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Sale 229: Fine Western Americana (#229) 10/11/2001 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #23 The American Fur Trade of the Far West: A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the Overland Commerce with Santa Fe

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$937.50

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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Title:

The American Fur Trade of the Far West: A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the Overland Commerce with Santa Fe

Author:

Chittenden, Hiram Martin

Place Published:

New York

Publisher:

Francis P. Harper

Date Published:

1902

Description:

3 vols. Illus. with 10 plates from various sources; folding map in rear pocket of 3rd (index) vol. 9½x6, green cloth, spines lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Seminal work on the growth, development, and decline of the Fur Trade in the Western U.S., including its major protagonists, events, effects, etc. As Graff notes, "Sixty years after publication, this is still the great work on the subject." Graff 696; Howes C390; Rader 770.

Condition:

Some minor insect damage and extremity rubbing to the covers; darkening to the endpapers, else near fine.

Item#:

106716
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