Western Americana-Mountain Men/Fur Trapping from Last Word Books LLC

Colter was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, fur trapper and the first white man to see what is now Yellowstone National Park. First free endpaper and half title page have embossed stamp of author with the words "From The Desk Of Ruth Colter-Frick". Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. Two small spots to front board… Read more about this item

Full light tan cloth covered boards, brown lettering on front board and spine, 8 pages black and white photographs. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Binding lightly pushed at head of spine, hence VG+ grade. Dust jacket has light overall shelf wear, small spot on rear panel near flap fold, light chipping to head of spine panel.

Part of the American Procession Series. A panoramic account covering the 250 years of the beaver fur trade in North America ending with the last rendezvous at Ham's Fork in Wyoming in 1834. Full light purple cloth covered boards. Eight pages of black and white illustrations. Very good in VG- dust jacket. Touch of sunning to top edge of boards,… Read more about this item

A history of the fur trade from Henry Hudson in 1609 to the late 1800's. Very good in near fine dust jacket. Head an heel of spine bumped, hence VG grade.

Second volume in the Yale University Library Western Historical Series. This copy is number 19 of 500 copies. Quarter tan cloth and brown paper covered boards, gilt stripe on front board, gilt lettering on spine. Glassine dust jacket present but in poor condition. Three maps housed in a separate near fine slipcase (small nick to bottom edge.) Pond, a native… Read more about this item

A detailed account of the 900 mile Santa Fe Trail that linked Santa Fe New Mexico to Old Franklin Missouri. Pictorial endpapers, 111 illustrations, glossary of terms and place names, notes, bibliography and index.

Full tan cloth covered boards, brown labels on spine with gilt lettering, Vol. 1 is very good with a bump to center of spine, very light wear to label. Vol. 2 is near fine. Slipcase is near fine. No jackets as issued.

Full tan cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine 349 pages including index, endpaper maps, 4 other maps and other illustrations, jacket art by Frank McCarthy. Jacket has wrinkling and creases to head of spine, wear to upper corner of rear flap fold, creases to top edges of flap folds.

Full brown cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 349 pages including index, endpaper maps, 4 other maps and other illustrations, jacket art by Frank McCarthy. Head and heel of spine lightly bumped, binding slightly pushed at head band, small nick to bottom edge of front board near spine. Jacket is creased on upper corner of front panel, smaller crease… Read more about this item

Western Frontiersmen Series XI. Full red cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, illustrations, 2 foldout maps, 356 pages including bibliography and index. Light wear to head and heel of spine and tips of boards, small tear to rear map where it is attached to endpaper,

Volume 5. Full brown cloth covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, frontispiece and other illustrations, 401 pages. Gilt lettering somewhat dulled, light wear to head and heel of spine and tips of boards. No jacket.

Tan cloth boards, 17 pages. Introduction and notes by Arthur Woodward. Stephen Meek was the brother of Joe Meek another mountain man and key figure in the history of early Oregon. No jacket.

Full tan cloth covered boards, xxvii, 483 pages including index, contains a 96 page collection of contemporary watercolor paintings (32 in color) by Alfred Jacob Miller, Charles Bodmer and George Carlin, maps of fur trade country on pastedowns and endpapers. Small dent to bottom edge of rear board and light bump to tip. Jacket spine is faded, moderate wear and… Read more about this item

Full rust covered cloth boards, silver decoration on spine. Volume 20 in the American Exploration and Travel Series. Head of spine lightly bumped. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Binding lightly pushed at head band. Jacket has light soiling to rear flap and back panel of jacket and wear to head and heel of spine.

Numerous maps and black & white illustrations. Near fine in NF dust jacket.Heel of spine no longer crisp, hence NF grade. Jacket has slight wrinkle to heel of spine and upper tip of front panel.

How the fur trade affected the economic, political, religious, and scientific life of the upper Missouri after 1840. Full mustard cloth covered boards. Very good in VG- dust jacket. Bump to heel of spine also affecting left corner of board, bump to upper tip of front board, some foxing to fore edge of text block. Jacket has sunning to spine,… Read more about this item

Green cloth boards, gilt lettering on spine, 290 pages with map and numerous illustrations, frontispiece of a stampeding buffalo herd, includes 4 pages of advertisements. Very good, no dust jacket. Wear along top and bottom edges of boards, some loss of paper on bottom edge of dedication page, gift inscription dated June 21, 1921.

Tan cloth boards, 237 pages. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Head and heel of spine bumped. Jacket has wear along top and bottom edges and edge of rear flap fold.

Grey cloth boards, 180 pages including index, endpaper maps, well illustrated. Very good+ in VG dust jacket. Light wear to edges of heel and head of spine and to tips of bottom boards. Dust jacket has small closed tear to top edge of front panel, rubbing to front panel near spine and at head and heel of spine, crease to… Read more about this item

One of the Westerners biography series. Yellow cloth boards, black lettering, 191 pages. Very good+ in very good dust jacket. Head and heel of spine no longer crisp. Dust jacket has light shelf wear to top and bottom edges and flap folds. Signed by author "With best wishes".