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THE FREE COINAGE GOLD MINING COMPANY. Signed by SAM STRONG, Gold baron, Cripple Creek Gold Mining District, Colorado. Strong was killed in a gambling argument in the Newport Saloon, 3rd and Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, Colorado [a wee shotgun blast to the head by Bartender Grant Crumley]. Dateline: Cripple Creek, Colorado, September 27, 1900. Issued on the First National Bank of Cripple Creek, Colorado. Denver Litho Co. printing. Countersigned by Strong's father-in-law, John B. Neville. Near fine condition: clean and bright; bank-cancellation minimally visible; Denver Litho printed. Check dimensions: 8-3/8 inches by 3-3/8 inches. Historical Sam Strong signed Cripple Creek, Colorado document exhibited by Colorado Artifactual & Mt. Gothic Tomes.

TENDER IS THE NIGHT: A RomancebyF. SCOTT FITZGERALD(Fitzgerald's unquestionably penultimate book)1934Charles Scribner's Sons:New YorkFirst Edition, Third PrintingOne of 2500 copiesPrinted in May 1934Second printing dust jacket:"$2.50" priceReviews on front inner flap by:Mary Colum, Gilbert Seldes & Marjorie Kinnan RawlingsThis copy was INSCRIBED byF. Scott FitzgeraldtoSHIRLEY CHIDSEY,wife of writer,Donald Barr ChidseyJune 6, 1940(Fitzgerald died December 21, 1940)Shirley Chidsey was divorced from Donald Chidsey in the late 1930s. Shirley Chidsey lived in Tahiti for a time,typing and editing for the writing team, Nordhoff and Hall, who wrote BOUNTY trilogy. Their first novel, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY,was the basis for the Clark Gable and Charles Laughton film released in 1935.Returning from Tahiti in 1940, Shirley Chidsey traveled to Santa Barbara, California in June to visit with F. Scott Fitzgerald; and here is where Fitzgerald inscribed this book to her.This book was purchased from the estate of… Read More

A CHAIN OF GOLDCITIESin theCRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICTAlong theCOLORADO MIDLAND RAILROADandMIDLAND TERMINAL RAILROADLINESThe Cripple Creek Roadand Connections(small mapprinted on innerpage)Photographs, textbyFrank Seaman,New YorkCirca 1904Booklet dimensions:6 inches by 6-1/4 inches24 pagesCondition: very good plus; wrappers clean and bright, complete; internal enamel-coated pages clean, bright, fresh, complete; some light conservation stabilization to inner wrapper hinges.Colorado railroadsandgold mining.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

MAP OF RED MOUNTAINMINING DISTRICT,OURAY COUNTY,COLORADOByW. A. SHERMAN,MINING ENGINEER1891CopyrightedRand McNally & Company,Engravers, ChicagoScale: 1 inch = 1000 feetDimensions:35 inches by 21-1/2 inchesCondition: very good to very good plus; some light patina almost evenly spread throughout original map; minor conservation repair in several places.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

HISTORY OF DENVER, With Outlines of the Earlier History of the Rocky Mountain CountryByJEROME C. SMILEYWith Many Illustrations.J. H. Williamson & Company, Publishers, Denver, Colorado, 1903One of Colorado's classic historical resources; an absolute "must have" for any serious Denver andColorado historian. Exhibited here is the "Special Autograph Edition" published in 1903 -- 1 of 850 copies -- signed by Jerome C. Smiley.The first edition was published in 1901.Very good to very very good plus: original leather hinges cracked and professionally reinforced from inside; interior enamel-coated pages bright, clean and fresh; one page has a couple of ink marks; leather spine and corners present, showing some wear and chipping; original marbled endpapers present, some occasionally conservation care; inscription from original owner; original Jerome C. Smiley signature on copyright page; 1 of 850 copies. Original gold print on spine brilliant, as well as thegold print on front cover.Dimensions: 9-1/2 inches by… Read More

HISTORY OF DENVER, With Outlines of the Earlier History of the Rocky Mountain Country, 1901 Edited for The Denver Times by JEROME C. SMILEY With many illustrations THE DENVER TIMES THE TIMES-SUN PUBLISHING COMPANY DENVER, COLORADO 1901 Press of the Blakely Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois Book condition: good to good plus; this book has been rebound in gold-prinmted, black-library cloth while the interior contents are the original enamel-coated pages; internal pages are generally clean and bright with very few ex-library, but a number of short, closed-ended short repaired tears. Original endpapers have been replaced with marbled endpapers. Some occasional light stains or fingerprints random throughout original text. Binding is strong; book solid. 978 PAGES Book dimensions: 8-1/2 inches by 11-1/2 inches; 3 inches in depth This is one of the classic histories of Denver and early Colorado. Jerome C. Smiley's research and presentation in this tome is a landmark work studied and incorporated by any… Read More

CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD MINING DISTRICT CLAIM MAPIssued by William A. Otis & Co.,Bankers & BrokersColorado Springs, ColoradoMay 1896Compiled from U.S. Records by Edward I. Snell (U.S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor)Copyrighted 1895Dimensions: 25 inches by 34-1/2 inchesCondition: very good. Please note: map has some damp-staining, especially in upper lefthand area, wherein some paper loss has occurred in lefthand margin. Map stabilized on back via museum conservation materials.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

HOW I FOUND THE CAVE OF THE WINDSBeing the True Story As Set Forth by the Discoverer, George W. SniderPress of Carson-Harper: Denver, Colorado, 1916Pamphlet dimensions: 6-1/4 inches by 9-1/4 inchesPages: 24Plus photographic illustrations: 6Condition: Near fine with bright, clean pages.COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

THE SILVERTON GLADSTONE & NORTHERLY RAILROAD COMPANYBond #222Issued 1899First Mortgage Six Per Cent Gold BondWith 16 {$3} coupon dividends still present$100 bondJohn D. Chipman & Henry M. Soule signedVery good plus to near fine condition; original folds; generally clean and bright; some light pencil marks.San Juan County, COLORADOCOLORADO ARTIFACTUAL

A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESORTS IN COLORADO, and HOW TO REACH THEM.Compiled by the General Passenger and Ticket Department of the St. Louis, Kansas City &Northern RailwaySeason of 1875, Illustrated COLORADO TERRITORYPublication dimensions: 4-3/4 inches by 7-3/8 inches; 52 pages Second Edition Including "Map of the Principal Resorts of Colorado" on Page 22: Supplement to "Guide Through Colorado" Foldout engraving in front of publication by Arthur Lumley, "Famous Resorts in the Rocky Mountain Regions, Colorado" Dimensions: 17-1/2 inches by 11 inches Very good plus to near fine condition: some creasing on front cover; folded once, vertically, in distant past; interior pages clean, bright and sturdy; folded engraving in near fine condition.Historical Colorado railroad guide and map exhibited by: COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL & MT. GOTHIC TOMES

STANLEY MINE, gold, located west of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado. SET OF FIVE (5) ORIGINAL BOUDOIR-CARD SIZED PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES of the exterior and interior of the Stanley Mine, on original mounts. Image dimensions: 7-1/4 inches by 4-3/4 inches; original mounts: 8 inches by 5 inches. Overall: very good plus condition; each image a shade light, but otherwise tones and contrasts lend to superb detail; several pinholes in photographs; and, one two images, "Stanley" written in light pen.Excellent, and possibly unique, set of Colorado gold mining photographs, circa 1890. Exhibited by COLORADO ARTIFACTUAL & MT. GOTHIC TOMES

STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE MINE Revenue-imprinted check. Dated: May 1, 1899. Bank-cancelled. Issued on THE BANK OF VICTOR, VICTOR, CRIPPLE CREEK GOLD MINING DISTRICT, COLORADO. Near fine condition; bank punch-cancel. Steel-engraving of Independence Mine[Please note: this check is not signed by W. S. Stratton; rather, per a secretary named, Grant.] Dimensions: 8-3/8 inches by 3-3/8 inches. -- C'mon, not a lot else historical available from Stratton's Independence. And this check is superb! --Historical Independence Mine, Cripple Creek District, Colorado document exhibited by Colorado Artifactual & Mt. Gothic Tomes.