New York (Christmas): Printed for Frederick W. Beinecke, 1955. Octavo. 24 pages. Index. Introduction by Charles Eberstadt. One of the major figures in the fur trade referred to by the Sublette's, Bridger, Bonneville, and others though he left no books. His letters were written in the early 1830's and rediscovered..... More
Normon, (1980): University of Oklahoma Press. First Edition. Octavo. 305 pp. illustrated. Mr. Ashley was an organizer and manager of the first successful fur-gathering enterprise in the central Rocky Mountains in the 1820's. The author traces the life story of General Ashley from its humble beginnings without property or education..... More
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1939. Octavo. Frontispiece, 433 pages, index. Illustrated. The author has found material that many of the best writers on the fur trade either overlooked or missed. It has value though the writer tends to be wordy. So, while important it will probably be read quickly and..... More
Glendale, California, (1965-1972): Arthur H. Clark Company, First Editions. Octavo. There were about 3,000 men in the fur trade and Hafen has included some 1,200 books, theses, and articles in his select bibliography of 292 mountain men in his edited collection. This project contains carefully prepared biographies of some four..... More
Toronto: Irwin & Gordon Ltd., 1930. First Edition. Octavo. xi, 153 pages. Folding map at the rear. Peter Pond solved the problem of conducting trade over such long distances and of organizing the Athabasca department which was crucial to the development of the Northwest Company on both sides of the..... More
Pasadena: Glen Dawson, 1948. Octavo. vi, 17 pages. Joseph L. Meek, journeyed to the mountains with William Sublette's 1829 mule caravan. In the fall of 1831 he, along with Bridger and Sublett established a fur trade base on forks of the Snake River. Arthur Woodward notes the scarcity of information..... More
New York: Interland Publishing Inc., 1972. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 574 cloth bound edition reprinted from the 1931 edition. 264 pages. index. Illustrated and with a large folding map. Leaving his home in Belleville, Illinois in 1838, Baker set out to join Jim Bridger who was recruiting a company..... More
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1960. Limited Edition. Octavo. One of 330 copies printed by The Plantin Press. An important book on one of the younger members of the Sublette family who learned how to hunt, capture and sell furs but only to find that the market which had led the..... More
Norman; (1961): University of Oklahoma Press. First Edition. Octavo. In two volumes, 686 and 696 pages including indexes. Professor Phillips used American, English, French, and Canadian public documents, journals of explorers, traders, business papers of fur-trading families and organizations. The Fur Trade presents clear evidence that traders would have been..... More
New York: Edward Eberstadt, 1926. Limited Edition. Octavo. Limited to 500 copies. Frontispiece, 115 pages, index. John Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and was permitted to leave that party on its return from the Pacific when it reached the Platte River at its junction with..... More
Los Angeles: Glen Dawson, 1953. Limited Edition. Small Octavo. Limited to one of 450 copies printed at the Castle Press, Pasadena. Color frontispiece, 59 pages, XIV of the Early California Travel Series. An important part of the Western fur trade. Antoine had begun a regular exploitation of the fur-bearing valleys..... More