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Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Press, 1967. Very good. 8vo. 138 pp., printed on fine paper. Included in the pagination is a complete reproduction of the original Kollack Narrative and other reproductions. With initial letters illuminated by the author's wife, Carolyn Phelps. Original cloth, fitted with a (unique?) leather book jacket, extensively tooled to reproduce the design of the publisher's cloth binding that it covers (offsetting from leather onto map designs on the first and last leaves, and the loosely inserted Prospectus, otherwise this book is in the freshest possible condition). THE REMARKABLE "WESTERN" LEATHER COVER ON THIS BOOK IS PERFECTLY EXECUTED AND MUST HAVE TAKEN A VERY SKILLED LEATHER CRAFTSMAN DAYS TO CREATE. The first owner of this copy is not identified, and the reasons for which he/she commissioned this extraordinary piece may never be determined. Nonetheless, it is a remarkable piece of "Western" American book arts, the likes of which one might find on a leather saddle, or… Leer más