OLD INDIAN TRAILS OF THE CANAADIAN ROCKIES" Mary Schaffer; 1st HC Edition 1911

ON HOLD! "OLD INDIAN TRAILS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES" ~ Being Incidents of Camp and Trail Life, Covering Two Years' Exploration Through the Rocky Mountains of Canada by: Mary T. S. Schaffer Overcoming the limited expectations of women at the turn of the 19th Century in order to follow her dreams, this is her story of the Jasper & Banff expeditions of 1907 & 1908. Full of daring adventure and romantic depictions of camp life, set against the grand backdrop of Canada's mountain landscapes, the book introduces readers to various characters from the annals of Canadian mountaineering history, as well as details of Native American life in the mountains. Author is credited with being the first non-indigenous woman to see Maligne Lake and many other sites. Hardcover; 5¾" x 8¼" (4.6 cm x 21 cm); published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York. 1911, 1st edition/1st printing, 364 pgs. xiv & fold-out map; table of contents; list of illustrations; indexed; illustrated with 100 b&w photos. Boards have shelf-wear, bumped corners & spine; front add-on plate has scuffing around the edges. Slight stain on back cover. Ex- private library with previous owners' plate on inside of front cover; skin from removal of something on rear inner cover possibly card envelope & handwritten ink number on dedication page are the only markings I have seen. Text is clean but maybe slightly age-toned. Book is slightly cocked; binding is slightly loose but solid with beginnings of a split front inner hinge.