[FUR TRADE]. CHITTENDEN, Hiram Martin (1859?1917).?The American Fur Trade of the Far West.?New York: Francis P. Harper, 1902. 3 volumes, 8vo. Frontispieces in Vols. I & II, 8 plates, large folding map in rear pocket of Vol. III. Original green cloth gilt, edges uncut (few tiny spots of rubbing, joints starting, else fine). Provenance: William Tract Hover. FIRST EDITION of ?the first modern history of the fur trade, and still a standard work on the subject? (Reese). Includes a history of the pioneer trading posts, early fur trade, and overland commerce. Graff 696; Howes C390; Rader 770; Reese, Best of the West 231.