| Description |
75, [37] p., [8] leaves of plates (2 folded) : ill., maps ; 16 cm. in box 24 cm. |
| Series |
[1859 Pikes Peak guide] |
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1859 Pikes Peak guidebook.
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| Note |
"Illustrated with appropriate engravings." |
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Facsimile reprint of the 1st ed., including original t.p. |
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Series title from slipcase. |
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Advertisements on 37 p. at end. After p. [19] of advertisements, is the second folded leaf of plates containing other map, this one as an advertisement of the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago Railroad. |
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Folded map included in pocket inside back cover, entitled: New map of the Pike's Peak Gold Region, showing all the routes from the Mississippi & Missouri Rivers, and the out fitting points. Published by Parker & Huyett, St. Louis, Mo., 1959 / drawn by A.M. Bailey C.E. |
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Introduction on folded page attached to inside front cover: "The facsimile reproduction of the Pike's Peak guide books of 1959 is to make them available for students and scholars." This page also includes notes by LeRoy Hafen. |
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Includes a card with bibliographic description, probably inscribed by R. Paul Bartolini. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Gold mines and mining -- Colorado.
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Gold mines and mining -- Wyoming.
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Colorado -- History -- To 1876.
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Gold mines and mining -- Kansas -- Maps.
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Gold mines and mining -- Nebraska -- Maps.
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West (U.S.) -- Maps.
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| Added Author |
Hafen, Le Roy Reuben, 1893-1985.
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Parker & Huyett.
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| Cover Title |
Parker & Huyett's new illustrated miners handbook and guide to Pike's Peak |
| Added Title |
New map of the Pike's Peak Gold Region.
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