William Henry Jackson's Rocky Mountain Railroad Album: Steam and Steel Across the Great Divide

Silverton, CO: Sundance Publications, 1976 Sundance Publications, Silverton, CO. 1976. Hardcover. Limited Edition this is #1108 of 3000. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; moisture warpage to the bottom of the first 40 pages in the center for 3" high by 4" wide; pages 9-17 were adherent and were separated with the smooth surface of the pates being roughened with superficial tears; small edge tear to front board at bottom; else fine. No DJ. Brown leatherette boards with black leatherette overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. Blue endpapers. Clean intenals; internal hinges are sound and not split. Non-Paginated (158 pp by count) Atlas Folio. This is a Sundance Bicentennial Commemorative edition of 76 photographs taken by William Henry Jackson who was a photographer/publicist for the Colorado railroads in the late 1800s. Many of the sepiatone views reproduced here came from the collection of 300 very large (16"x20" and 20"x 24") glass plate negatives at the Colorado State Museum in Denver. Due to the size of these plates and the fine grain of the emulsion, these photographs are of outstanding quality and clarity and demonstrate very clearly the scenery of Colorado and the power of the railroads to publicize Colorado as a travel site on their railroad. Each photograph is accompanied by a detailed description of its railroad, and the location of the shooting. A clean very presentable copy. No International Shipping. Price reflects all additional shipping for media mail within the continental United States.