The Canons [Canyons, Cañons] of Colorado by W. H. Jackson - 1895

Denver: Frank S. Thayer, 1895. First edition. Hardcover. Fair. No date, c. 1895. This is the deluxe version, bound in maroon leather with gilt title and pictorial onlay and leather and clasp. Includes 17 mounted b&w photographs (16 are full page (4.25 x 6.75 inches) plus a smaller one on the title page). The pages of this edition are bound together, NOT accordion-style. Photographs Near Fine with no signs of handling. Otherwise Fair. Rear inner hinge completely cracked; spine leather has dried up and is starting to flake; the metal clasp is missing; other scuffing and rubbing to the leather; two small ink ownership signatures on the fly leaf. A wonderfully produced book, here with some wear, but excellent contents.