Hand Book Of Colorado For Citizen And Traveler. Third Year Of Publication

BLAKE, J. A. & F. C. WILLETT [PUBLISHERS]

Publication: J A Blake & F C Willett, Publishers, 1873, Denver

First edition. 16 mo. 6 1/8" x 4" original green pebbled cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover, 143 pp. (includes front and rear pastedown sheets), preface, illustrated, maps, advertisements. index. A finely illustrated travel and business guide to Colorado, the third such annual volume. Contains listings and descriptions of railroad routes, towns and cities, resorts, banks, businesses, agriculture, hotels, etc. The description of each town is accompanied by a brief business directory of the "leading trades" in the vicinity. Included are maps of Boulder with gold and copper regions noted, Golden, and Pueblo. There is a "Birds Eye View of Denver in 1870," plus many illustrated advertisements for local merchants such as bankers, newspapers, dentists, jewelers, hotels, real estate agents, etc. Herd 524 lists the 1871 issue as "rare" and "Copy seen in the Rollins Collection, Princeton University" but he missed the 1872 and 1873 editions. Former owner's inked name at top of front pastedown sheet, one signature block loosened but holding, spine ends and corners are lightly rubbed, else a very good copy of a scarce book.

Inventory Number: 51081