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Brand Book 1958 V14 of the Denver Wstnrs 1st ed 21/500
(Item: 634 -BRAND BOOK 1958)
1958 Brand Book, Volume 14, of The Denver Posse of the Westerners.Johnson Publishing Company, Boulder, Colorado, 1959. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Richard Holley et al. (illustrator). First Limited edition 500 Copies. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original decorative paper covered boards in very good condition with bright silver gilt lettering on blue cloth spine. Title on front cover in black lettering on white paper paste-down. Covers lightly shelf worn. No bumbing to corners. Binding tight. Endpapers clean. No inscriptions or bookplates. Actual size: 7 x 10 1/4 inches. 361 pages. 37 illustrations including black and white photos and frontispiece by Robert Lindneux. In addition, there are drawings by Richard Holley for chapter headings. This is a collection of articles by writers well-versed in the history of Colorado and the surrounding area. Writers include Agnes Wright Spring, Henry Swan, William W. Wardell , Everett Bair, and Nolie Mumey. The articles cover diverse topics including, Old Caribou and Central City, early transportation, a history of saddles, The Air Force Academy site, the Denver Mint, and Sacajawea. This is a 1st, limited edition, #21 out of 500. Colorado History, Western American History, Americana. Hardback
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