BUSINESS
DIRECTORIES
Historical City, State, and District directories
for Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and
Wyoming
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COLORADO
TERRITORIAL PUBLICATIONS
Original editions published in 1861 and 1866
(Two books of Denver, Colorado Territory
history are sold as a set, plus Colorado Territorial documents.)
HISTORY OF THE CITY OF DENVER
From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time
By J.E. Wharton
To Which is Added a Full and Complete
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF THE CITY
By D.O. Wilhelm
Denver, Colorado:
Byers & Dailey, Printers, News Office
1866
Original
1866 edition
Condition: Very good plus; some foxing, but otherwise pages
are clean and bright; 184 pages; recent leather binding using original exterior
paper binding as endpapers.
Price:
$6,000.00
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A TRIP TO PIKE'S PEAK
And Notes By the Way, with Numerous Illustrations: Being
Descriptive of Incidents and Accidents that Attended the Pilgrimage; Of the
Country through Kansas and Nebraska; Rocky Mountains; Mining Regions; Mining
Operations, etc., etc.
By C.M. Clark, M.D.
Chicago: S.P. Rounds' Steam Book and Job Printing House,
1861
Original first edition: 134 pages; plus errata page; plus
18 separately inserted plates
This original edition has been rebound in green cloth and
leather, with gold lettering
Plate: Denver City
Title page has several discrete library markings; however,
there are no other markings anywhere else throughout this scarce book.
Interior pages are clean, with a very minimal amount of foxing.
Overall condition: very good plus to near fine.
Plate: Missouri City, Spring Gulch,
Quartz Hill, Nevada Gulch, and Part of Central City
Going to Gregory Diggings
Price:
$3,000.00
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ABSTRACT OF TITLE
Part of lots 1, 2, 3, 4; Block 45, East Denver
Holliday Street
Dated May 25, 1875
Noted historical Denver personalities listed in this document:
E.W. Wynkoop and Amos Steck
8 legal-sized pages, very good plus condition; territorial
seal
Abstract of Title
Block 32, South Side of Clear Creek, in
the Town of Golden City
August 26, 1867, Territory of Colorado
Document related to W.A.H. Loveland,
Silas Fisher, and Henry Nutt
4 legal-sized pages; folded; territorial
seal and stamps
Very good plus condition
Abstract of Title
Lots 15 & 16, Block 24, East Denver, Colorado Territory
Ben Holladay owned this property in 1865 and 1866
Dated January 14, 1868
2 legal-sized pages; folded; very good condition; territorial
seal
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DIRECTORY OF MINES, COLORADO 1879
THE COLORADO DIRECTORY OF MINES, containing a Description of
the Mines and Mills, and the Mining and Milling Corporations of Colorado.
Arranged alphabetically by Counties, and a History of Colorado from Its Early
Settlement to the Present Time. Edited and Compiled by Thomas B. Corbett,
first edition, Denver, Rocky Mountain News Printing Company, 1879.
Original blue cloth binding; gold print on front cover and spine; 440
pages. ORIGINAL EDITION. Very good condition: new marbled endpapers;
excellent facsimile of first two advertisements.
Price: $2,500.00
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WYOMING STATE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
With Denver and Foreign Classifications,
including Live Stock Department, Wool Growers' Department, Classified Department
1918
Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Publishing & Printing Co.,
1918
Calhoun & Holmes, Printers, Denver
Original printed blue cloth boards with red leather binding
and gold print; 859 pages
Condition: near fine
Price: $750.00
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ARIZONA STATE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Including El Paso, Texas, with Los Angeles and Foreign
Classifications
Including
Live Stock Department, Wool Growers'
Department, Classified Department
1924
Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Publishing & Printing Co.
Calhoun & Holmes, Printers, Denver
Original printed gray cloth boards with red leather binding
and gold print; 695 pages
Condition: near fine
Price: $500.00
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DENVER (COLORADO) DIRECTORY and CLASSIFIED
BUYERS GUIDE
Ballenger & Richards, 51st Year
1923
Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions,
Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms,
Etc.
Volume LI
The Gazetteer Publishing and Printing Co., Publishers
Colhoun & Holmes, Printers, Denver
Original cloth boards; original gold-printed spine; 2325 pages
Illustrations and advertisements.
Condition: very good plus; tight spine; clean pages; some
soiling and mould marks on edges of covers.
Price: $350.00
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DENVER (COLORADO) DIRECTORY
1930
Volume LVIII
The Gazetteer Co., Inc.
Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions,
Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms,
Etc.
Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Publishing & Printing Co.
Calhoun & Holmes Printing Co., Denver
Rebound: maroon cloth with gold print; ex-library, very few
library marks; 2422 pages
Original title page replaced with photocopy; otherwise all
other original pages, advertisements, and illustrations present
Binding tight; pages clean and bright.
Price: $250.00
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DENVER (COLORADO) DIRECTORY
1941
Volume LXIX
Sixty-Ninth Year
The Gazetteer Co., Inc.
Containing a Complete List of the Inhabitants, Institutions,
Incorporated Companies, Manufacturing Establishments, Business, Business Firms,
Etc.
Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Publishing & Printing Co.
Calhoun & Holmes Printing Co., Denver
Original binding with gold print; original cloth boards;
ex-library with very few library marks; 2355 pages
Condition: very good plus condition; complete with
advertisements, and illustrations present
Binding tight; pages clean and bright.
Price: $150.00
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UTAH STATE GAZETTEER
and BUSINESS DIRECTORY
"The Buyer's Guide"
1924 - 1925
R.L. Polk & Co.
Volume X
Salt Lake City, Utah
Original printed yellow cloth binding; 838 pages, complete
with illustrations and advertisements
Condition: good plus; binding has been damp-stained and mould
markings remain; binding slightly warped; internal pages are generally in very
good condition, however, there is some light damp-staining (no page damage)
Е
It is the only publication giving information regarding every city, town,
village, hamlet and settlement in the State of Utah, as well as showing the
business and professional interests of each.
It contains a complete list of the farmers and land owners, arranged by
counties, giving the number of acres owned, the valuation of the acreage and the
post office address Е The information it contains cannot be found elsewhere.
It is a book which cannot be replaced by any other Е.
Price:
$200.00
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UTAH STATE GAZETTEER
and BUSINESS DIRECTORY
"The Buyer's Guide"
1927 - 1928
R.L. Polk & Co.
Volume XI
Salt Lake City, Utah
Original printed gray cloth boards and red cloth, gold-printed
binding; 824 pages, complete with illustrations and advertisements
Condition: good plus; binding has been damp-stained and mould
markings remain; binding slightly warped; internal pages are generally in very
good condition; there is some light damp-staining and several advertisements
pages in front and back have been damaged
Price: $200.00
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ARIZONA STATE BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Including El Paso, Texas, with Los Angeles and Foreign
Classifications
Including
Live Stock Department, Wool Growers'
Department, Classified Department
1928
Denver, Colorado: The Gazetteer Publishing & Printing Co.
Calhoun & Holmes, Printers, Denver
Original printed gray cloth boards with red leather binding
and gold print; 690 pages
Condition: very good plus
Price: $250.00
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