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ROSS, ALEXANDER. The Fur Hunters of the Far West; A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains. Folding map, 2 plates. 2 volumes.
ROSS, ALEXANDER. The Fur Hunters of the Far West; A Narrative of Adventure in the Oregon and Rocky Mountains. Folding map, 2 plates. 2 volumes. 8vo, publisher's cloth, rebacked and retipped in dyed calf, some uneven toning; hinges reinforced with tape; lacks the terminal ad leaf. London, 1855
- Notes: first edition. Valuable for descriptions of the fur trade on the Snake River as well as his account of the Snake River Expedition. "The book has been rightly described as a principal source for all writing on the fur trade in the Pacific Northwest during the period of activity of the North West Company and Hudson's Bay Company"--Streeter Sale 3719; Wagner-Camp 269; Howes R449; Graff 3578; Sabin 73327.
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