On display are two vintage booklets on trapping and they are as follows:

“Modern Trapping & Fur Buying” by C.O. Lippert. Copyright 1967. First edition. Published by C.O. Lippert in Curwensville, PA. 55 pages. Illustrated. Paperback. Signed by the author on page 5 as can be seen in the pictures. Measures 6” wide by 9” long. Has a good spine. The front and back covers are in good condition with some light brown fading on the edges. The inside pages have no rips, tears or stains and have no brown fading on the page edges. The author states that this book has been written in plain words to be of help to both the beginner and to the average mature trapper. There have been many books written on trapping different furbearing animals but not much as been said about the fur trade end or from a fur dealers point of view. The booklet had been broken down into the following chapters:

·         DEDICATION

·         INTRODUCTION

·         TRAPPING

·         HANDELING & BUYING

·         HANDELING & BUYING MUSKRATS

·         MINK HANDELING & BUYING

 “Fox Trapping” by A. R. Harding. Copyright 1965. Published by A.R. Harding of Columbus, Ohio. 192 pages. Illustrated. Paperback The inside pages have no rips, tears or stains and have no brown fading on the page edges. The front and back covers are in good condition. The front cover has become detached from the spine about 3” from the bottom. The inside pages are intact and are stapled along the spine. This is a book of instruction telling how to trap, snare, and shoot fox. The book contains 21 chapters.