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[17]-440pp., including numerous pages of advertisements, many illustrated. Original publisher's blue cloth, stamped in blind and gilt, gilt seal of Colorado on front board. Spine ends fraying, some shelf wear. Bookplate on front pastedown (see below). Light scattered foxing, pp.235-238 beginning to come free. Overall very good. A scarce early directory of mining and milling companies in Colorado, put together by Thomas B. Corbett the year before he began his long-running series of city directories for Denver and Leadville. The directory is prefaced by a "brief" history and description of Colorado, which begins with the Louisiana Purchase and continues to the date of publication, paying particular attention to business fortunes and mining. The introduction also contains brief essays on stock-growing, agriculture, geography, climate, tourism, schools, and more. The directory of mining companies proper begins on page sixty-nine, and is organized alphabetically by county. Each county and each mining company is named and supplied with brief details including date and location of organization, mine locations, and capacity. Where possible, Corbett also names owners and describes the size and pitch of the mineral veins worked by each company. The numerous printed advertisements are primarily for manufacturing equipment, land, or railways. This copy contains the bookplate of John J. Ford Jr., an expert in numismatics who amassed a legendary collection of coins and medals. A thoroughly detailed view of Colorado's mining concerns in the early days of statehood. WYNAR 3303. WILCOX, p.33. LINGENFELTER CO:1493. Seller Inventory # WRCAM57401
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