THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY THE INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR THE FUR TRADE OF THE MISSOURI, THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND THE COLUMBIA, WITH EXPLORATIONS BEYOND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, RECORDED IN THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 1822-1838
Morgan, Dale L., editor
Published by The Old West Publishing Company, Denver, 1964
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[4],liv,341pp. plus plates and folding map. Frontis. Folio. Three-quarter calf and brown buckram, spine with raised bands, gilt red morocco label. Fine. Copy number 108, from an edition limited to 250 copies signed by Dale Morgan, without slipcase. Ashley was an early American fur trader in the region, and his explorations beyond the Continental Divide helped establish the fur trade in the Rockies. Using much previously unreleased material, Morgan tells Ashley's story from the early days with the Missouri Fur Company to his conclusion as an important politician in Missouri. He also publishes a number of obscure early Wagner-Camp items herein. The illustrations include watercolors and lithographs by Bodmer, Seymour, and Catlin. The excellent map depicts the area of his travels. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. WAGNER-CAMP 22b (note). Seller Inventory # WRCAM57033
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Title: THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY THE ...
Publisher: The Old West Publishing Company, Denver
Publication Date: 1964
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THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY The International Struggle for the Fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with Explorations beyond the Continental Divide, Recorded in the Diaries and Letters of William H. Ashley and His Contemporaries, 1822-1838
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Condition: Very good. First edition thus. Folio. 14 x 10". 341pp. Pictorial grey boards with gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated throughout, with large folding map bound in at rear. Prospectus laid-in. Some light spots on fore-edge, light rubbing to spine ends, light toning to edges. Small address label on paste-down. Large, heavy book, overseas shipping not recommended. Seller Inventory # 55557
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The West of William H. Ashley: The International Struggle for the Fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with Explorations beyond the Continental Divide, Recorded in the Diaries and Letters of William H. Ashley and His Contemporaries, 1822-1838
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Condition: Used - Very Good. 1964. Hardcover. Cloth, no dj. 4o. liv + 341 pp. Pictorial gray boards with gilt lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated, with a foldout map bound in at rear. Minor rubbing to head and heel of spine. Corners lightly bumped. Expected age-toning to page margins and deckle fore edges. Else a bright, clean copy. Very Good. Seller Inventory # S77840
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The West of William H. Ashley. The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with explorations beyond the Continental Divide, recorded in the diaries and letters of William H. Ashley and his contemporaries 1822-1838
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First edition limited to 250 numbered copies signed by Morgan (this, mo. 62); folio, pp. liv, 341, [1]; color frontispiece, vignette title page printed in red and black, 20 plates (1 in color) showing 28 illustrations, 4 facsimiles, and 3 maps (1 folding); original half calf over brown buckram, spine with raised bands and red morocco gilt label, publisher's slipcase. Fine. Ashley was an early American fur trader in the region, and his explorations beyond the Continental Divide helped establish the fur trade in the Rockies. Seller Inventory # 61163
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THE WEST OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY THE INTERNATIONAL STRUGGLE FOR THE FUR TRADE OF THE MISSOURI, THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND THE COLUMBIA, WITH EXPLORATIONS BEYOND THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, RECORDED IN THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF WILLIAM H. ASHLEY AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES 1822-1838.
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Denver: The Old West Publishing Company, 1964., 1964
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Copy number 108, from an edition limited to 250 copies signed by Dale Morgan, without slipcase. Ashley was an early American fur trader in the region, and his explorations beyond the Continental Divide helped establish the fur trade in the Rockies. Using much previously unreleased material, Morgan tells Ashley's story from the early days with the Missouri Fur Company to his conclusion as an important politician in Missouri. He also publishes a number of obscure early Wagner-Camp items herein. The illustrations include watercolors and lithographs by Bodmer, Seymour, and Catlin. The excellent map depicts the area of his travels. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy. WAGNER-CAMP 22b(note). [4],liv,341pp. plus plates and folding map. Frontis. Folio. Three-quarter calf and brown buckram, spine with raised bands, gilt red morocco label. Fine. Seller Inventory # 57033
Quantity: 1 available