Description
The signed limited edition of The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire by Mari Sandoz.
Octavo, xv, [1], 335pp, [1]. Quarter brown morocco, title stamped in gilt on the spine, raised bands. Top edge dyed yellow. Illustrated end papers, clean pages, tight binding. Numerous unopened leaves. Includes a large fold-out map, titled “Area of the Richer Beaver Harvest of North America,” redrawn by Douglas Waugh and signed by Mari Sandoz. Map in fine condition. The book and chemise are housed in the publisher’s matching brown cloth slipcase.
Includes 2 pages from the original draft manuscript of the book, each signed by Sandoz. From a limited edition of 185 copies, individually numbered and signed by the author. Small landscape drawn by the author on the limitation page.
An exceptional copy.
The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire was published in 1964 by Hastings House, part of Sandoz’s series on the American West. The limited edition was produced and distributed by James F. Carr. The Beaver Men explores the role of fur traders and trappers-particularly those involved in the beaver trade-in the westward expansion of the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was Sandoz’s final completed work before her death in 1966 and followed earlier volumes such as Crazy Horse and Cheyenne Autumn.
