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WESTERN AMERICANA

 

 

Rare Books and First Editions

 

 

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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." from The Great Gatsby, 1925, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

 

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We are MT. GOTHIC TOMES AND RELIQUARY, Rare Books, Western Americana, First Edition Literature.  We have been in the business of "re-discovering" scarce Western Americana and First Edition Literature for over twenty-five years.  During that time, we have taken pride in helping public institutions and private collectors alike improve and expand their specialized archives.  We can do the same for you.

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Brian Levine

P.O. Box 3048, Crested Butte, Colorado 81224-3048  USA

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"... But never again as during that all too short period when he and I were one person, when the fulfilled future and the wistful past were mingled in a single gorgeous moment -- when life was literally a dream...."  F. Scott Fitzgerald, from 'Early Success,' The Crack Up, October 1937

                     

Young Woman in White Gloves, by Tamara De Lempicka                TENDER IS THE NIGHT, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1st edition

                                                                                                                                                   

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BUENA VISTA MINE, CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD DISTRICT, COLORADO, 1892

An original painting by George Foott, 2006

Art of George Foott

PAINTING PHOTO-REALISM, LITERARILY

 

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Original early photograph of Cripple Creek, Colorado, April 1892

Photographer: O.B. Benson, in Cripple Creek between 1891 - 1892

Photographs Page 3

 

 

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THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED

Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald

 

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Page 8

 

 

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DIRECTORY OF MINES, COLORADO, 1879

Compiled by Thomas Corbett,

"Compliments of CONSOLIDATED HERCULES & ROE SILVER MINING COMPANY"

 

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WESTERN STORY

Original painting by George Foott

Art of George Foott

PAINTING PHOTO-REALISM, LITERARILY

 

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MAP OF GILPIN COUNTY, COLORADO, 1891

Julius Bien & Co.

 

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GOLDFIELD LEDGE MINING COMPANY

Goldfield, Nevada, 1905

 

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MAP OF THE MINING DISTRICTS OF GILPIN AND CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES, COLORADO

Clason pocket map, first edition, 1906

MAPS PAGE 5

 

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TWELFTH ANNUAL REPORT, MAPS AND PANORAMAS

OF THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL

SURVEY OF THE TERRITORIES

1878

10 maps, near fine condition

 

MAPS PAGE 4

 

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ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN

by

F. Scott Fitzgerald

First edition, signed by Fitzgerald, in original dust jacket

1926

Please see the following web page:

 

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Page 7

 

 

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A FAREWELL TO ARMS

 

by

Ernest Hemingway

First edition, first state in original first issue dust jacket

1929

 

Please see the following web page:

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

 

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BROKEN NECKS

by

Ben Hecht

First edition, first state in first state dust jacket

1926

Web page:

Ben Hecht

 

 

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All items are guaranteed to be authentic and as described, or you can notify us of any discrepancy within 24 hours of receipt and arrange to have your purchase price refunded. 

 

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"In an age when information is everything, don't expect facts to be free."

 

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Recommended links:            The Dr. Colorado Web Site

Colorado Historical Society    Flying Cracker        Library of Congress    

Denver Public Library        Denver Stock Exchange       

Cripple Creek District Museum            Victor Lowell Thomas Museum