Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.
Brown Cloth. Condition: Verry Good+. Photos, Maps (illustrator). First Edition. Textblock and binding very clean and tight; This is the story of the first transcontinental route through the Colorado Rockies, later abandoned by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, with over 150 rare photographs from the Dow Helmers Collection.; The author has also written a climbing guide to Colorado's Fourteeners. 159p., including index. Size: 4to over 9¾" 12" Tall. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # 25292
Seller: Bookensteins, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Featuring the Dow Helmers Collection. Dust jacket is in Fair condition with tears at the top right corner, at the top of the spine, and several tears along the top of the spine. The bottom of the spine is also bumped. Dust jacket is now protected in mylar. Book pages are clean with no marks. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS 11969 08/2021. Seller Inventory # 011969
Seller: AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.
Condition: Near Fine/VG. 1st. 4to. 159pp. NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Lightly worn DJ. Seller Inventory # MAIN032949I
Seller: Calliopebooks, Potomac, MD, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Century One Press 1980 Signed by author and numbered (459) book is in very good condition, no marks - clean tight and bright. Brown cloth hardcover is strong with a few light marks. Dust jacket is clean and rubbed at edges. Price is intact on jacket. Seller Inventory # SKU1027760
Seller: Arizona Hobbies LLC, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Softcover, 176 pages, standard portrait format, B&W photographs and illustrations. This is the 40th anniversary edition of the original edition originally published by Century One Press. Only the covers are printed in color. This edition is 176 pages and includes 16 pages of additional information and photographs. The original edition was a hardbound book with poor typesetting. This edition is a softcover book with better typesetting. The images are B&W as the line was abandoned in the 1950s and almost all photographers then were still using that media exclusively. Contents: Introduction: Keys to Empire, pp. 9â"10 From Toothache to Wagon Ruts, pp. 11â"22 The Coming of the Rails, pp. 23â"44 Cornerstone of an Empire, pp. 45â"80 A Wooden Railroad Run by Iron Men, pp. 81â"102,"There's Something About Railroading "That a Man Enjoys", pp. 103â"116 Tunnels Highways and Fading Whistles, pp. 117â"166 Epilogue: A Glorious Past An Uncertain Future, pp. 167â"170 Selected Bibliography, pp. 171â"173 Index, pp. 174â"176. Publisher: Western Reflections. Seller Inventory # wr507
Seller: Zephyr Books LLC, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Photos from the Dow Helmers collection. weight: 2.2 lb. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light scuffing. Illustrated with black & white photographs. 28.5x22x2 cm. 159 pp. Brown cloth, black spine title. Seller Inventory # 356291
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Fine. Profusely illustrated (illustrator). 1st. 4to, 160 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 095750
Seller: Edmonton Book Store, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. 4to pp.159. book. Seller Inventory # 311656
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Copy number 702 signed by Borneman on the title page. The construction, operation and abandonment of one of the Denver & Rio Grande's most challenging routes. 159 pages with the Dow Helmers collection of photographs, maps, bibliography and index. Fine in near fine, bright dust jacket. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 052991
Seller: Black and Read Books, Music & Games, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. * * * SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR* * * (and numbered, 884 of an unstated total quantity), 1980 oversize hardcover (11.5 x 8.75 x .75 inches) with the dust jacket from Century Press. The DJ has some light rubbing to the surface, edges and corners (with a small tear to one corner). The contents appear clean and bright (with the previous owner's penned signature on the initial page). The binding is secure with no remainder marks and not an ex-library. **Significant extra charges will be requested to cover postage costs on expedited and/or international orders because of the size of this book. We ship daily. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # w7867