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

FEBRUARY 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

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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LA FORTUNA MINING COMPANY, ARIZONA

Issued July 6, 1900, paid.  Issued on The Nevada National Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California.  Revenue Stamp Type RN-X: Documentary tax of 1898 to help fund the Spanish American War.  Lith. Britton & Rey. S.F.  Near fine condition

Price: $35.00

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS

Issued October 20, 1874, paid.  Continental Bank Note Company, New York.  Revenue Stamp Type D1.  Very good plus condition

Price: $45.00

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FARMERS' AND MINERS' BANK, LUCAS, IOWA

Issued May 14, 1901, paid.  Issued on the National Live Stock Bank, Chicago, Illinois.  Stephens Litho & Engraving Co., St. Louis.  Litho of the U.S. Battleship Iowa.  Near fine condition.  Revenue Stamp Type RN-X: Documentary tax of 1898 to help fund the Spanish American War.

Price: $45.00

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GUNNISON

Murray Bros.  Issued November 4, 1898, paid.  Revenue Stamped check, Type RN-X.  Condition: very good plus.  Price: $35.00

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YELLOW ASTER MINING AND MILLING CO.

Issued April 30, 1901, paid.  Randsburg, California.  Revenue printed stamp, RN-X.  To the National Bank of California, Los Angeles, California.  Printed by the Union Litho Co., San Francisco.  Near fine condition

Price: $35.00

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THE SWEITZER MERCANTILE COMPANY

American National Bank, Leadville, Colorado.  Issued July 5, 1901, paid; revenue stamped check RN-X.  Signed by L.W. Sweitzer, vice president.  Very good plus condition

Price: $25.00

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THE STRATTON CRIPPLE CREEK MINING AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Colorado Springs, Colorado.  Unissued, dateline: 190__.  Revenue stamped Cripple Creek, Colorado mining check, 190__.  Hall Litho Co., Topeka, Kansas.  Very good plus condition

Price: $75.00

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THE ADAMS INVESTMENT COMPANY

The First National Bank.  Cripple Creek, Colorado, issued April 15, 1899, paid.  Revenue stamped check, RN-X.  Printed by W.F. Robinson & Co., Denver, Colorado.  Near fine condition

Price: $25.00

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THE BANK OF VICTOR, VICTOR, COLORADO

Written over with "First National Bank of Cripple Creek, Cripple Creek, Colo."  Issued March 3, 1900, paid.  Revenue stamped check, RN-X.  Issued to and signed by R.P. Russell, a business associate of W.S. Stratton.  Condition: fair to good only; light soiling and lower right-hand corner missing.  However, a rare revenue stamped check.  Price: $20.00

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HART GOLD MINING & LEASING COMPANY

Issued on an account at The First National Bank of Cripple Creek, Colorado.  Issued March 9, 1901, paid.  Signed by Eugene P. Shove as treasurer of The Hart Gold Mining & Leasing Co.  Pueblo Litho & Printing Co., Pueblo, Colorado.  Revenue stamped check, Type RN-X.  Issued on a Cripple Creek, Colorado gold mining operation.  Condition: fine

Price: $20.00

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SUSQUEHANNA GOLD MINING COMPANY

Rocky Mountain National Bank.  Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado Territory.  Revenue Stamped US Bank Check, RN-B1.  Issued October 23, 1869, paid.  Western Engraving Co, Chicago, Illinois.  Near Fine condition.  Price: $75.00

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FORT LUPTON BANK

Issued December 2, 1901, paid.  Fort Lupton, Colorado.  To Colorado National Bank, Denver, Colorado.  Revenue Stamped US Bank Check, RN-X1.  Very good condition

Price: $20.00

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THE CRESSON CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING & MILLING COMPANY

Issued November 20, 1899, paid.  The First National Bank of Cripple Creek, Colorado.  Signed by one of the original owners of the Cresson Mine, Jervis R. Harbeck.  Hall Litho Co., Topeka, Kansas.  Near fine condition.  Price: $35.00

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THE BANK OF VICTOR

Issued February 3, 1899, paid.  To The First National Bank, Denver, Colorado.  Revenue Stamped US Bank Check, RN-X1.  Pettibone & Sawtell & Co., Chicago.  Condition: fair to good only

Price: $20.00

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THE VINDICATOR CONSOLIDATED GOLD MINING COMPANY

Issued April 8, 1899, paid: To Denver National Bank, Denver, Colorado; Mining property in the Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado.  Pueblo Litho & Printing Co., Pueblo, Colorado.  Signed by gold magnate and brewer, Adolph J. Zang (Zang's Beer).  Revenue Stamped US Bank Check, RN-X1.  Very good plus.

Price: $85.00

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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

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