Mt. Gothic Tomes & Reliquary

MT. GOTHIC TOMES and RELIQUARY

Western Americana, Literary First Editions,

Rare Books, Old Maps, Antique Photographs,

Original Artwork, and Historic Artifacts

MAY 2012

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Brian Levine

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

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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.

 

MT. GOTHIC TOMES AND RELIQUARY is an intriguing mixture of 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-six 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.

We are always interested in purchasing excellent books, F. Scott Fitzgerald first editions, literary and scientific first editions; maps, original photographs, documents and Western Americana.  We are also willing to travel, so do not hesitate contacting us first.  Superb items are always worth the effort.

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June-July Catalogue 2011

September Catalogue 2011

Recent Acquisitions 2012

Americana

Arizona

Aspen, Colorado

Bassick Mine, Querida, Custer County, Colorado

Business Directories

Charles Craig

Colorado

Colorado Bottles, historical

Colorado Business Directories

Colorado Checks

Colorado Geology

Colorado Labor Wars

Colorado Midland Railway

Colorado Mining Stock Certificates

Colorado Railroad Locks

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Colorado Territory Mining Stock Certificates

Colorado Whiskey Jugs, historical

Coors Brewery Lithograph 1900

Crested Butte, Colorado Real Estate

Cripple Creek, Colorado

Cripple Creek checks 

Cripple Creek Mining Directories

Cripple Creek, Colorado mining stock certificates

Custer County, Colorado

Custeriana, General George Armstrong Custer

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad

Denver, Colorado

Enos Mills publications

Express, Telegraph and Miscellaneous Passes

First Editions, Literary

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

John Gardner

George Foott, Art of

Gilpin County, Colorado

Gunnison County, Colorado, including Crested Butte

Ben Hecht

Ernest Hemingway

Hutchinson Soda Bottles

William Henry Jackson

Ken Schneider

Labor Wars

Lawmen and Outlaws

Leadville, Colorado

Leadville Directories

Lewis and Clark publications

Lynd Ward

Maps

Mesa Verde, Colorado

Mining

Native American

New Mexico books

Nolie Mumey

Pamphlets

Photographs

Railroad Books

Railroad Passes

Ranching

Recent Acquisitions

Revenue Stamped Checks

Richard P. Feynman

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Southwestern American Archaeology

Steamship Company Passes

Travel Guides

U.S. Bank Checks

U.S. Military in the Old American West

Western Guide Books

Wyoming

Zebulon Pike

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We are always interested in purchasing, whether you have a single item for sale or an entire collection.

© 2012 Mt. Gothic Tomes and Reliquary, LLC

Albert Einstein once joked, "Since the mathematicians have grabbed hold of the theory of relativity, I myself no longer understand it."

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Boltzmann equation

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Dirac equation

MAP OF PERU AND SNAKE RIVER MINING DISTRICT, SUMMIT COUNTY, COLORADO and GENEVA DISTRICT, CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO, 1882

Published by James Teal, C.E. and Geo. E. Kedzie, C.E. Asst., May 1882, Georgetown, Colorado.

See the following web page: Maps Page 5

 

DRUMM'S MAP OF BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO, 1914

Compiled, Drawn and Published by Henry A. Drumm, Room 3, Court House, Boulder , Colorado.  Copyrighted by Henry A. Drumm, 1914. 

For more details, please see the following web page: Maps Page 2

 

ASPEN COLORADO WHISKEY JUGS

Herman Baer & Co.  Wholesale Wines, Liquors & Cigars, Aspen, Colo.  See the following web page: Aspen Colorado Page 3

Hawkins & Bascom.  Wholesale & Retail Wines, Liquors & Cigars.  Aspen, Colorado.  See the following web page: Aspen Colorado Page 3

CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD MINING STOCK CERTIFICATE

THE RED CROSS GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY, #1072, issued March 14, 1899, uncancelled, near fine condition, usual folds.  Printed on certificate, "Cripple Creek, El Paso County" and "Pine Creek, Gilpin County.  Unique vignette.  Printed by Western Litho Co., Denver.

See the following web page: Cripple Creek stock certificates

FIRST EDITION LITERATURE

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD.  TENDER IS THE NIGHT

Inscribed by Fitzgerald.

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First edition, third printing, in second issue dust jacket, inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald, September 1940.  Book published in 1934.

See the following web page for further details:

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, Page 13

ALL THE SAD YOUNG MEN

1st edition in original dust jacket.  Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald to Louis Azrael

Interested in this inscribed book, please see the following web page:

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD Page 8

 

SCIENCE

SURELY YOU'RE JOKING, MR. FEYNMAN

Signed by Nobel Prize Winning Physicist, Richard Feynman

Adventures of a Curious Character.  W.W. Norton & Company: New York, 1985.  See the following webpage:

Richard P. Feynman

 

WESTERN AMERICANA

COLORADO MIDLAND RAILWAY

Colorado Midland Railway Indian original advertising poster

Original Colorado Midland Railway broadside advertising route from Pikes Peak Region to Leadville and on to the Frying Pan and Aspen.

WELSH'S BOTTLING WORKS, Crested Butte, Colorado

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Crested Butte, Colorado, rare hand-blown Hutchinson soda bottle

Colorado Bottles

COLORADO MINING STOCK

THE DEFENDER GOLD MINING COMPANY,CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO, 1901

THE HILLSDALE GOLD MINING COMPANY, CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO, 1897

THE CITY BANK OF LEADVILLE, issued January 1, 1883, uncancelled.  Litho. Culver, Page, Haynes & Co., Chicago.  Leadville, Colorado.

THE MAPLE LEAF CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINES COMPANY, COCHETOPA DISTRICT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, 1904, signed by Colorado Governor James B. Orman

THE RUBY SILVER MINING AND SMELTING COMPANY OF GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO, 1881.  Sylvanite Lode, Copper Creek, near Gothic

THE SILVER GREY AND SAN JUAN MINING COMPANY, RED MOUNTAIN, OURAY COUNTY, COLORADO, 1883

THE EMPRESS OF ASPEN MINING COMPANY, 1892.  Aspen Silver Mining District, Pitkin County, Colorado

THE LUCANIA TUNNEL AND MINES COMPANY, 1908.  Mines in Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, Colorado.  Signed by Cripple Creek gold baron, Ernest A. Colburn

THE LEADVILLE & GUNNISON GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY, 1881

GALENA SILVER MINING COMPANY, 1888.  Crystal City, Gunnison County, Colorado

HISTORICAL COLORADO PUBLICATIONS

THERE'S MONEY IN FRUIT, J.W. Lee Real Estate Company, HOTCHKISS, COLORADO, promotional booklet, ca. 1910

THE COLORADO BRAND BOOK, 1914, Live Stock Brands and Marks, Colorado State Board of Stock Inspection Commissioners

Visit webpage: September Catalogue 2011

 

KOCH LUMBER COMPANY.  Advertisement for "Red Glow Coal."  Aspen, Colorado.  1920s

MIKE FISHER, Wines, Liquors, Cigars, Crested Butte, Colorado

Colorado Whiskey Jugs, historical

 

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The books and artifacts listed in this website represent only a small fraction of our inventory.  Please email or call us with your specific interests.  mtgothic69@rocketmail.com

Payment: we accept cashier's checks, money orders, personal checks, or wire transfers.  We do accommodate international clients.  We must apologize that we do not as yet accept credit cards.  Our preferred method of mailing: USPS first class priority with full insurance and delivery confirmation.  For orders over $500.00, we use USPS Registered Mail with full insurance.  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.

WE PURCHASE HISTORICAL MATERIALS - books, maps, photographs, first editions, etc. --  FROM SINGLE ITEMS TO FULL LIBRARIES!  Email or call us with the details of your treasures.  We are more than willing to travel for an excellent collection.

"... 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

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