The Gilpin Railroad Era: Black Hawk, Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch Tapa dura - 2009

Sundance Publications, 2009. Hardcover. New. Hardcover with vinyl jacket, 416 pages, 438 photographs in B&W plus numerous maps. This volume is a companion to Colorado Central Rail Road also published by Sundance Publications. Presented is the Gilpin Tramway two-foot-gauge Shay steam locomotives running out of Black Hawk, Colorado, to gold mines surrounding the communities of Central City, Nevadaville and Russell Gulch. The route is covered mile-by-mile with detailed in-depth captions and eyewitness newspaper articles of the day within the text. Drop-bottom ore cars, flat cars, excursion cars and cabooses made up the roster of rolling stock traversing the 4%+ grades. Maps are profusely augmented with gleanings from numerous research trips, and provide knowledge of tracks to shaft houses on the upper slopes and mills within Black Hawk. Some 280 mines and mills were served by the Gilpin's network of trackage. A detailed station listing, measured from the Engine House, supplements information provided… Leer más

Sundance Publications, 2009. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Map included on rear inside board. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Sundance Publications Ltd, 2009. Hardcover with clear plastic dust jacket. Numbered 1538. Used- Fine condition. Signed by the authors on the title page. Book is clean and tight. Book shows light shelf wear. No further markings on the inside of the book. Book is overweight and shipping costs may increase. Photos are of the book we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

Sundance Publications, 2009 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near fine book. Signed by authors on title page. A tight, unmarked book. Illustrated with b/w photos. Index. 416 pp. c/w folded map..

Sundance Publications, 2009. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in clear glassine dust jacket. SIGNED by authors Dan Abbott and Dell A. McCoy, and numbered 1826. 2 sided Map laid in. Crisp two tone color illustrated boards. Text pages are crisp and clean. Clear glassine dust jacket is in very nice condition with only light wear. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.