The Fur Hunters Of The Far West; A Narrative Of Adventures In The Oregon And Rocky Mountains

ALEXANDER ROSS

Publication: Smith, Elder and Co, 1855, London

First edition. 2 Volumes. Cloth, 333 [1] pp., advertisement and 262 pp. + 17 pp. of advertisements, dated November, 1855. Frontispiece for each volume. dedication, preface, introduction, lacks folding map. "Ross worked in the organization of John Jacob Astor at Astoria until the post was sold to the North West Company. He remained in the Pacific Northwest under the new owners and wrote the only extended account of the operations of the latter company in the Snake River country under Donald MacKenzie. In Volume II, Ross goes on to tell of his experiences as leader of the Snake Country Expedition in 1824 and of his return to the Red River settlements in 1825, in company with Governor Simpson."---Wagner/Camp 269. A classic fur trade history. Signatures rebound and original front and rear covers laid-down, spines replaced for each volume, internally clean with no foxing. An attractive set.

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