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1954. CHITTENDEN, Hiram M. The American Fur Trade of the Far West. 1954. Two vols. D/js. Howes C-390. Fine set in d/js.

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1902. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes. I: xxvi, [1], 482pp. followed by 1 page of ads plus 5 plates and frontispiece. II: ix, [1], 483-892pp. plus 3 plates and frontispiece. III: iv, 893-1029pp. plus large map of the Mississippi Territory. Original green cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. Howes C391. This is still the standard work on the American fur trade. Hinges beginning to crack on volume I. Minor rippling to cloth on volume II. A few bumps and marks to binding on volume III. Ex-lib with light residue of call numbers on lower spines and bookplates on front pastedowns.

New York: Francis P. Harper, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes in original green cloth, 1029 pages in total, complete with folding map in rear pocket of Volume III. A very good set with some insect nibbling to cloth, corners lightly rubbed, a few penciled noted on rear pastedowns. A highly respected and comprehensive study of the American fur trade. Beginning with a brief overview of the origins of the fur trade in eastern North America, it provides a detailed description and analysis of the major fur-trading companies operating west of the Mississippi River, other than those in Southwest. "Chittenden, a conscientious historian, went to the sources to ground his massive work. He located in private hands the papers of the great St. Louis fur-trading families of the Chouteaus and Sublettes. He interviewed, consulted newspapers, visited document repositories in St. Louis and throughout the West, and corresponded with experienced historians. The American Fur Trade remains the… Read More

1902. CHITTENDEN, Hiram M. 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. N.Y., 1902. 1st ed. Three vols. Illus. large folding map. xxv, 1,029pp. Orig. cloth. A fine, untrimmed set. Howes C-390. The most authoritative study of the western fur trade.