Old, R.O.:

$2,250 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

COLORADO: UNITED STATES, AMERICA. ITS HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND MINING. INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE CATALOGUE OF NEARLY SIX HUNDRED SAMPLES OF ORES. A rare Colorado promotional pamphlet, issued by the British and Colorado Mining Bureau. The author's objective was to attract British capitalists and tourists to Colorado, so that "the splendid promise of her future" might blossom. Includes descriptive sections about Colorado counties, as well as advice on travelling from England to America, with a folding map of Colorado and an extensive catalogue of the mines operating at the time. The final leaf contains an abbreviated business directory of Denver, Central City, Black Hawk, and Georgetown. This first edition was also issued in printed wrappers; the present copy is in contemporary cloth. A second edition was issued in 1872.

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