Mt. Gothic Tomes & Reliquary

MT. GOTHIC TOMES and RELIQUARY

Western Americana, Literary First Editions,

Rare Books, Old Maps, Antique Photographs,

Original Artwork, and Historic Artifacts

MAY 2012

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Brian Levine

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

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"So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." from The Great Gatsby, 1925, by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

 

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

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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

Express, Telegraph and Miscellaneous Passes

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

Lynd Ward

Maps

Mesa Verde, Colorado

Mining

Native American

New Mexico books

Nolie Mumey

Pamphlets

Photographs

Railroad Books

Railroad Passes

Ranching

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Revenue Stamped Checks

Richard P. Feynman

San Juan Mountains, Colorado

Southwestern American Archaeology

Steamship Company Passes

Travel Guides

U.S. Bank Checks

U.S. Military in the Old American West

Western Guide Books

Wyoming

Zebulon Pike

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MINING PROSPECTUS

BARLOW SILVER MINING COMPANY

LAKE MINING DISTRICT, near Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colorado, San Juan.  Incorporated 1876.  Denver: Tribune Steam Printing House, 1876.  Original printed pink wrappers; 16 pages.  Good plus condition.  Price: $400.00

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THE CENTENNIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY

OF WYOMING TERRITORY

SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

OCTOBER 10TH 1877.  Original printed gray wrappers; 13 pages; light stains to cover edges.  Laramie Sentinel, Printers.  Stephen W. Downey, President, Laramie City, Wyoming Territory, 1877.  N. M. Ambrose, Superintendent.  Overall condition: very good plus.  Mining property in North Park Region, near head waters of Grand, the North Platte, and Laramie rivers.  Price: $400.00

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C.O.D. CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Cripple Creek, Colorado.  Mining Property:  The C.O.D. Consolidated Gold Mining and Development Company, owning the C.O.D. and Rebecca properties, located in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District of Colorado.  Prospectus, 1915.  Two photographic views of Mine.  Foldout plat map of mining claims.  Brock Haffner Press, Quality Printers, Denver.  Original printed wrappers; 8 pages.  The Claude Sachs Investment Company, Denver, Colorado.  Price: $200.00

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THE ADVANCE GOLD MINING, BONDING AND LEASING COMPANY

Issued February 28, 1900, uncancelled.  Very good plus condition, usual folds.  Stated, "Cripple Creek, Colo." on certificate.  SOLD

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REYNOLDS - ALASKA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Issued September 24, 1903, uncancelled.  102 claims.  The Boulder Bay group of 31 claims, 620 acres, on the Kenai Peninsula.  Copper and gold.  The Copper Mountain Group, 9 claims in Landlock Bay, near Boulder Bay.  Iron Mountain Group, 62 claims, including the Duchess and Blue Fox properties, Horseshoe Bay, 60 miles west of Boulder Bay, Latouche Island.  Copper ore.  Company was original promoted by Henry D. Reynolds, who was ousted in 1907; and, in 1908 was arrested on a secret indictment, returned by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts for using the mails to defraud.  Reynolds had a long string of collateral enterprises having absolutely no connection with the legitimate mining and smelting operations.  The Company's real estate holdings in and around Valdez was sold under receivership in 1908.  In 1909, the Company was in bankruptcy, but proceedings terminated in 1910 after a settlement was made with creditors.  This certificate represents the legitimate mining operations of the Company cleansed of Mr. Reynolds' philandering.  Governor John Green Brady (1848-1918) of Alaska was forced to resign due to his involvement with Henry Reynolds.  Condition: near fine; some wrinkles.  This certificate is signed by H.A. Reynolds as treasurer of the Company.

Price: $450.00

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THE CLAY COUNTY MINING & MILLING COMPANY

Issued January 7, 1892, uncancelled.  Location of Mines: Gilpin County, Colorado.  Clay County Mine.  Incorporated by Colorado.  Small-sized, near fine condition, no folds

Price: $125.00

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THE CONSOLIDATED GREGORY COMPANY

Issued January 29, 1869; uncancelled.  Company owned 500 lineal feet on the original Discovery Claim, the Gregory Lode, in the Kansas Territory in 1859.  The resulting gold rush helped initiate the formation of the Colorado Territory.  Claim near Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado Territory.  Details of this Company and its operations can be found in Ovando Hollister's MINES OF COLORADO, 1867.  Near fine condition; folds

Price: $3,500.00

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THE PORTLAND GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued April 29, 1907, uncancelled.  Incorporated in Wyoming.  The most productive gold mines in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado.  Over-sized certificate; very good plus condition

Price: $150.00

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THE CRESSON GOLD MINING AND MILLING COMPANY

ISsued December 14, 1920; cancelled.  Western Bank Note Engraving, Chicago.  Incorporated in Colorado.  Company owned one of the later major gold producers in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado.  Property produced generally low-grade ore throughout the 1890s, but was made a significant producer by Richard Roelefs in the 1910s.  Condition: very good plus; folds

Price: $35.00

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BULLFROG GOLDEN SCEPTRE MINING COMPANY

Issued February 12, 1906, uncancelled.  Corporate seal affixed at Goldfield, Nevada.  Incorporated in Territory of Arizona.  Printed on certificate: Goldfield, Nevada.  Unique bullfrog vignette.  Condition: near fine with usual folds.

Price: $350.00

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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

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