Western Colorado: A Glimpse Into Nature's Richest Treasury Vaults. A Land of Undeveloped Wealth. Her Mountains Abound in Gold, Silver, Iron and Coal. Her Valleys Laugh Bountiful Harvests of Grain and All Delicate Fruits Known to a Mild Temperate Climate.
Published by Grand Junction "News" Book and Job Print, Grand Junction, CO, 1893
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 100.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Softcover with light blue boards, black text and illustration across front cover. Pale brown discoloration/fading around edges, extending about half an inch into covers on each side. Spine fully pale brown. One stain on left side of back cover, brown and extending about an inch into center of back cover. Text and illustration unmarred. Crown and foot of spine lightly bumped. Title page dated 1893. No separate title page. 96 pages. Includes black and white photographs on almost every other page, a few black and white illustrations, information about each county of western Colorado, and details of various agricultural and mining-based industries in the area. Lists officer of the Western Slope Congress who helped produce this text: Col. Ed. F. Brown, Geo. W. Crowe, J. E. McClure, and A. B. Johnson. Pages lightly and evenly toned. Stain on back cover also impact about half of the foredge, but does not extend onto the pages themselves. Former owner's name written discreetly on the front free endpaper in blue pen, dated 19 Aug. '76 in Aspen, Colorado. This is the only copy of this text currently for sale on ABE. Please email us with questions or to request photos.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Western Colorado: A Glimpse Into Nature's Richest Treasury Vaults. A Land of Undeveloped Wealth. Her Mountains Abound in Gold, Silver, Iron and Coal. Her Valleys Laugh Bountiful Harvests of Grain and All Delicate Fruits Known to a Mild Temperate Climate.
- Author
- Western Slope Congress of Colorado (Issuer)
- Publisher
- Grand Junction "News" Book and Job Print, Grand Junction, CO
- Publication year
- 1893
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
Riverby Books
Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
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We're at 805 Caroline Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg's historic district. Open Monday to Saturday 10-6; and Sunday 12-5. In warmer months we stay open until 9 most nights, but you might want to call ahead. (540) 373-6148 Shipping rates are for Media Mail, in a padded envelope - WE DO NOT ADD TRACKING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT AND PAYS FOR IT - we have been selling books online for more than 20 years & find that the USPO delivers 99.99% of packages quickly and safely, without any need for a tracking number. We trust them & we hope you will too. If you need tracking, please consider PRIORITY SHIPPING. We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge. Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included. If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box. We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!…
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Riverby Books
VA, U.S.A.
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We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge.
Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included.
If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box.
We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!
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