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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. THERE IS MINMUM WEAR AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM CLOTH OF THE SPINE, OTHERWISE, THE BOOK WOULD BE IN FINE CONDITION. THERE IS AN AUTHOR'S INK PRESENTATION SIGNATURE AND DATE OF AP 7,1914 ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. THE TOP PAPER EDGES ARE GILT. THE SIDE AND BOTTOM PAGE EDGES ARE ROUGH CUT. THIS BOOK IS A PRODUCT OF THE CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY - FORT DEARBORN SERIES. THE BOOK IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PRICIPLE THEMES - 1) THE MASTERS OF THE WILDERNESS. A STUDY OF THE HUDSON''S BAY COMPANY FROM ITS ORIGIN TO MODERN TIMES, 2) THE BEAVER CLUB WITH A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE CLUB. SOME SOCIAL ASPECTS OF THE FUR TRADE. AND 3) A DREAM OF EMPIRE. THE ADVENTURES OF TONTY IN OLD LOUISIANA. THERE IS A FRONTISPIECE MAP OF CANADA AND THE POSTS OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. THERE ARE FOUR ILUSTRATIONS INCLUDING A COLORED MAP OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY FLAG, A DRWAING OF THE BEAVER CLUB BUILDING AND A MAP OF OF A SECTION OF A MANUSCRIPT MAP ENTITLED "A MAP OF THE SOUTHERN INDIAN DISTRICT OF NORTH AMERICA. PRESENTATION COPY.…