Rare books, pamphlets, and other publications on Denver,
Colorado.
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DENVER
AND COLORADO INDUSTRIAL EXPOSITION 1887. R.G. Dill, Book and Job
Printer, Denver, Colorado. Collier & Cleaveland Lith. Co., Denver,
Colorado. Pamphlet is in its original illustrated covers; 32 pages;
numerous finely executed steel-engravings of scenes in Denver and around
Colorado. Scenes include: Bird's-eye-View of Denver; Sierra Blanca;
Twin Lakes; Veta Pass; Animas Canon; Tabor Grand Opera House; business buildings
in Denver; Cliff Dwellings in Southern Colorado (Mesa Verde); Spanish Peaks;
Trinity M.E. Church; and many more. Pamphlet also contains a great amount
of detail on industry and agriculture in Denver and Colorado. Condition:
very good plus. Price:
$300.00
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DENVER
-- AND THE MIDDLE TRAIL: The Story of a City and A road of Destiny, by
Dowell Livesay. Published in 1927: The Welch-Haffner Printing Company,
Denver, Colorado. Pamphlet in its original illustrated covers;63 pages;
numerous half-tone photograph illustrations. Pamphlet details
history of Denver from 1858 to the 1920s, relating facts on people and places,
exemplifying with images. Author terms the road to Denver the "Middle
Trail," because it was situated between the Oregon and Santa Fe
trails. Gold discoveries, D.H. Moffat, health-seekers, railroad center,
mining, recreation -- they are all a part of the story this pamphlet
tells. Condition: near fine. Price:
$45.00
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DENVER,
THE BEAUTIFUL, being the Tale of the Growth of a Western Metropolis and a
Description of the Queen City of the Plains, Picturesquely Set Forth with Camera
and Pen. Compiled and edited by Thomas D. Parker. Issued by
the Colorado Press Bureau of Information, Copyrighted 1902, by John S.
Flower. Engraved and Printed by The App-Sutherland Engraving Co., Denver,
Colorado. Pamphlet is in its original gray illustrated covers;
string-tied; 40 pages; profusely illustrated with half-tone photographs.
Images and details of places in and around Denver: bird's-eye-views; business
buildings; private residences; parks; etc. Condition: very good; covers
professionally reinforced. Price:
$75.00 Sold
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VIEWS
OF DENVER: The Queen City of the Plains, published by L.H. Nelson,
Portland, Maine, Publishers of Souvenir Books and Views of Prominent Cities and
Summer Resorts. Photographs by The Smith-Hassell Co. Circa
1900. Publication is in its original gold printed green wrappers; 48
pages. Numerous half-tone photographs of scenes in and around
Denver: 17th Street from Broadway; City Market; Colorado State Capitol; City
Hall; Post Office; 16th Street; Corner of Colfax and Broadway; Chamber of
Commerce; Majestic Building; Cooper Building; Equitable Building; Mining
Exchange; Boston Building; Argo Smelter; Albany Hotel; Brown Palace Hotel; Union
Station; Denver Club; Denver Athletic Club; University Club; Tabor Grand Opera
House; Broadway Theatre, Interior; St. Joseph's Hospital; St. Anthony's
Hospital; National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives; Old Ladies' Home; Central
Presbyterian Church; and many, many more. Condition: cover has experienced
some discoloration; a few bits of tape on several of the interior pages;
otherwise, very good plus. Price:
$45.00
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OUR
CAPITOL: DENVER, COLORADO. Photographed and Published by J.
Collier; Half-tone engraving by Frank Reistle; Printing by the Publishers'
Pressroom, Denver, Colorado. Copyrighted 1906, by J. Collier.
Publication in its original red covers; string-tied; 24 pages; in its original
envelope, intended for the B.P.O.E. (Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks). Two pages of descriptive; the rest are scenes of the Capitol
Building: West Hallway, Main Floor; Grand Staircase; South Hallway, Main Floor;
Governor's Reception Room; Rotunda; Wolcott Memorial Window; House of
Representatives; Supreme Court; Senate; In the Dome; Mineral Exhibit; War
Relics; Fruit Exhibit; and more. Condition: near fine. Price:
$50.00
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DENVER:
PORTAL TO THE ROCKIES. Published by The Kendrick-Bellamy Co.,
Denver, Colorado. The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, NY. Publication in
its original brown wrappers, tipped on half-tone on front cover; string-binding;
12 pages. Each page has a separate half-tone photograph. Views
include; Continental Divide from City Park; City Auditorium; Public Library
Building; Brown Palace Hotel; Savoy and Shirley Hotels; 16th Street at Stout;
17th Street from above; and more. Condition: near fine, with original
envelope. Price: $50.00
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