COLORADO SPRINGS: ITS CLIMATE; SCENERY AND SOCIETY by Parrish, Thomas - 1889

Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A: The Gazette Printing Co, 1889. Softcover. Fair/No Jacket as Issued. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2. FAIR / NO DUST JACKET as Issued. 40, [2] ppText unmarked, except for word DECEM on p.9, pages very toned, waterstains throughout. All pages present, illustrated throughout, map of the Burlington Route at back. Brown paper wraps illustratedin dark brown, wraps soiled and worn. Original staple binding very fragile, staple rusted, wraps present, but detached.

Colorado Springs: The Gazette Printing Company, 1889. 8vo. 40 pp. Copiously illustrated. Original printed wrappers. Light soiling. FIRST EDITION. The author's seventeen-year experience of life in Colorado informs his work on "the marvellous curative effects" of the state. He approaches the subject from three vantage points: for its advantages as a health resort; its scenic attractions; and its social and educational advantages. Wynar 941.

Colorado Springs, CO: Thomas C. Parrish/Gazette Printing Co., 1889. 1st . Paper Back. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Parrish, Thomas C.. 48pp.; SC staple-bound; tan w/blk.; slight rub w/lt.wear; 3"tear,spine; some corners chipped; clean,tight pgs. " ...the intention is simply to sketch with pen and pencil, as concisely as possible, the many advantages of Colorado Springs as a resort for invalids, and as a spot full of interest for tourists and pleasure seekers." illus. extremely rare guidebook to areas around Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs: The Gazette Printing Company, 1889., 1889. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Pictorial printed wrappers, 48 pp., illustrated, frontispiece, appendix. Discusses the climate as a health resort, along with the amount of daily sunshine, the temperature, relative humidity, etc. Much on scenic attractions, including the Cheyenne Canyons, Glen Eyrie and the Garden of the Gods, Blair Athol, Monument Park, Bear Creek Canyon, Manitou, Ute Pass, Pike's Peak Trail, Palmer Lake, and much more. Also promotes the fine homes, churches, shopping markets, police and fire protection, schools etc. This booklet promotes the advantages of Colorado Springs as a health and pleasure resort with hotels and boarding houses listed along with daily rates, etc. A section on Colorado College is also provided. Spine a bit worn, else a very good copy.