Colorado, the queen jewel of the Rockies : a description of its climate and of its mountains, rivers, forests and valleys; an account of its explorers; a review of its Indians--past and present; a survey of its industries, with some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, traveller, sportsman and health seeker; together with a brief resume of its influence upon writers and artists, and a short account of its problems and how met, and of its inexhaustible resources and their development / By Mae Lacy Baggs. With a map and fifty-four plates, of which six are in color.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baggs, Mae Lacy, author.

Contributor:

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

On verso of half-title: See America first

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colorado.

Genre:

Pictorial cloth bindings (Binding) -- 1918.

Signed bindings (Binding) -- 1918.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7990)

Physical Description:

xiv, 389 pages : color frontispiece, plates (some color), portraits, folded map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Page Co., 1918.

Notes:

Pictorial binding. Illustrated lining-papers.

"First impression, January, 1918."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-371).

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in dark green cloth with an elaborate design including flowers and a mountain, signed with interlocking DD by Decorative Designers.

Athenaeum copy: Livezey Fund bookplate.

Athenaeum copy: T.p. stamped: "Received Mar 11 1918 The Athenaeum."

Schimmel 7990: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Caroline F. Schimmel bookplate on front free endleaf verso.

Other Format:

Online version: Baggs, Mae Lacy. Colorado, the queen jewel of the Rockies.

OCLC:

1335541