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.
along
with the following book:
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
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
Price for both
volumes, plus documents: $12,500.00
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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
$950.00
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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
$750.00
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ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO PICTORIAL STATE
GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY
FIRST STATEHOOD EDITION
1912 - 1913
Volume No. 1
R.L. Polk & Co., Publishers
St.Paul, Minnesota: 1912
A truly fascinating and unique directory
illustrated with hundreds of photographs of businesses, buildings, businessmen,
town panoramas, street scenes, and more. Special sections depicting towns
and cities in Arizona and New Mexico, also Denver, Colorado Springs, El Paso,
Trinidad, Kansas City, and Los Angeles.
"This is the first statehood edition of Polk's Pictorial
State Gazetteer and Business Directory of Arizona and New Mexico ... It contains
a complete business directory of the two states, each state being complete
within itself ... Each state is divided into four sections ... First, an
alphabetical arrangement of each city, village, post-office, and
settlement. A complete description of each place is given, such as
population, the county in which it is located, the government of the place, the
railroads, streams and lakes, the date of settlement, etc. ... Second, the whole
is classified in one comprehensive list of names showing definitely where
each person and institution is located ... Third, all the information is
classified in a trade directory ... Fourth, in addition to the regular business
directory of each place and the regular alphabetical list of all business and
professional men in the state ...."
Original front cloth board; back board is missing, but has
been replaced with a brown cloth board.
Original print spine reinforced.
Arizona Business Directory section is 1139 pages; with
numerous half-tone illustrations and advertisements.
New Mexico Business Directory section is 723 pages; with
numerous half-tone illustrations and advertisements.
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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.
$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.
$300.00
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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.
$250.00
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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)
$500.00
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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
$450.00
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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
$450.00
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