Books about Mountain Men, Fur Trade

The Gaucho
by B.W Allred
First edition. Quarto. Vol. VI, No. 1, of Corral Dust. Printed wrappers, 8 pp. The Gaucho of Argentina, Paraguay, southern …

Jim Baker Cabinet Card
by Anonymous
Cabinet Card. 5.5" x 4", Mount 6.375" x 4.25," C.H. Wells, Denver, Colo. Famous trapper, Indian fighter, Scout, & Guide. …

Documents Relating To Blankets For The Indian Trade. January 26, 1837. Laid On The …
by John J. Astor
First edition. 24th Congress, 2d Session. [106]. Disbound. 5pp. 2 tables. Copies of letters from John Jacob Astor relative to …

In Senate Of The United States, March 18, 1824 ... From The Committee On …
by Thomas Hart Benton
First edition. 18th Congress, 1st Session. 20 pp. Disbound. Correspondence from Thomas H. Benton, Chairman of the Committee on Indian …

The Southern Cheyennes.
by Donald J. Berthrong
First edition. 8vo. Decorated cloth, red top edges, xvi, 446 pp., foreword, maps, illustrated, bibliography, list of abbreviations used in …

Journal Of Larocque From The Assiniboine To The Yellowstone 1805
L. J. Burpee [Edited With Notes By]
First edition. 8vo. Maroon cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, 82 pp., introduction, footnotes. Peel 29 says …

The American Fur Trade Of The Far West. A History Of The Pioneering Trading …
by Hiram M. Chittenden
First edition. Three Volumes. Cloth, xxiv, 482 pp. + viii, 483-892 pp. + 893-1029 pp. Preface. Frontis illustrations in Volume …

The American Fur Trade Of The Far West. A History Of The Pioneering Trading …
by Hiram M. Chittenden
First edition. Three Volumes. Cloth, xxiv, 482 pp. + viii, 483-892 pp. + 893-1029 pp. Preface. Frontis illustrations in Volume …

Forty Years A Fur Trader On The Upper Missouri, The Personal Narrative
Elliott. Coues [Editor]
First edition. 2 Volumes. Limited to 950 copies. Cloth, 236pp. + 1 page advertisement, + 237-473pp. + 1 page advertisement. …

The Lost Trappers; A Collection Of Interesting Scenes And Events In The Rocky Mountains; …
by David H. Coyner
First edition. 12mo. Recased with original spine and blind-tooled covers relaid, original spine title in gilt, xv, 16 - 255 …

The West Of The Texas Kid, 1881-1910. Recollections Of Thomas Edgar Crawford, Cowboy,Gun Fighter, …
by Thomas. Crawford
First edition. Hardcover, xviii, 202pp., introduction, foreword, illustrated. Fine in moderately rubbed dust jacket. Edited and with an Introduction by …

The Journal Of John Work, January To October, 1835.
Henry Drummond.. Dee [Editor]
First edition. Cloth, 98pp. Introduction. Appendices. Illustrations. A journal of exceptional value, as unlike Work's other journals which described overland …

Manuel Lisa
by Walter B. Douglas
First editions. 2 Volumes. Printed wrappers. Missouri Historical Society Collections, Volume III, Number 3, pp.233-268, and Number 4, pp.367-406. Illustrated. …

The St. Croix: Midwest Border River
by James Taylor Dunn
First edition. 8vo. Limited to 500 copies, signed by the author. This is copy number 369. Blue cloth with spine …

Life In The Rocky Mountains.
by W. A. Ferris
First edition. 8vo. Cloth, 365 pp., illus., facsimiles, 2 maps (1 large folding map), index. Edited by Paul C. Phillips. …

Life In The Rocky Mountains.
by Warren Angus. Ferris
First edition. 8vo. Cloth, 284 pp., illustrated, folding map. Warren A. Ferris joined the American Fur Company in 1830, at …

Turbulent Taos.
by Den Galbraith
First edition. 8vo. Limited to 1,500 copies. Printed wrappers, 48 pp., illustrated. Number 18 in the Western Americana series. A …

Wah-To-Yah, And The Taos Trail; Or Prairie Travel And Scalp Dances, With A Look …
by Lewis H. Garrard
First edition, first state. From the library of Clint and Dorothy Josey with their bookplate affixed to front pastedown sheet. …

Broken Hand, The Life Story Of Thomas Fitzpatrick: Mountain Man, Guide And Indian Agent
by Leroy R. Hafen
First revised edition. Signed by the author on the half title page. Blue cloth, titles stamped in gold gilt on …

The Mountain Men And The Fur Trade Of The Far West.
Leroy R. Hafen [Editor]
Ten Volumes. First editions. 8vo. Cloth, each Volume 395pp. to 415pp., illustrations, folding 2-color map. Lengthy introduction. "Biographical sketches of …

The Mountain Men And The Fur Trade Of The Far West.
Leroy R. Hafen [Editor]
Ten Volumes. First editions. 8vo. Cloth, each Volume 395 pp. to 415 pp., illustrations, folding 2-color map. Lengthy introduction. "Biographical …

The T.B. Walker Collection Of Indian Portraits
Henry H. Cross
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1948. First edition. Stiff printed wrappers, 164pp., Introduction by A.W. Schorger. "125 Reproductions of …

Astoria Or Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains. Two Volumes
by Washington Irving
First edition thus. *Tacoma Edition.* Two Volumes. White cloth, titles in gold gilt on front cover and spine, top edges …

Three Years Among The Indians And Mexicans
by General Thomas James
First edition thus. 8vo. Limited to 365 copies, of which this is copy 61. Originally printed in 1846. Two-tone quarter …

Steamboats West. The 1859 American Fur Company Missouri River Expedition
by Lawrence H. And Barbara J. Cottrell. Larsen
First edition. 8vo. Cloth, 256 pp., acknowledgments, introduction, illustrated, map, bibliography, footnotes, index. The story of a headline-making trip when …

Adventures Of Zenas Leonard, Fur Trader And Trapper, 1831-1836
by Zenas Leonard
Reprinted from the exceedingly rare original of 1839. Limited to 520 copies. Cloth, 317pp., a lengthy introduction by editor, W. …

The Journal Of John Work, A Chief-Trader Of The Hudson's Bay Co. During His …
by William S. And Paul C. Phillips Lewis
First edition. Cloth, 209 pp. Preface. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Illustrations. Map. "John Work's journal is one of the cornerstone works …

In The Shadow Of The Rockies.
by M.A., C. M. Macinnes
First edition. 8vo. Blue decorated cloth, gold stamping on spine, viii, 347 pp., preface, illustrated, plates, portraits, diagrams, folding maps, …

Fur Brigade To The Bonaventura, John Work's California Expedition 1832-1833, For The Hudson's Bay …
Edith Bay. Maloney [Editor]
First edition. Limited to 500 copies. Cloth, 112pp., foreword, introduction, notes, appendices, index, illustrations, map. An important study of John …

Yuma Crossing.
by Douglas D. Martin
First edition. 8vo. Cloth, ix [3], 243 pp., frontis. (map), preface, illustrations by Horace T. Pierce. bibliography, index. History of …

The Upper Missouri Fur Trade: Its Methods Of Operation.
by Ray H. Mattison
First separate, reprinted from Nebraska History, Vol. 42, No.1, March, 1961. Printed wrappers, 28 pp., illustrations, map. An interesting overview …

The Life And Travels Of Josiah Mooso, A Life On The Frontier Among Indians …
by Josiah Mooso
First edition. Cloth, 400 pp., portrait. Mooso spent his boyhood in Canada and as a young man became employed by …

The Life And Travels Of Josiah Mooso. A Life On The Frontier Among Indians …
by Josiah Mooso
First edition. Cloth, 400 pp., preface, frontispiece (portrait). Mooso spent his boyhood in Canada and as a young man became …

The West Of William H. Ashley.
by Dale (Editor). Morgan
First edition. Trade edition. Cloth, 341 pp., illustrations, 3 maps (large folding map). The result of two decades of research, …

The West Of William H. Ashley, The International Struggle For The Fur Trade Of …
by Dale (Editor). Morgan
First edition. Limited to 250 copies, hand numbered and signed by Dale Morgan. Half calf and tan buckram, 341 pp., …

The West Of William H. Ashley, The International Struggle For The Fur Trade Of …
by Dale (Editor). Morgan
First edition. Limited to 250 copies, hand numbered and signed by Dale Morgan. Half calf and tan buckram, 341 pp., …

The Life Of Jim Baker 1818-1898. Trapper, Scout, Guide And Indian Fighter
by Nolie. Mumey
First edition. 8vo. Limited to 250 signed copies of which this is # 200. Two-tone quarter cloth and boards with …

Traits Of American-Indian Life And Character.
Ogden, Peter Skene
First edition. Original cloth, vii-xiv, 218 pp. + 16 pages of advertisements by the publisher. Introduction. "This book consists of …

A Brief History Of Jirah Isham (Of New London, Connecticut) And His Descendants From …
by Mary Allen. Phinney
First edition. 8vo. Two hundred copies printed of which this is number 73. Blue cloth, viii [4], 179 pp., frontis., …

Allen-Isham Genealogy. Jirah Isham Allen Montana Pioneer, Government Scout, Guide, Interpreter And Famous Hunter, …
by Mary Allen. Phinney
First edition. Limited to 200 copies of which this is number 110. Inscribed "To Rachel, With love from The Author, …

The Masters Of The Wilderness: A Study Of The Hudson's Bay Company, From Its …
by Charles B. Reed
First separate printing. Stiff printed wrappers, pages 137-173. Illustration. Folding map. An excellent overview of the history of the importance …

The Fur Hunters Of The Far West; A Narrative Of Adventures In The Oregon …
by Alexander. Ross
First edition. 2 Volumes. Cloth, 333 [1] pp., advertisement and 262 pp. + 17 pp. of advertisements, dated November, 1855. …

Brief Sketches In The Life Of Col. Dick Rutledge. The Last Living Indian Scout
by Col. Dick Rutledge
First edition. Penciled gift inscription by the author on the inside front cover and additionally signed by him in pencil …

Narrative Of An Expedition Through The Upper Mississippi To Itasca Lake, The Actual Source …
by Henry R. Schoolcraft
First edition. 8vo. Original cloth, titles stamped on a paper label affixed to the spine, vi, 7 - 307 [1] …

Furs / [Title Page] Thirtieth Annual Catalog Of Fur Coats And Robes And Fine …
Sioux City Robe And Tanning Company, Sioux City, Iowa
First edition. 10" x 6 1/2" in light green pictorial wrappers showing man wear a buffalo coat and standing beside …

George Drouillard, Hunter And Interpreter For Lewis And Clark And Fur Trader, 1807-1810.
by M.O. Skarsten
Western Frontiersmen Series XI. First edition. Octavo. Cloth, 356pp., preface, illustrated, two maps, bibliography, index. "Drouillard played a primary role …

Jedediah Smith, Trader & Trailbreaker.
by Maurice S. Sullivan
First edition. Cloth, 233pp., illus. A classic, this work was the first full-length biography of this important mountain man and …

West Wind: The Life Story Of Joseph Reddeford Walker.
Douglas S. Watson [Editor]
First edition. Quarto. Limited to 100 copies. Signed by Percy H. Booth and laid-in is a letter to Curtis Lindsey …

Among The Shoshones.
Elijah Nicholas Wilson ["Uncle Nick"]
First edition. First issue. 8vo. Presentation inscription by the publisher and signed by him. The signature of the publisher is …

Among The Shoshones.
Elijah Nicholas Wilson ["Uncle Nick"]
First edition. First issue. 8vo. 222 pp., frontis. [photograph of E. N. Wilson], preface, illustrated, portraits, plates. A unique copy …

Among The Shoshones.
Elijah Nicholas Wilson ["Uncle Nick"]
First edition. First issue. 8vo. Original dark green cloth, hand-written titles on orange labels affixed to front cover and spine, …

This Far-Off Wild Land. The Upper Missouri Letters Of Andrew Dawson
by Lesley And Andrew Erskine Dawson Wischmann
First edition. Red cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the front cover and spine, 336 pp.,preface, acknowledgments, illustrated mostly from …

A Journey To The Rocky Mountains In The Year 1839.
by F. A. Wislizenus
First edition of English translation. #138 of edition limited to 500 copies. Boards with gilt-stamped cloth spine, 162pp., frontis, postscript, …

Denominators Of The Fur Trade. An Anthology Of Writings On The Material Culture Of …
by Arthur. Woodward
First edition. 4to. Cloth, titles stamped in gilt on the spine, xiv, 73 pp., preface, profusely illustrated by old photographs …