Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. First American Edition. Hardcover. Bound without original endpapers and blanks. Light, even foxing throughout with an occasional small stain. Early and unidentified owner name at the top of each title page. Near Fine, nicely bound. First issue without the copyright notice in the first volume. Two volumes bound in modern 1/2 smooth brown calf with contrasting leather spine lables and green cloth boards. Spine with gilt lettering and rules. BAL 3892; Spiller & Blackburn 30. In this third of Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales, set during the French and Indian War, the narrator describes how he surrenders the girl he loves to a more successful suitor.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010870
Title: THE PATHFINDER; OR, THE INLAND SEA...
Author: [COOPER, James Fenimore]
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Bound without original endpapers and blanks. Light, even foxing throughout with an occasional small stain. Early and unidentifie
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: Lea and Blanchard
Place of Publication: Philadelphia
Date Published: 1840
Keywords: 19th Century American Literature, Leatherstocking Tales, French & Indian War, James F. Cooper, 19th Century Literature
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century American Literature; 19th Century Literature;
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