CROFUTT'S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST, AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. CONTAINING A CONDENSED AND AUTHENTIC DESCRIPTION OF OVER ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, STATIONS, GOVERNMENT FORT AND CAMPS, MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS . . .

Crofutt, George A. [George Andrews Crofutt], 1827-1907. John Gast, 1842-1896 (contributing illustrator).

Published by Omaha, NE: The Overland Publishing Company - Herald Print, 1880.

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Full title - CROFUTT'S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST, AND PACIFIC COAST GUIDE. CONTAINING A CONDENSED AND AUTHENTIC DESCRIPTION OF OVER ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, STATIONS, GOVERNMENT FORT AND CAMPS, MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS, SULPHUR, SODA AND HOT SPRINGS, SCENERY, WATERING PLACES, AND SUMMER RESORTS; WHERE TO LOOK FOR AND HUNT THE BUFFALO, ANTELOPE, DEER AND OTHER GAME; TROUT FISHING, ETC., ETC. IN FACT, TO TELL YOU WHAT IS WORTH SEEING - WHERE TO SEE IT - WHERE TO GO - HOW TO GO - AND WHOM TO STOP WITH WHILE PASSING OVER THE UNION, KANSAS, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROADS, THEIR BRANCHES AND CONNECTIONS, BY RAIL, WATER AND STAGE FROM SUNRISE TO SUNSET, AND PART THE WAY BACK; THROUGH NEBRASKA, WYOMING, COLORADO, UTAH, MONTANA, IDAHO, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. [2], 282 pages. Hardcover: H 20.25cm x L 14cm. Brown cloth (one of several variants); some mottling/staining; fraying and nicks to bumped spine ends and board corners. Sag to text block with toned edges having small stains and surface abrasions. Foldout map at title page removed with gutter margin stub evidencing its former presence; book does retain its eighteen foldout b/w plates on blue-tinted leaves (several of which have advertisements on versos); Plate #1 reproduces John Gast's painting "American Progress." Three-line purple ink stamp "Barkalow Bros. | Rail Road News Agents, | Omaha, Neb." at ffep's top right; past owner's three-line ink note at top of page 1; some foxing/toning throughout with scattered soiling/stains. Slender splitting at front hinge's upper half; other lesser stress points with a few quires fractionally pulled but binding still holding. Multiple jpeg images can be emailed upon request. Seller Inventory # CVA-01598

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Title: CROFUTT'S NEW OVERLAND TOURIST, AND PACIFIC ...

Publisher: Omaha, NE: The Overland Publishing Company - Herald Print, 1880.

Binding: Hardcover