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WESTERN AMERICANA

 

 

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We are MT. GOTHIC TOMES AND RELIQUARY, 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-five 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.

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Brian Levine

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

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July 2008

 

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MESA VERDE, COLORADO

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ANCIENT RUINS OF THE SOUTHWEST

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By Edgar L. Hewett

Director of American Archaeology for the Archaeological Institute of America

Issued by the Passenger Department, Denver and Rio Grande Railroad

1909

S.K. Hooper, General Passenger and Ticket Agent

Original illustrated wrappers; 24 pages; illustrated throughout

25 photographs; plus 2 maps

Carson-Harper, Printers: Denver, Colorado

Very good plus condition

$100.00

 

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RUINER

AF KLIPPBONINGAR

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MESA VERDE'S CANONS

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(THE CLIFF DWELLERS OF MESA VERDE)

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Gustaf Nordenskiold

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Southwestern Colorado

Their Pottery and Implements

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Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt & Soners Forlag: 1893

First Edition

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Complete with all illustrations

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Condition: very good plus to near fine; original burgundy cloth binding; strong spine; clean, bright pages; some light damp-staining to back cover

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THE STORY OF MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK

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"America's sublime antiquity has the lure of a mystery greater than the ruined cities of the old world."

Presented by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad

Published by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co., Denver, Colorado.  Printed in the United States by Smith-Brooks, Denver.  Prepared by Cusack-White Co., Denver

Original illustrated stiff wrappers; 16 pages; beautifully illustrated.

Near fine condition

 

$45.00

 

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THE LAND OF THE CLIFF DWELLERS

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by Frederick H. Chapin

Boston: Appalachian Mountain Club

W.B. Clarke and Company, 1892, first edition

University Press: John Wilson and son, Cambridge

Original two-tone green cloth binding; embossed illustration; gold print on front cover and spine; 188 pages; photographic illustrations (both phototypes and photo-engravings)

Condition: very good plus; strong binding; clean, bright pages; a touch of light rubbing on small parts of the covers; complete with all illustrations

 

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MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK, COLORADO

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Season From May 15 to October 15, 1934

United States Department of the Interior

Harold L. Ickes, Secretary; National Park Service, Arno B. Cammerer, Directory

United States Government Printing Office, Washington: 1934

Original illustrated wrappers; 44 pages; numerous photographic illustrations; plus, Map of "Location of Reservations Administered by the National Park Service"

Condition: very good plus; remnants of adhesions on back cover

$35.00

 

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REPORT ON THE ANCIENT RUINS

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Examined in 1875 and 1877

By William H. Jackson

Ruins of Southwestern Colorado and Adjacent Territory

[Extracted from the Tenth Annual Report of the Survey for the Year 1876]

Significant amount on Mesa Verde area

Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey

F.V. Hayden, U.S. Geologist-In-Charge

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1879

Pages 411 - 448, original printed wrappers; numerous plates and maps; complete

Very good plus to near fine condition

 

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

© 2008 Mt. Gothic Tomes and Reliquary, LLC

 

"In an age when information is everything, don't expect facts to be free."