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1954 Complete 2-Volume Set: The American Fur Trade of the Far West by Hiram Martin Chittenden (Hardcovers w/ Dust Jackets)
Up for sale is the complete 1954 2-Volume Hardcover Set of The American Fur Trade of the Far West by Hiram Martin Chittenden, published by Academic Reprints in Stanford, California. Includes a new introduction by Grace Lee Nute of the Minnesota Historical Society.
Subtitled \"A History of the Pioneer Trading Posts and Early Fur Companies of the Missouri Valley and the Rocky Mountains and of the Overland Commerce with Santa Fe,\" Chittenden\'s masterpiece is widely considered the foundational reference work on 19th-century American fur trapping and western expansion.
Condition Details (Please Review Photos):
Dust Jackets: Both volumes include their original illustrated dust jackets, housed in clear archival Mylar protective sleeves. Jackets show bright cover graphics with minor edge wear at the spine tips.
Bindings & Spines: Solid, square, and firm hardcover bindings.
Interior Pages: Clean text blocks free of loose pages, underlining, or heavy markings.