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Parker & Huyett's New Illustrated Miner's HandBook

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Charles Miner b1947 Art Glass 30" Centerpiece Bowl: Charles (Charlie) Miner (American, born 1947). A cast art glass sculpture, Tesuque, New Mexico. Oversized sculpture features pate de verre style glass depicting a school of fish. Note moving ringed ha

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Parker & Huyett's New Illustrated Miner's HandBook

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Territorial. Missing map. Parker & Huyett's New Illustrated Miner's HandBook and Guide to Pike's Peak, With a New and Reliable Map, Showing All the Routes, And the Gold Regions of Western Kansas and Nebraska. Illustrated with Appropriate Engravings. By Parker & Huyett, Saint Louis, 1859. Six engravings. Condition: wear to outer cover, soiling and toning to pages, binding tight. There is a stamp on the inner page indicating this was from Devoe & Crampton City Bookstore in Rock Island, Ill. There also appears to be pencil calculations in the section talking about the cost of mining--someone who was trying to decide if the miner's life was worth it? Ends with a series of advertisements for businesses in Missouri, Iowa, and Kansas. 75 pages before ads. Information regarding routes, history, climate, etc. Fascinating early guide. Measures approx. 4 1/2" x 6" Rarity: [i] Pike's Peak, CO

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Name: Parker & Huyett's New Illustrated Miner's HandBook
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