The Mineral Belt, Vol. 1: Old South Park- Denver to Leadville- An Illustrated History, Featuring the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, and the Gold-and-Silver Mining Industry

The Mineral Belt, Vol. 1: Old South Park- Denver to Leadville- An Illustrated History, Featuring the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, and the Gold-and-Silver Mining Industry by Digerness, David S.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780913582206.

Quarto, about 11 inches tall, with silver spine stamped in green, illustrated boards. 416 pages. An illustrated history, and a good one, of the Denver, South Park & Pacific and the gold and silver mining history, all with a fabulous collection of period photographs including many by William Henry Jackson, and a few modern color photos. Folded facsimile map of Denver, ca. 1880, in pocket at rear; front endpaper is a birds eye view of Leadville . This is the first of a three volume series. A clean, bright copy with no sign of wear. Publishers acetate jacket fully intact but lightly rubbed.