Skokie, IL: Black Cat Press, [1980].
Miniature Book. 1 13/16 x 1 6/16 inches. Unpaginated. [70] pp. Title page printed in red and black with a small locomotive vignette, frontispiece of locomotive, 1 small train car vignette headpiece, double-page map of the route of the Scott Special; text clean, unmarked. Gilt-stamped maroon morocco, marbled end-papers; binding square and tight. INITIALED by Norman Forgue on the colophon. KGK523-005. Fine.
LIMITED EDITION of 249 copies, design and typography by Norman W. Forgue, bound by Bela Blau. "The Scott Special, also known as the Coyote Special, the Death Valley Coyote or the Death Valley Scotty Social, was a one-time, record-breaking passenger train operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from Los Angeles, California, to Chicago, Illinois, at the request of Walter E. Scott, known as "Death Valley Scotty." At the time of its transit in 1905, the Scott Special made the 2, 265-mile trip between the two cities at the fastest speed recorded to date; in doing so, it established the Santa Fe as the leader in high-speed travel between Chicago and the West Coast." Wikipedia. This miniature book is the only item recorded in the Wikipedia article about the Scott Special in the "Further Reading" segment of the Wikipedia article.
REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, No. 2087.
Title: The Mad 2265 Mile Dash of the Scott Special
Edition: LIMITED EDITION of 249 copies
Created: 1980
Country of Origin: United States
Location Published: Skokie, IL, Black Cat Press: 1980
Binding: Gilt-stamped maroon morocco, marbled end-papers
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: None, as issued
Inscription: INITIALED by Norman Forgue on the colophon
Size: Miniature Book. 1 13/16 x 1 6/16 inches
Type: Miniature Book
Categories: History, Miniature Book, California Local History, Fine Press
Seller ID: KGK523-005
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