2 vols. xxx, 482; [2], 483-1014 pp. Introduction and notes by Stallo Vinton. Illustrated with a sketch of the author by Dr. Edmond S. Meany; Vol. I with a frontispiece portrait from a photograph; several portrait plates from paintings, photos and engravings; facsimile letter. Folding map on rear pocket of Vol. II. 9x5¼, green cloth, lettered in gilt; remnants of glassine jackets; slipcase.

An important work on the growth, development, and decline of the Fur Trade in the Western U.S., including its major protagonists, events, effects, etc. Graff notes, "Sixty years after publication, this is still the great work on the subject." (Graff 696). Provenance: From the Library of William Augustus Brewer.