The Deerslayer or: the first war-path
by Cooper, James Fenimore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Heritage Press, 1958. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Edward A. Wilson. A fine full-color illustration pasted inset to the front cover of this fine-looking, sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of a Heritage Press title, being a First Edition Thus. Clean, bright, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, having been preserved well in a Good condition, paper-covered cardboard slipcase. Beautiful oatmeal cloth over boards, fine illustration of a deer and a rifle and a hunter's accoutrements inset at front panel cut-out. From a collection of three dozen Heritage Press titles that belonged to an Eastern Washington professional botanist. Complete with the Sandglass newsletter. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy, who managed with editors the reprinting of volumes from the Limited Editions Club, thus enabling fine printing exemplars to trickle down to a broader public still thirsty, newly thirsty, for classic nineteenth-century novels and biographies. James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel is Introduced by John T. WInterich, and with lovely duotone and full-color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. xiv [3], 4-510 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 353765
- Title
- The Deerslayer or: the first war-path
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore
- Illustrator
- Edward A. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Heritage Press Fine Press Fine Printing Limited Editions Club Sandglass Newsletter James Fenimore Cooper John T. Winterich Edward A. Wilson
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About the Seller
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