Wonderland Reached by The Rio Grande; The Sceinic Line of the World; A Souvenir Album Containing Forty Views of Colorado and Utah Scenery
by The Rio Grande Railroad
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
€14.20€9.94
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About This Item
Denver, CO: The Van Noy Inter-State Company, 1922 The Van Noy Inter-State Company, Denver, CO. 1922. Softcover/Trade Wraps. First Edition. Book is tightly stapled, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fair+; tears at the edge of the wraps at top and bottom; closed tear on front wrap at spine; wear at tips; foxing to pages. No DJ. Printed paper wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. Non-paginated 4to oblong. This is an early souvenir brochure of 40 photographs put out by The Rio Grande Railroad. The Rio Grande was the epitome of mountain railroading, with a motto of Through the Rockies, not around them and later Main line through the Rockies, both referring to the Rocky Mountains. Their emphasis on the views of Colorado and Utah was to help improve ridership to these natural wilderness areas. A clean very presentable representative copy of this album.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009441
- Title
- Wonderland Reached by The Rio Grande; The Sceinic Line of the World; A Souvenir Album Containing Forty Views of Colorado and Utah Scenery
- Author
- The Rio Grande Railroad
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Van Noy Inter-State Company
- Place of Publication
- Denver, CO
- Date Published
- 1922
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Rio Grande Railroad, The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, Scenic Railroad, Colorado Scenery, Utah scenery, Rocky Mountains, photographic albums, souvenir albums, railroad advertising,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Transportation;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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