HUNTER, SAMUEL J. The Hunters' and Trappers' Illustrated Historical Guide, treating only of the Wild Animate Nature of North America. St. Louis: George Knapp & Col, 1869. Woodcut illustrations. 8vo, original plum cloth, spine faded, some wear at edges; scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. Howes H820 ("Predominantly featured is game of the plains and Rockies, including the wild Indian, of whom 'it is better to take a dozen of their scalps rather than lose one Christian one.'").

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HUNTER, SAMUEL J. The Hunters' and Trappers' Illustrated Historical Guide, treating only of the Wild Animate Nature of North America. St. Louis: George Knapp & Col, 1869. Woodcut illustrations. 8vo, original plum cloth, spine faded, some wear at edges; scattered foxing. FIRST EDITION. Howes H820 ("Predominantly featured is game of the plains and Rockies, including the wild Indian, of whom 'it is better to take a dozen of their scalps rather than lose one Christian one.'").

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