Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State

Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1940. First Edition. 315pp. Octavo [21 cm] Burgundy cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. Large folding color map present in the rear pocket. About very good/Near fine. Price clipped jacket has a few large chips with losses. Highlights of the Nevada Guide include chapters on Mining and mining Jargon, Ranch and Stock Growing, and Stock Jargon. Good coverage of silver and gold mining, ranching, pioneer communities, and ghost towns. Includes 22 photos by Rothstein of the Farm Security Administration. Illustrated throughout with black & white photographs and maps. Dykes 180. Herd 49. Powell 953. Scharf & Schoyer 348.