The Prairie
by Cooper, James Fenimore
Deep in the heart of the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase, five hundred miles beyond the Mississippi River, a group of travelers in the year 1805 pushes yet farther westward over the prairie. Called "squatters" and equipped with covered wagons, livestock, farming implements, and household furnishings, they give every appearance of being ordinary settlers except for the fact they have bypassed the fertile river bottoms for the less productive Great Plains. This group is comprised of the rough, semiliterate Ishmael and Esther Bush, now in their fifties; their numerous children, including seven grown sons; Esther's brother, Abiram White; Ellen Wade, a niece, whose bearing bespeaks a more refined background; and Dr. Obed Bat, an eccentric naturalist. In search of a camping place for the night, they are suddenly confronted by a colossal figure who momentarily fills them with superstitious awe. It is Natty Bumppo, whose form, greatly magnified by an optical illusion, is outlined against the setting sun on the horizon. Once a hunter and scout but now reduced in his old age to trapping, Natty is almost as startled as the newcomers by the encounter. It has been months since the octogenarIan has seen white people so far beyond the settlements. He leads the Bush party to a campsite which will provide for their basic needs: water, fuel, and fodder for the animals.
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The Prairie; a Tale by the Author of The Pioneers and The Last of the Mohicans in two volumes
by Cooper, James Fenimore
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Philadelphia, Pa: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1829. Hardcover. Good +. 2 volumes ([3], viii-xii, [2], 14-252 p.; 276 p.); 18 cm. Contemporary full tree calf with five spine compartments. Gilt-tooled red and black morocco spine labels; gilt-tooled decoration in other compartments. Originally bound as part of a set of Cooper novels; the spine label for… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper
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THE PRAIRIE
by James Fenimore Cooper
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The Prairie [By] J. Fenimore Cooper - [Complete in 2 Volumes]
by Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851)
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Philadelphia; Carey, Lea And Blanchard, 1829. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands and contrasting Morocco title and volume labels. An exceptional set; of presentation quality - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. ; 430 pages; Bibliography: p. Viii-ix. Subjects: Bumppo, Natty (Fictitious character) --Fiction.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie; a Tale - [Complete in 2 Volumes]
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THE PRAIRIE - A Tale [Signed by Kermit Roosevelt]
by Cooper James Fenimore ; [Kermit Roosevelt autograph ]
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Paris: Baudry's European Library. Very Good. 1837. Revised and Corrected. Hardcover. Autograph; (iv), 354 pages; Bound in plain gray buckram, lacking title label at spine; secure in binding, scattered foxing; owner's clear signature "Kermit Roosevelt / Cambridge, 1910" on ffep. Kermit acquired this book while attending Harvard University in Cambridge. Not long after that,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie
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The Easton Press, Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition, c.1968. Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Near Fine. All four corners rubbed as well as bottom and top of spine; small chip on top edge of binding near cover. Else Fine / As New. Bound In full (genuine) brown leather with hubbed spine. Text… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PRAIRIE
by James Fenimore Cooper
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New York: Thomas Y Crowell, 1896. THE PRAIRIE- James Fenimore Cooper- Thomas Y. Crowell-NY-nd c1896- Hardcover:-12mo- Near FINE/ no dj as issued- Original publishers red cloth-gilt geometrical designs and titles on cover and spine- very tight and solid book with no writing or marks....frontispiece black and white illustration by Merrill- Gilt edging on top pages- 459pp are clean, no tears… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE PRAIRIE
by James Fenimore Cooper
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THE PRAIRIE [Two Volumes Bound in One]
by Cooper, James Fenimore
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Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Carey, 1827. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, [v-xii], [13]-252, [1]-276 pages. In Good minus condition. Rebound in brown leather with gilt text on red spine label. Boards have mild edge wear and shelf wear and rubbing to corners. Text block has mild age toning to pages, foxing to pages, damp staining to pages, and archival repair… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper
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The Easton Press, Masterpieces of American Literature, Collector's Edition, (1968). Illustrated by John Steuart Curry. Hardcover. Issued without dust jacket. Used - Fine, "as new". Bottom edges show minor shelf wear. Bound In full (genuine) brown leather with hubbed spine. Text block is tight and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on the spine and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie. [Introduction by Ernest Rhys]. FIRST APPEARANCE IN EVERYMAN
by COOPER James Fenimore
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Dent,, [1907]. 8vo., First Edition thus; original series binding of red ribbed cloth, upper board blocked in blind, gilt back, dark top, decorative endpapers, a very good, bright, clean copy. With fine engraved armorial bookplate on front paste-down. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. EL 172; Seymour 220.0. Item Price
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THE PRAIRIE
by James Fenimore Cooper
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London: George Routledge & Sons. N.D.. Vintage Copy. Hardcover. Very Good+. Light foxing along first few pages. "713 PYL" inked on rear end page. Finely rebound. . Item Price
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The Prairie: A Tale
by Cooper, James Fenimore
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New York: W.A. Townsend and Company, 1861. Hardcover. Very good. 8vo, 7.75 x 5.5 inches, half medium brown calf, marbled boards, gilt ruled spine, spine labels in red and black, very good with light wear, rubbing and scuffing, bookplate of T. M. Jones (brother of B. F. Jones, one of the founders of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie
by James Fenimore Cooper
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The Prairie
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A. L. Burt, New York, circa 1900, Near Fine Hardcover / no dustjacket, 408 pages, 5" x 7.5", slight fading of spine, otherwise clean and tight. James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) was an American writer. Item Price
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The Prairie (Heritage Press)
by Cooper, James Fenimore
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Heritage Press, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine. Near fine cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows a previous owner blindstamp at bottom corner of front blank, in near fine slipcase that shows just a light bit of shelf wear and soil. 412 pages with Sandglass insert and illustrations by John Steuart Curry. Still a nice copy of this popular novel… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Prairie
by COOPER, James Fenimore
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New York: Hurd and Houghton, 1865. Hardcover. Fair. Later. Complete in one volume. Fair with spine missing, wear at the corners, front cover detached but present. Item Price
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Prairie (Penguin Classics)
by Cooper James Fenimore
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- 11/1/1987
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Penguin Books. Very Good. 11/1/1987. Paperback. 014039026X . This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. It does have some shelfwear. Inside pages are clean. . Item Price
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THE PRAIRIE
by James Fenimore Cooper
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- 1968
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