early pencil marginalia. Very good. In a half morocco and clo
- Seller
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HACKETTSTOWN, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
[Chicago: Poole Brothers], 1895. Denoted the "thirteenth edition, two hundredth thousand" on title page. With illustrations. Plus folding map. 56 pp. 8vo. Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers worn along spine. Some neat, early pencil marginalia. Very good. In a half morocco and cloth folding case, spine gilt. Denoted the "thirteenth edition, two hundredth thousand" on title page. With illustrations. Plus folding map. 56 pp. 8vo. A useful turn of the century tourists' guide for places along the railroad's routes. This copy has pencil marginalia beside entries for five cities (including Salt Lake City), giving the impressions of a traveller in 1898.
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- Bookseller
- The Old Mill Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 250835
- Title
- Tourists' Hand-Book Descriptive of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah
- Author
- (Denver and Rio Grande Railroad)
- Format/Binding
- With illustrations. Plus folding map. 56 pp. 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used - Original pictorial wrappers. Wrappers worn along spine. Some neat, early pencil marginalia. Very good. In a half morocco and clo
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Denoted the "thirteenth edition, two hundredth thousand" on titl
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Poole Brothers]
- Place of Publication
- [Chicago
- Date Published
- 1895
- Keywords
- Colorado
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Marginalia
- Marginalia, in brief, are notes written in the margins, or beside the text of a book by a previous owner. This is very...
- 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....
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