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James Fenimore Cooper (USA - 1789-1851)
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| The Last of the Mohicans. A Narrative of 1757 |
Philadelphia : H. C. Carey & I. Lea 1826 |
2 vols. - amerik. EA |
CooMoh826.01 |
Notizen: First edition, first issue with page 89 misnumbered 93,
Chapter XVI numbered XIV in Volume I (page 243), and page vii correctly
numbered. Octavo, 2 volumes, bound in contemporary half calf over
boards. In very good condition with some rubbing to the boards, the text
is remarkably clean. These volumes were purchased from a California
family who had owned them since the 1870s. Housed in a custom half
leather box.
“The Last of the Mohicans is the most
famous of the Leatherstocking Tales, and the first in which the scout
Natty Bumppo was made the symbol of all that was wise, heroic and
romantic in the lives and characters of the white men who made the
American wilderness their home… The novel glorified for many generations
of readers, in England, France, Russia, and at home, some aspects of
American life that were unique to our cultural history” (Grolier
American 100 34). "[Cooper's] sympathy is large, and his humor is as
genuine—and as perfectly unaffected—as his art" (Joseph Conrad). It was
the basis for the film, directed by Michael Mann starring Daniel
Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May, (Source: https://www.raptisrarebooks.com/product/the-last-of-the-mohicans-a-narrative-of-1757-james-fennimore-cooper-first-edition/?srsltid=AfmBOoqqvKs8_IMm-ypL7i1gc35PCDdnOp4dIjbBA2vwUkfD6mlxw82C