Description: THIS RECKLESS BREED OF MEN: The Trappers and Fur Traders of the Southwest Author: Cleland, Robert Glass Title: THIS RECKLESS BREED OF MEN: The Trappers and Fur Traders of the Southwest Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1950 Edition: First edition Description: Hardcover. Color frontispiece, with sixteen pp. photographs and four maps. Excellent general history of the fur trade in the American Southwest, commencing with the La Lande expedition of 1804, and including chapters on Jedediah Smith, the Santa Fe Trail, James Ohio Pattie, and Joseph Reddeford Walker. Inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Cleland on the front flyleaf. Octavo. Original blue cloth binding, with decorative gilt and blind stamping. Unobtrusive remnants of a label, a small bookplate perhaps, to the front pastedown. The spine is sun faded. Light bump to the top corners. The dust jacket is price-clipped, with some browning and wear along the extremities; otherwise very good. Very Good / Very Good. Inscribed by Author. Seller ID: 59738 Established in 1981, Johnson Rare Books & Archives offers a wide array of materials from fine first editions to holographic letters, vernacular photography, archives, and other cultural resources. Our bricks and mortar location in downtown Covina, The Book Shop, is located about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. The shop is open six days a week and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. As proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), we uphold our association's code of ethics. Terms All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Cleland, Robert Glass
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year Printed: 1950
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Subject: Americana
Original/Facsimile: Original
