THE MOFFAT TUNNEL OF COLORADO, AN EPIC OF EMPIRE; VOLUMES ONE AND TWO
Denver, CO: Wahlgreen Publishing Company, 1927. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Item #33808
Number 157 of an unknown number of copies of the limited issue, signed by McMechen on a special limitation page. Authorized by resolution of the Moffat Tunnel Commission. A history of the building of the Moffat Tunnel through the Rocky Mountain Continental Divide by the Moffat Railroad. A total of 580 pages with photographs, tables and diagrams. Pages bulk thicker and printed on a better quality paper than the trade issue. Bound in original full black leather with lettering in gilt. Both volumes are fine in fine and bright dust jackets. Both are housed within the publisher's paper covered slipcase with case lid. The two volumes are as new and appear to have never left the slipcase. The slipcase shows a little wear and has been professionally repaired. A stunning set seldom found in an entact slipcase with lid.
Price: $850.00