Presented in this lot is a First Edition of "Old Jim Bridger On The Moccasin Trail" by Edwin L Sabin, 1928, publisher Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York. This book is not a biography but a running yarn bunching together Bridger's adventures. James Felix Bridger was one of the greatest frontiersmen of Utah and American history, an American mountain man, trapper, Army scout, and wilderness guide who explored and trapped in the Western United States in the first half of the 19th century. He was known as Old Gabe in his later years. Edwin Legrand Sabin (1870 – 1952) was an American author, primarily of boys' adventure stories, mostly set in the American West. From 1913 to 1931 he published dozens of critically acclaimed adventure books about the American West, many of them for Crowell's "Great West" and "Range and Trail" series or for the "Trail Blazers" series from J. B. Lippincott & Co. Though aimed at an audience of boys, Sabin conducted copious research, even visiting institutions like the Bancroft Library and state historical societies and conducting interviews with people who had interacted with historical figures like Calamity Jane and George Armstrong Custer. He moved west to be closer to the geography of his works, first to Denver, Colorado, then San Diego, California, finally settling in La Jolla, California. The olive cloth bound illustrated hardcover is in good overall condition, fading and scuffing exhibited on covers and edges. Intact pages exhibit age tanning and very slight foxing, loose spine. Measures 5.5"W x 8"L x 1.5"D, weight is 1lb, 4oz.