Publication: Hastings House, Publishers, 1964, New York
First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 185 copies that is signed and specially bound lacking the colored map and key to Area Of The Richer Beaver Harvest Of North America. Also includes a bound-in page from the early manuscript of the book. Quarter leather and cloth, raised bands, titles in gilt on the spine, maps on front and rear endpapers, xv [blank], 335 pp., acknowledgments, foreword, illustrated, maps on endpapers, notes, bibliography, index, key to endpaper maps. A well-written general history of the beaver trade in North America. From it's beginnings along the St. Lawrence to the last great mountain man rendezvous in 1834. This work covers the 250 year history of the beaver trade and it's major role in the early exploration of North America. A fine bright, unread copy.
Inventory Number: 52690