COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE | The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826

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COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE

The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826

2 vols., 12mo (7 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 182 x 108 mm). BAL state A of the copyright notice in vol. II (line 5: "a Book"); some browning and spotting throughout, closed primarily marginal tear to 5_4-5 (vol. I.). Contemporary half-brown tree calf over marbled boards, spines gilt-ruled with gilt-lettered red morocco labels, edges speckled blue; rubbed. Quarter brown morocco folding case.

First edition. "The most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales, and the first in which the scout Natty Bumppo was made the symbol of all that was wise, heroic and romantic in the lives and characters of the white men who made the American wilderness their home ... The novel glorified for many generations of readers, in England, France, Russia, and at home, some aspects of American life that were unique to our cultural history" (Grolier, American).

REFERENCE:

BAL 3833; Grolier, American 34; Spiller & Blackburn 7