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Cooper, James Fennimore
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Autograph manuscript, being a leaf of his novel The Oak Openings
- ink,paper
1 page (12 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.; 302 x 200 mm), with several corrections and emendations, paginated "192" in Cooper's hand and "140" in another hand, n.p., 1840's; horizontal fold. Matted, glazed and framed with portrait of Cooper and clipped inscription: "Very faithfully / your friend and servant, J. Fennimore Cooper" (1 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.; 32 x 95 mm); not examined out of frame.
Condition
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A manuscript leaf from The Oak Openings; or, the Bee-Hunter (1848), the last of Fennimore Cooper's wilderness novels. This novel of professional honey-hunting is set in Michigan's Oak Openings, around Kalamazoo. In the 1830's Cooper made an investment in real estate in the region, which proved to be unsuccessful.