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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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

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

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

Travel Guides

U.S. Bank Checks

U.S. Military in the Old American West

Western Guide Books

Wyoming

Zebulon Pike

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UNITED STATES BANK CHECKS

(Historical)

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GERMAN NATIONAL BANK

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

July 8, 1867, cancelled

Revenue Imprinted, RN-B

American Bank Note Company, New York, Printers

Very good plus condition

Price: $34.99

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INDEPENDENCE MINE

The Bank of Victor, Victor, Colorado

May 1, 1899

Revenue Imprinted Check RN-X

Unique and historically accurate steel-engraving of W.S. Stratton's Independence Mine on Battle Mountain, above Victor, in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado

Near fine condition

Price: $300.00

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THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA

North Pacific Transportation Company

June 11, 1872, cancelled

Revenue Imprinted bank check RN-C2

Lith. Beitton & Rey, San Francisco, California

Near fine condition

Price: $49.95

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OLD COLONY RAILROAD COMPANY

Massachusetts National Bank

Revenue Imprinted check RN-D1

December 20, 1872, cancelled

Boston, Massachusetts

J.M. Whitemore & Co., Boston, Printers

Near fine condition

Price: $49.99

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK

Canton, Dakota

June 6, 1887, issued/cancelled

Revenue Imprint is for "Dakota Territory"

A. Gast & Co., St. Louis & N.Y.

Near fine condition

Price: $60.00

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UNION BANK OF WINCHESTER

Winchester, Virginia

February 5, 1876, issued/cancelled

Revenue Imprinted RN-F

National Bank Note Company, New York

Bankers, Baltimore, Maryland

Very good plus condition

Price: $50.00

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EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK

Osborne, Kansas

December 12, 1898, issued/paid

Revenue Imprinted RN-X

Hall Litho, Topeka, Kansas

Very good plus condition

Price: $49.95

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WELLS, FARGO & CO.

EXPRESS AND BANKING OFFICE

Bank Check

Dated July 13, 1868

In U.S. Gold Coin

San Francisco, California

On Wells, Fargo & Co., New York

Condition: good only; rough edges on left-hand side of check.

Price: $35.00

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RINGLING BROTHERS

Baraboo, Wisconsin

Dated March 14, 1891, paid

To Bank of Baraboo, Baraboo, Wisconsin

"Founders of the New School of American Showmen"

Ringling Brothers Circus

Condition: fair

Price: $35.00

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JAMES ELLIOTT, CROSS TIES AND TIMBERS

Krebs, Indian Territory

Dated June 16, 1899, paid

To The State National Bank, Denison, Texas

Stephens Litho & Engraving, St. Louis

Railroad-related US Bank Check

Condition: near fine

Price: $20.00

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OFFICE OF SIMMONS HARDWARE COMPANY

April 1890

St. Louis, Missouri

To Tomkins Hardware Company, Leadville, Colorado

Oversized US bank check.

R.P. Studley & Co., St. Louis

Very good condition.

Price: $25.00

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LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM B. KING

Washington, D.C.

Dated August 27, 1898, paid

To the Merchants National Bank, New York

E.A. Wright, Philadelphia, engravers

Condition: very good plus

Signature of William B. King, politician

Price: $19.95

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OFFICE OF THE IRON CLIFFS COMPANY

Negaunee, L.S. Michigan

Dated May 23, 1873, paid

To Chas. J. Canda, Treasurer, New York

Henry Siebert & Bros., engravers and printers, New York

Condition: very good plus

Price: $24.99

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SKINNER BROS. FRUIT GROWERS AND NURSERYMEN

Unissued

Harry Skinner and F.D. Skinner

Columbus, Kansas

Union Bank Note Company, Kansas City, Missouri

Condition: fine.

PRICE: $14.99

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HURFORD BROS.

Canton, Ohio

August 23, 1899, issued/paid

To The George D. Harter Bank, Canton, Ohio

Revenue stamped check, RN-X

Johns & Co, Cleveland, Ohio, printers and engravers

Issued to A. Hurford and signed by secretary on back of US bank check; A. Hurford signed on front

Hurford Mills and Still House, gristmill and distillery

Very good condition

Price: $30.00

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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