[TRAVEL] ROCKY MOUNTAIN VIEWS ON THE RIO GRANDE THE “SCENIC LINE OF THE WORLD”: CONSISTING OF TWENTY-FOUR ENGRAVED VIEWS FROM RECENT PHOTOGRAPHS

Wm. H. Crane (compiler)

Denver, Colorado: Smith-Brooks Printing Company / Inter-state Company, 1914.

Original Wrappers. Complete collection of colored tipped-in plates showing the fantastic views from the Denver & Rio Grande-Western Pacific Railroad route. Signature of “F. S. Savage Sr.” dated 1914 on the title page. Savage was a successful conductor on the B. A. & P. line, as well as a member of the Order of Railroad Conductors. His son tragically died in a railroading accident after following in his father’s footsteps. Below Savage’s signature is a gift inscription to his grandson. Oblong Octavo. Small closed tear to bottom spine, but binding sound. Complete, with last three plates and three pages showing a two inch tear to bottom edge. Otherwise plates show little wear.

near Very Good binding.
Item #259991

Price: $75.00