Hand-Book of Colorado.
Hand-Book of Colorado.
Denver, CO: J.A. Blake, 1871
[3], 139 pages including printed endpapers, plus ad leaf after page 24. Small 8vo, 6 x 4 inches, original gilt cloth over boards, minor wear; minor wear and a few light folds to contents; original owner's signature on front free endpaper.
The first of an annual guide to Colorado Territory, which would not gain statehood for another five years. It includes descriptions of the territory's towns (Denver was already the largest at 8,000), stagecoach routes, a business directory, and more. Wilcox, page 55. One of this first issue in OCLC (Denver Public Library), and no complete copies traced at auction.
Provenance: Warren C. Barrus (1853-1936), who was a Colorado prospector circa 1877 and spent his last days in Red Creek, NY; his step-grandson James R. Bennett (1916-1997), who recalled that "Warren would sit with me and talk about his experiences and adventures during his gold hunting days" (see note laid into book).
Hand-Book of Colorado.
Denver, CO: J.A. Blake, 1871
[3], 139 pages including printed endpapers, plus ad leaf after page 24. Small 8vo, 6 x 4 inches, original gilt cloth over boards, minor wear; minor wear and a few light folds to contents; original owner's signature on front free endpaper.
The first of an annual guide to Colorado Territory, which would not gain statehood for another five years. It includes descriptions of the territory's towns (Denver was already the largest at 8,000), stagecoach routes, a business directory, and more. Wilcox, page 55. One of this first issue in OCLC (Denver Public Library), and no complete copies traced at auction.
Provenance: Warren C. Barrus (1853-1936), who was a Colorado prospector circa 1877 and spent his last days in Red Creek, NY; his step-grandson James R. Bennett (1916-1997), who recalled that "Warren would sit with me and talk about his experiences and adventures during his gold hunting days" (see note laid into book).
