1979 · Pasadena
by Woodward, Arthur
Pasadena: Westernlore Press, 1979. Revised Edition. 125pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Blue grained buckram. Near fine/Near fine. Profusely illustrated. Woodward formally curator of history and anthropology of the Los Angeles County Museum, has compiled an excellent anthology of writings on the material culture of the fur trade. This is a very fine guide to the hardware of the trade.
"Traders, trappers, and trading post, have always interested the student of American history. In their interest, however, researchers have overlooked the very items upon which the fur trade depended - the actual trade goods - or the Denominator of the Indian Trade." - from the jacket. (Inventory #: 4062)
"Traders, trappers, and trading post, have always interested the student of American history. In their interest, however, researchers have overlooked the very items upon which the fur trade depended - the actual trade goods - or the Denominator of the Indian Trade." - from the jacket. (Inventory #: 4062)