Simms Jephha (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very nice copy of this New York pioneer classic.Black covers with gilt titles and cover decoration. Binding and back strip expertly repaired. Frontispiece portrait of Major Nicholas Stoner. Very good hardcover. Scarce copy of the true First Edition. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 3rd Edition. This is the third edition of Jeptha Simms' celebrated history of trapping and hunting in upstate New York during the latter part of the 18th and the early part of the 19th century. It is first and foremost the story of two of the most famous trappers of New York, Nicholas Stoner and Nathaniel Foster, their lives in the woods, their trapping methods, their encounters with Indians, and their lives in the Mohawk Valley. It is also the story of events of the American Revolution in which both trappers played their parts. And then there is one of the most remarkable accounts of the life of Sir William Johnson, with details based on personal reminiscences of his contemporaries. Beautiful 1/2 leather binding with marbled boards and gilt lettering on spine. 287 pp. Illustrated with 3 woodcuts, plus frontis portrait of Major Nicholas Stone. Scarce copy of the Third Edition. The photos on the listing page are of the actual book for sale. Always carefully packaged and shipped quickly, often same day.