LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: A Diary Of Wanderings On The Sources Of The Rivers Missouri, Columbia And Colorado From February, 1830 To November, 1835, By W. A. Ferris, Then In The Employ Of The American Fur Company, And Supplementary Writings By Ferris, With A Detailed Map Of The Fur Country, Drawn By Ferris In 1836. Edited And With A Life Of Ferris, And A History Of Explorations And The Fur Trade, By Paul C. Phillip (Signed by Phillips & Rosenstock)

Published by The Old West Publishing Company, Fred A. Rosenstock, Denver, Colorado, 1940

  • First Edition
  • Hardcover
  • Used
See all details
Item image 1 of 5.

Seller: NorthStar Books, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.NorthStar Books

4-star seller

AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2019

View this seller's items
Hardcover

Condition: Used - Very good

£ 217.18

£ 4.99 shipping 
Ships within U.S.A.

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket
Free 30-day returns

Item description from seller

BOOK DESCRIPTION: Tall 8vo, xcv, 365 pgs, index, appendices, folding map, frontis, illustrations. Original red cloth, stamped on spine. With price clipped DJ. With the publishers announcement sheet laid in loose. Front free endpaper is INSCRIBED: "WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF THE PUBLISHER AND EDITOR, FRED A. ROSENSTOCK / PAUL C. PHILLIPS". CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Book is VG. Some soiling and spotting to front cover; it looks like some former minor adhesion of the DJ to a few spots on cover.; the DJ is soiled and lightly rubbed, now in mylar. Interior is very clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: The editing and biography by Phillips is excellent. Warren Angus Ferris was a fur trader and trapper in the Rocky Mountains from 1830 to 1835; traveling throughout the West in the employ of there American Fur Company. He explored what is now Yellowstone National Park in 1834. Ferris maintained a diary, which Phillips uses for this prblicatrion. For understanding the Mountain Man era, Ferris is very important. He records day to day activities of the trappers and traders. His narrative is clear and straight forward, he provides vivid descriptions of what he sees and experiences. AN EXCELLENT COLLECTOR'S COPY with the inscription of Rosenstock and Phillips and with the original DJ.

Seller Inventory # 580261

Bibliographic details

Title
LIFE IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS: A Diary Of Wanderings On The Sources Of The Rivers Missouri, Columbia And Colorado From February, 1830 To November, 1835, By W. A. Ferris, Then In The Employ Of The American Fur Company, And Supplementary Writings By Ferris, With A Detailed Map Of The Fur Country, Drawn By Ferris In 1836. Edited And With A Life Of Ferris, And A History Of Explorations And The Fur Trade, By Paul C. Phillip (Signed by Phillips & Rosenstock)
Author
Ferris, Warren Angus (Edited by Paul C. Phillips) (Inscribed by Phillips & Rosenstock)
Publisher
The Old West Publishing Company, Fred A. Rosenstock, Denver, Colorado
Publication year
1940
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Signed
Inscribed by Author(s)
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
Seller catalogs
Fur Trade, SIgned, Limited, Presentations, Western Americana

NorthStar Books

Spokane, WA, U.S.A.

4-star seller

AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2019

Shipping rates within U.S.A.

Item5 to 14 business days3 to 6 business days
First item£ 4.99£ 14.06
Delivery times are set by sellers and vary by carrier and location. Orders passing through Customs may face delays and buyers are responsible for any associated duties or fees. Sellers may contact you regarding additional charges to cover any increased costs to ship your items.

Payment methods

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Check
  • Invoice
  • Money Order

Store description

Antiquarian and scarce Americana; mail order and internet sales only. 40+ years experience in selling quality books, autographs, manuscripts, and photographs. Now selling carefully selected and curated titles gathered over the last few decades. Will accept returns. Visa and Mastercard accepted through Abebooks as well as check, money orders and Paypal.

Specialty

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, NORTH AMERICAN FUR TRADE, WESTERN AMERICANA, MILITARY HISTORY, BIG GAME HUNTING

Seller's business information

NorthStar Books

TX, U.S.A.