ASHLEY, William H. (1778-1838). The West of William H. Ashley. The international struggle for the fur trade of the Missouri, the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia, with explorations beyond the Continental Divide, recorded in the diaries and letters of William H. Ashley and his contemporaries 1822-1838. Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Denver: Fred A. Rosenstock The Old West Publishing Company, 1964. Folio. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations, two facsimiles, and three maps (including a large folding map at the rear). liv, 341 pp. Publisher's half light brown calf over brown cloth boards, red gilt morocco lettering label on spine, three raised bands, publisher's brown cloth slipcase (spine a bit soiled, light rubbing to slipcase). Fine. LIMITED EDITION, #143/250 COPIES SIGNED BY MORGAN. Laid-in is ?A Souvenir of Early Colorado Presented by Fred A. Rosenstock? and a facsimile of ?Carrier's New Year Address to the Patrons of the Rocky Mountain News" (originally printed in 1860). One of the best books, both in content and production, on the Rocky Mountain trade and ?mountain man."