THE PACIFIC TOURIST. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO PACIFIC R. R., CALIFORNIA AND PLEASURE RESORTS ACROSS THE CONTINENT. ADAMS & BISHOP'S ILLUSTRATED TRANS-CONTINENTAL GUIDE OF TRAVEL, FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. CONTAINING FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF RAILROAD ROUTES ACROSS THE CONTINENT, ALL PLEASURE RESORTS AND PLACES OF MOST NOTED SCENERY IN THE FAR WEST, ALSO OF ALL CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, U. S. FORTS, SPRINGS, LAKES, MOUNTAINS, ROUTES OF SUMMER TRAVEL, BEST LOCALITIES FOR HUNTING, FISHING, SPORTING, AND ENJOYMENT, WITH ALL NEEDFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PLEASURE TRAVELER, MINER, SETTLER, OR BUSINESS MAN. A COMPLETE TRAVELER'S GUIDE OF THE UNION AND CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROADS, AND ALL POINTS OF BUSINESS OR PLEASURE TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA, COLO
Published by Adams & Bishop, Publishers, 1880., New York & Springfield, 1880
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- Hardcover
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Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
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First edition thus, 8vo. Dark plum-colored blind-stamped cloth over beveled boards, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover, 355 pp. plus 10 pages to include a Tourists' Guide, index, and travel suggestions including Monterey, California, Japan and China, and a small map showing the route of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. Y., illustrated pictorial title page, frontispiece, double column, with over 150 text engravings illustrations and maps. This lavishly illustrated 1882-1883 Union Pacific & Central Pacific RR travel guide. This work was intended for Trans-continental railroad travelers, revealing the natural history, flora & fauna, tourist sites, and more along the routes. This Bowman edition incorporates information on the Southern Pacific, and includes significant updates on mining, mines, and properties. Included as well are sections on Yellowstone, Yosemite; history, cities & views of Utah, California, the Chinese & Chinatown in San Francisco, desert scenes and towns in New Mexico, and Arizona, along with camping, hunting, and fishing. Of particular interest are the sections on American Indian tribes at various spots along the Railroad routes. Cloth lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, internally clean and tight, overall a very good copy of an interesting and informative book.…
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- Title
- THE PACIFIC TOURIST. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO PACIFIC R. R., CALIFORNIA AND PLEASURE RESORTS ACROSS THE CONTINENT. ADAMS & BISHOP'S ILLUSTRATED TRANS-CONTINENTAL GUIDE OF TRAVEL, FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. CONTAINING FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF RAILROAD ROUTES ACROSS THE CONTINENT, ALL PLEASURE RESORTS AND PLACES OF MOST NOTED SCENERY IN THE FAR WEST, ALSO OF ALL CITIES, TOWNS, VILLAGES, U. S. FORTS, SPRINGS, LAKES, MOUNTAINS, ROUTES OF SUMMER TRAVEL, BEST LOCALITIES FOR HUNTING, FISHING, SPORTING, AND ENJOYMENT, WITH ALL NEEDFUL INFORMATION FOR THE PLEASURE TRAVELER, MINER, SETTLER, OR BUSINESS MAN. A COMPLETE TRAVELER'S GUIDE OF THE UNION AND CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROADS, AND ALL POINTS OF BUSINESS OR PLEASURE TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA, COLO
- Author
- WILLIAMS, H.T. [EDITOR]
- Publisher
- Adams & Bishop, Publishers, 1880., New York & Springfield
- Publication year
- 1880
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- [RAILROAD] [WESTERN AMERICANA].
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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and Rare Books dealing with Western Americana, Ephemera and Mystery. Western Americana includes Maps, Photographs, Letters, Documents, Art, and Ephemeral Material related to the History of the American West, Canada and Northern Mexico. Our Specialties include Cowboys, Cattle and Development of the Range, Mountain Men and the Fur Trade, Frontier Military and Indian Wars, Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West, Native American History and Ethnology, Exploration, Gold Rush, Railroad, Overland, Natural History and Travel. Books in Mystery include Detective Fiction, Golden Age, Espionage, Queen's Quorum, Sherlockiana, Artwork, Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, References and PBO. All of the books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise. …
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