Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757.

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Cooper, James Fenimore (1789-1851) The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1826.
First edition, octavo, two volumes bound as one; pages 275 through 282 in volume one supplied from a smaller copy; lacking blanks at end of volume one and beginning of volume two and title page to volume two, which begins with chapter one; page number vii in volume one marked vi; page number present on page 71; page 89 misnumbered 93; page 243 chapter XVI is misnumbered XIV; last leaf of volume two mutilated at the gutter and amateurishly repaired, bound in half leather and boards; text not collated, 6 3/4 x 4 in.
Estimate $600-800


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