A Ramble In Wonderland Being A Description Of The Marvelous Region Traversed By The Northern Pacific Railroad. Bound With 6,000 Miles Through Wonderland. Being A Description Of The Marvelous Region Traversed By The Northern Pacific Railroad By Olin D. Wheeler

ALBERT B. GUPTILL

Publication: Northern Pacific Railroad, 1892, 1893, St Paul

First edition. 8vo. Full leather binding. First article published in 1892 contains 105 pp., introductory, illustrated, maps. Color frontispiece a map of Wyoming with Yellowstone National Park outlined in red, a black and white map at the rear of the Northern Pacific Railroad and connections which begin in Chicago to many points on the Pacific coast. Information on Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Montana to Washington and Oregon, plus much information on Yellowstone National Park and Washington state. Nice photographic images of geysers and falls of Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, "Old Faithful," Yellowstone Lake, Hotel Broadwater, Helena on N.P.R.R., Broadwater Natatorium, Lake Pend d'Oreille, Idaho, views in Washington, Muir Glacier, Alaska, and much more. There is emphasis on Yellowstone, but also along their route from Minnesota, Montana, to the Washington coast, and connections to San Francisco and Alaska. The second article published in 1893 contains 106 pp., illustrated, maps, with a color frontispiece of "Scenes in Alaska." Tourist booklet with a full-color map of the Yellowstone Park region of Wyoming on verso of free front end paper as well as a route map of the Northern Pacific from Chicago to the Pacific coast on last page of booklet. Duotone photo frontispiece showing "Scenes In Alaska;" A tourist guide extolling the sights, natural history, and increasing development and opportunities along the northern transcontinental railway, as well as to the route of the company's steamship line north to Ketchikan, Juneau, and Seward, Alaska.. Booklet includes information on Duluth, St. Paul North Dakota and the Badlands, the Red River Valley, Yellowstone Valley, the Rocky Mountains, the Cascade range, the Kootenai country, Big Bend and Palouse Regions, Lake Chelan, Mount Tacoma, Alaska, Mammoth Hot Springs, geysers, glaciers, Grand Canon, etc. Much information on Yellowstone and an article entitled, The Tragedy of the Little Big Horn, or Custer's Last Struggle. Numerous duotone illustrations throughout. Both parts are illustrated from photographs by Haynes." We have handled both titles in the past and each has been offered in wrappers. We believe this was a special presentation binding from the Northern Pacific Railroad to selected customers.The binding is special and elaborate as it is in full leather, blind stamping to the front and rear cover, the title in gilt on the front cover (WONDER-LAND), five raised bands on the spine, decorated front and rear endpapers, and all edges gilt. There has been a bit of cosmetic touch-up to the spine ends and corners, a small presentation label partially removed from the front pastedown sheet else a near fine, attractive copy of a wonderful travel guide. Housed in a cloth slipcase with a leather label on the spine and titles stamped in gilt. An attractive presentation.

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