New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892. Hardcover, dark blue cloth decorated and lettered in gold on spine. 243pp. Illustrated with fifty one drawings, etchings and photos, some by Frederick Remingston. First edition, later printing, circa 1900. Scenes from an early train trip through the West, covering Texas & Colorado, including a visit to an Indian reservation & the major mines of Colorado [Car window refers to that of a passenger train, not an automobile.] Blue cloth shows small white mark on rear board. No previous ownership marks. A clean, sound, tight copy. Rampaging Herd 656; BAL 4513. A near fine copy.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 004693
Title: The West from a Car-Window
Author: Davis, Richard Harding
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1892
Keywords: American West, Railroads, Travel, Non-Fiction
Bookseller catalogs: Illustrated; Railroads and Trains; Alibris3;

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