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1. Athearn, Frederic J. AN
ISOLATED EMPIRE: A HISTORY OF NORTHWESTERN COLORADO.. Denver,
Colorado: Colorado State Office-BLM, 1981. 139 pages. Softcover binding. Some
shelf wear to the edges of the covers. $10.00
2. Beckman, William Curtis. Guide
to the Fishes of Colorado.. Boulder, Colorado:
University of Colorado Museum, 1963. 110 pages. Softbound covers show slight
discoloration and soiling. Scarce. $20.00
3. Bennett, Edwin Lewis. BOOM
TOWN BOY: IN OLD CREEDE, COLORADO.. Chicago: Sage
Books, 1968. 213 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of book and dust
jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front cover. There is a library label
on the front cover of the dust jacket. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The
binding is tight. $38.00
4. Boyd, David. A
HISTORY: GREELEY AND THE UNION COLONY OF COLORADO.. Greeley,
Colorado: Greeley Tribune Press, 1890. 1st Edition. 448 pages. Ex-library, with
labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels
inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight.
$75.00
5. Chancellor, R.E-editor. A
LOOK BACK: THE D-J PLAY 1950-1965 AND OTHER OIL STORIES.. Butte,
Montana: Artcraft Printers, 1998. 160 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing
to spine and corners. $7.50
7. Collier, William Ross. DAVE
COOK OF THE ROCKIES: FRONTIER GENERAL, FIGHTING SHERRIFF AND LEADER OF MEN. . New
York: Rufus Rockwell Wilson, Inc. , 1936. 224 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges
and corners. Dust jacket has tears and chips to the edges. $25.00
8. Dunning, Harold Marion. OVER
HILL AND VALE. In the Evening Shadows Of Colorado's Longs Peak.. Boulder,
Colorado: Johnson Publishing Co, 1956. 605 pages. Ex-library, with spine marks
and label and pocket removal marks inside the front cover. Light shelf wear.
Pages clean and binding tight. Slight fading to the spine. ` $55.00
9. Dunning, Harold Marion. OVER
HILL AND VALE. In the Evening Shadows Of Colorado's Longs Peak.. Boulder,
Colorado: Johnson Publishing Co, 1956. 605 pages. Shelf wear to spine edges and
corners. Dust jacket has small tears and chips and light soiling. ` $55.00
10. Eddy, Frank W.-et al. THE
ARCHEOLOGICAL MITIGATION PROGRAM AND EXCAVATIONS AT SITE 5MF605, BROWN'S
PARK...MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO.. Boulder,
Colorado: Science Applications, Inc. , 1982. Bound in plastic-covered binder.
Paper covers. 8.5" x 11". $20.00
11. Etter, Don D. AURARIA,
WHERE DENVER BEGAN.. Denver, Colorado: Colorado
Associated University Press, 1972. 99 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of
book and dust jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front cover. There is a
library label on the front cover of the dust jacket. Shelf wear to the spine and
corners. The binding is tight. $4.25
12. Fenwick, Red. ALFRED
PACKER: THE TRUE STORY OF THE MAN EATER.. Denver,
Colorado: Publishers Press, 1963. 40 pages. Ex-library. Entirely rebound in
library buckram. with spine marks and label and pocket removal marks inside the
front cover. $30.00
13. Fisher, John Stirling. A
BUILDER OF THE WEST: THE LIFE OF GENERAL WILLIAM JACKSON PALMER.. Caldwell,
Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1939. 332 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine
and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels inside the front
cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $49.50
14. Fossett, Frank. COLORADO,
ITS GOLD AND SILVER MINES, FARMS AND STOCK RANGES, AND HEALTH AND PLEASURE
RESORTS.. New York: C. G. Crawford, 1880. 592
pages. With two fold-out maps and a fold-out illustration, as well as woodcuts.
Green cloth covers. Wear and rubbing to the spine edges and corners. Binding
slightly cocked. Back hinge quite cracked, but holding. Text block starting to
crack in a couple of places, with a couple of page signatures slipping, but
still attached. Contents compelte. $75.00
15. Gillette, Ethel Morrow. IDAHO
SPRINGS: SARATOGA OF THE ROCKIES. A HISTORY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO.. New
York: Vantage Press, 1978. 219 pages. Signed by the author. Some shelf wear to
binding. Dust jacket has some chips to the edges. $18.50
16. Government Printing Office. REPORT
OF THE SOUTH CANYON FIRE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM, AUGUST 17, 1994.. Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1994. Large softcover edition. Some shelf wear
to the spine edges. Corners are dog-earred a bit. $15.00
17. Hafen, Leroy R. & Ann W. Hafen. REPORTS
FROM COLORADO. The Wildman Letters 1859-1865. With Other Related Letters and
Newspaper Reports, 1859. Far West and Rockies Series, volume XIII (13).. Glendale,
California: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1961. 332 pages. Near new condition. A few
of the pages are uncut. $45.00
18. Hambleton, Chalkley J. A
GOLD HUNTER'S EXPERIENCE.. Fairfield, Washington:
Ye Galleon Press, 1988. 121 pages. Near new condition. $40.00
19. Hansen, Wallace R. Geology
of the Flaming Gorge Area, Utah-Colorado-Wyoming.. Washington,
D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1965. 196 pages. Large softcover binding.
There is wear and some discoloration to the covers and some bumps to the page
edges at the bottom front of the book. Includes quite a few photographs and some
maps inside the back cover of the book. $68.00
20. Harrington, H.D. MANUAL
OF THE PLANTS OF COLORADO. FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE FERNS AND FLOWERING
PLANTS OF THE STATE.. Denver, Colorado: Sage
Books, 1954. 666 pages. Ex-library. Entirely rebound in blue-green library
buckram. with spine marks and label and pocket removal marks inside the front
cover. $19.75
21. Jackson, Clarence S. QUEST
OF THE SNOWY CROSS.. Denver: University of Denver
Press, 1952. 135 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and labels inside the
front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $6.00
22. Jocknick, Sidney. EARLY
DAYS ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF COLORADO, 1870-1883.. Glorieta,
New Mexico: Rio Grande Press, 1968. 393 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine
and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels inside the front
cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight. $32.75
23. Jones, William C. MILE
HIGH TROLLEYS: A NOSTALGIC LOOK AT DENVER IN THE ERA OF THE STREETCARS.. Golden,
Colorado: National Railway Historical Society, 1965. 96 pages. Ex-library, with
labels on spine of book and dust jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front
cover. There is a library label on the front cover of the dust jacket. Shelf
wear to the spine and corners. The binding is tight. $21.50
24. Kohl, Edith Eudora. DENVER'S
HISTORIC MANSIONS.. Denver: Sage Books, 1957. 268
pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the
front cover and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and
corners. Binding is tight. $4.95
25. McConnell, Virginia. BAYOU
SALADO: STORY OF SOUTH PARK.. Denver: Sage Books,
1966. 275 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of book and dust jacket, and
labels and pocket inside the front cover. There is a library label on the front
cover of the dust jacket. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. The binding is
tight. The dust jacket has tape on the flaps holding it to the covers. $4.00
26. McKern, W.C. WESTERN
COLORADO PETROGLYPHS.. Denver, Colorado: Colorado
State Office Bureau of Land Management, 1978. 112 pages. Softbound covers. Light
wear to the covers. $12.50
27. McMechen, Edgar Carlisle. THE
MOFFAT TUNNEL OF COLORADO: AN EPIC OF EMPIRE. Set of 2 volumes.. Denver,
Colorado: Moffat Tunnel Commission, 1927. Two volume set complete. Ex-library,
with labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels
inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight.
$165.00
28. Miller, A.K. MOLLUSCA:
LOWER PERMIAN CEPHALOPODS FROM THE TEXAS COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.. Kansas:
University of Kansas, 1947. 13 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear to cover
edges. $7.50
29. Mills, Enos A. EARLY
ESTES PARK. With introduction and biographical notes by Esther B. Mills.. Estes
Park, Colorado: Redbird Bookshop, 1959. 52 pages. Signed by Esther B. Mills.
Ex-library, with labels on outside and inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the
spine and corners. Binding is tight. Scarce first edition. $18.00
30. Monahan, Doris. DESTINATION
DENVER CITY: THE SOUTH PLATTE TRAIL. Athens, Ohio:
Swallow Press, 1985. 293 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of book and
dust jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front cover. There is a library
label on the front cover of the dust jacket. Shelf wear to the spine and
corners. The binding is tight. $20.00
31. Morgan, Helen. LOOKING
BACK ON DELTA COUNTY: REMNANTS OF THE OLD WEST. Volume II.. [n.p.]:
Private Printing, 1980. 100 pages. This is volume II. Softbound covers. Some
wear. Signed by the author. There is also a letter from author inside the front
cover. $20.00
32. Mumey, Nolie. PROFESSOR
OSCAR J. GOLDRICK AND HIS DENVER.. Denver: Sage
Books, 1959. 41 pages. Signed limited edition. Ex-library, with labels on spine
and labels inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding
is tight. $7.50
33. Murray Robert A. CITADEL
ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL. THE SAGA OF BENT'S FORT.. Bellevue
Nebraska: Old Army Press, 1970. 88 pages. Ex-library, with labels on spine of
book and dust jacket, and labels and pocket inside the front cover. There is a
library label on the front cover of the dust jacket. Shelf wear to the spine and
corners. The binding is tight. $9.50
34. Murray, Robert A. LAS
ANIMAS, HUERFANO, AND CUSTER: THREE COLORADO COUNTIES ON A CULTURAL FRONTIER: A
HISTORY OF THE RATON BASIN.. Denver, Colorado:
Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1979. 117 pages. Softbound
covers. Slight discoloration to the edges of the covers, and a few small stains
to the covers. $20.00
35. Osmundson, Douglas Bruce. GROWTH
AND SURVIVAL OF COLORADO SQUAWFISH STOCKED IN RIVERSIDE PONDS, WITH REFERENCE TO
LARGEMOUTH BASS PREDATION.. Logan, Utah: Utah
State University Press, 1987. 179 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to
spine and corners. This was done as a thesis at Utah State University. $25.00
36. Shaw, Luella. TRUE
HISTORY OF SOME OF THE PIONEERS OF COLORADO.. Hotchkiss,
Colorado: W.S. Coburn-et al., 1909. 1st Edition. 268 pages. Ex-library, with
labels on spine and a small label on the top of the front cover and labels
inside the front cover. Shelf wear to the spine and corners. Binding is tight.
$50.00
37. Smiley, Jerome C. SEMI-CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO. Volumes I and II. Complete set of two volumes.. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1913. Complete set of two volumes. Original 1/2 brown leather binding. There is shelf wear to the spine edges and the corners. Some rubbed and scuffed spots to the leather. Corners are rubbed through in places. Scarce and important Colorado history. $595.00
38. State of Colorado. REPORT
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND
THE BLIND OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, For the Biennial Term, Ending November 30,
1892.. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Colorado School
for the Deaf and the Blind, 1893. 38 pages. Paper wraps. The back wrap is
missing and at least one text page is missing at the end. The final text page is
number 38. Wear and some chipping and soiling to the front cover. Some of the
pages have dampstains to the right edges. A very scarce publication. Gives
numerous statistics, a roster of pupils, and a report of the overall
institution. $75.00
39. Talmadge, Marian & Iris Gilmore. COLORADO
HI-WAYS AND BY-WAYS: Volume II (2). A Comprehensive Guide to Picturesque Trails
and Tours.. Denver: Heather Enterprises, 1967. 32
pages. Originally bound in softbound covers. This copy is ex-library, and is
bound in blue buckram hardback covers. Library labels on spine and covers. This
is volume 2, which covers Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Pike's Peak Area,
Cripple Creek & Victor, Royal Gorge, Pueblo and Southeastern Colorado. $9.95
40. Toll, Henry Wolcott. DOLORES
RIVER ARCHAEOLOGY: CANYON ADAPTATIONS AS SEEN THROUGH SURVEY.. Denver,
Colorado: Bureau of Land Management, 1971. 270 pages. 1971 softcover edition.
Slight shelf wear to the covers. $22.50
41. Tutt, William Thayer. THE
BROADMOOR STORY.. New York: Newcomen Society,
1969. 24 pages. Bound in library buckram. Ex-library, with spine marks and label
and pocket removal marks inside the front cover. $10.00
42. Urquhart, Lena M. GLENWOOD
SPRINGS, SPA IN THE MOUNTAINS.. Denver: Pruett
Press, 1970. 181 pages. Ex-library. Entirely rebound in library buckram. with
spine marks and label and pocket removal marks inside the front cover. Pages are
clean and tight. $4.95