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THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
by COOPER, J(AMES) FENIMORE
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1979. All edges gilt. Covers and spine designed and lettered in gilt. Silk bookmark sewn-in. Color frontispiece portrait of the author. Illustrations by Edward A. Wilson. First published in 1826 in two volumes, this novel was the second of the pentology of "Leatherstocking Tales". As always, the protagonist is Natty Bumppo. Cooper lived from 1789-1851. 377pp.. Collector's Edition. Full Brown Calf. Fine/No Dust Jacket. Super Royal Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014963
- Title
- THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS
- Author
- COOPER, J(AMES) FENIMORE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- Collector's Edition
- Publisher
- The Easton Press
- Place of Publication
- Norwalk, Connecticut
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- Super Royal Octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Literature, Adventure, Fine Binding
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Glenn Books
All books are subject to prior sale. Books are guaranteed as described and may be returned to us within 10 days with immediate notice of intent to return the item.
About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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