1985 "A Limited First Printing" autographed inside front cover by both Rick Steber and Jerry Gildemeister; larger hardbound; wonderful color photos, blue Leatherette hardback with beaver in raised relief on cover, gilt title; very good condition; unmarked pages; no dust jacket.
 
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 bright gilt lettering on the spine and front board with embossed beaver on the front board. Marbled endpapers. 204 pp 4to. This book retraces the footsteps of the early explorers, fur traders, missionaries, and settlers. This book unveils the Oregon country as it was found-wild, raw, and unrelentingly beautiful. A wonderful look at the Columbia District as it was before Sir Francis Drake cruised along the coast in the 1500s.