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ref. 39477Petit in-folio (269 x 209 mm), toile vert amande à la Bradel, dos lisse, pièce de titre de maroquin noir, 226 pages.
ref. 201008085Paris, Plon, 2001 ; in-8, 322 pp., broché, couverture illustr.
1906ref. 97197Paris - Leipzig, H. Welter 1906 In-4 28 X 19 cm. Reliure demi-chagrin vert, XXVI-856 pp., texte sur 2 colonnes, notes, appendice, table des matières. Dos insolé, nerfs frottés, intérieur frais.
1993ref. LFA-126750829Un ouvrage de 136 pages, format 110 x 180 mm, broché, publié en 1993, Librairie du Tour de France, bon état, peu courant
ref. 22024Very Good. VERNACULAR TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION - THE RAILROAD THE FRATERNITY & THE MOUNTAIN WEST. A carefully assembled 1906 scrapbook documenting a coordinated leisure and sightseeing tour through Colorado undertaken by collegiate elites in connection with national fraternity travel for the Beta Theta Pi Annual Convention. Measuring 11 × 9.5 inches this album integrates original photographs with contemporaneous railroad hotel excursion and entertainment ephemera. Rather than a casual souvenir collection it presents a deliberate visual narrative recording both personal landscape experiences and the complex early twentieth-century transit infrastructure of the American West prior to automobile dominance. PHYSICAL FEATURES: Softcover scrapbook with dark paper wrappers. with original vernacular photographic prints capturing tourist groups carriage travel and rail infrastructure alongside a laid-in panoramic photograph of convention participants measuring 7.12 × 3.12 inches. 16 leaves utilized on one side only with all photos and ephemera mounted securely throughout. Content: Integrates clipped illustrated guide panels Denver & Rio Grande railroad promotional imagery 'Pike's Peak by Rail' illustrations banquet passes hotel call cards and excursion tickets issued by the Colorado Alumni Association. Geography: Maps a structured travel circuit through Manitou Colorado Springs South Cheyenne Canyon and Pike's Peak. CONDITION: Very Good. The bindings are sound and stable holding the delicate dark paper wrappers together securely. The internal pages remain intact with all mounts firmly attached. The photographs and ephemeral inserts exhibit light even age-toning consistent with early twentieth-century paper materials showing minor handling wear and occasional edge wear to a few mounted items. A highly legible well-preserved and complete example of vernacular travel documentation. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Compiled at the transition point of American leisure culture this album captures the final golden era of the railroad vacation before the automobile revolutionized Western travel. The inclusion of 'A Swing Around Pike's Peak' guide excerpts and specialized rail tickets highlights how the tourism industry of Colorado purposefully engineered the landscape experience for affluent travelers. By nesting this excursion within the framework of the Beta Theta Pi Annual Convention the album provides crucial primary research data on the social history of collegiate elites. It showcases how fraternity networks functioned as engines of social mobility and nationwide networking transporting large groups of young professionals into the American West via pre-arranged corporate transportation systems. SCHOLARLY FEATURES Design: Exemplifies early modern scrapbooking pedagogy where commercial transit graphics and personal snapshots are intentionally paired to form a cohesive narrative of organized mobility. Scholarship: Documents how national collegiate networks utilized specialized railroad routes to reinforce social status and fraternal identity across regional boundaries. Influence: Preserves rare ephemeral epoptica from the Colorado Alumni Association and the Denver & Rio Grande system that rarely survives in institutional union catalogs outside of formal corporate archives. SUBJECTS: Colorado tourism Pike's Peak Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Beta Theta Pi fraternity collegiate conventions American leisure culture early twentieth-century photography Western Americana Scrapbook Photo Album Vernacular Photography Ephemera Travel Diary. unknown
ref. 0766107280.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 1497910935.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1161359575.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
ref. 1162575190.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. B9781497910935Hardback. New. hardcover
1998ref. DADAX0766107280Kessinger Publishing 1998-12-01. Reprint. paperback. New. 8.30x0.24x11.04. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Kessinger Publishing paperback
ref. 0331516551.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 10146Tapuscrit in-4° agrafé de iii-43 pp.
ref. 10146Tapuscrit in-4° agrafé de iii-43 pp.
1983Mm 315x450 Fascicolo in folio di pp. 8 con prima e ultima carta illustrate a colori, alcune illustrazioni in nero nel testo, vignette di Yambo. Fioriture. SPEDIZIONE IN 24 ORE DALLA CONFERMA DELL'ORDINE.
ref. 0666194971.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
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ref. B9781020170737Hardback. New. hardcover
ref. A9781344854030Hardback. New. hardcover
1978ref. LFA-126713572Un ouvrage de 304 pages, format 225 x 155 mm, illustré, relié skivertex brun, réimpression (1978) de l'édition de 1841, Laffitte Reprints, bon état
ref. 74345Imprimerie nationale éditions 1992 livre récit 22*16 528 pages Acteurs de l'histoire
1977ref. 206AmParis Maspero 1977 In8 - broché - 419 pages - papier jauni