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James Fenimore Cooper. The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. John Miller, 1826.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 806 Pp. (V1; 237 p., V2; 276 p., 293 p.). 12mo. First English edition. Custom contemporary 3/4 black leather hardcovers/board end caps, tan title label over spine bordered by gilt devices, matched marble boards/endpapers, new endpapers. Measures: .75 (2.75 overall) W x 4.5 D x 7.25 H inches. About the work and author: The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is an historical romance novel. It is the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales, and the best known to contemporary audiences. The Last of the Mohicans is set in 1757, during the French and Indian War (the North American theater of the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of North America. During this war, both the French and the British used Native American allies, but the French were particularly dependent, as they were outnumbered in the Northeast frontier areas by the British. Specifically, the events of the novel are set immediately before, during, and after the Siege of Fort William Henry. The novel has been one of the most popular English-language novels since its publication and is frequently assigned reading in American literature courses. It has been adapted numerous times and in many languages for films, TV movies, and cartoons. At the time of Cooper's writing, many U.S. settlers believed and perpetuated the myth that Native Americans were disappearing, believing they would ultimately be assimilated or killed off entirely due to the genocidal structure of settler colonialism. Especially in the East, as Native Peoples' land was stolen and settled on in the name of U.S. expansion and Jeffersonian agrarianism, the narrative that many Native Peoples were "vanishing" was prevalent in both novels like Cooper's and local newspapers. This allowed settlers to view themselves as the original people of the land and reinforced their belief in European ethnic and racial superiority through, among other rationalizations, the tenets of scientific racism. In this way, Cooper was interested in the American progress narrative when more colonists were increasing pressure on Native Americans, which they, and Cooper, would then view as "natural". Cooper grew up in Cooperstown, New York, which his father had established on what was then a western frontier settlement, which had developed after the Revolutionary War. CONDITION NOTES: Very good; light wear commensurate with age and use [e.g. boards lightly rubbed, little sporadic wear at extremities, V1; absent 2 leaves (preface pages v-viii, see last text page image), light seldom foxed text pages; generally clean and light age-toned throughout, a few micro tears at leaf edges], strong square spines/tight bindings, rebound late 20th century. An attractive set.

Seller: dC&A Books, Crockett, CA, U.S.A.

Cooper, James Fenimore.. THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS; A NARRATIVE OF 1757. London: John Miller,, 1826.

Price: US$5200.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS; A NARRATIVE OF 1757 Cooper, James Fenimore. Published by London: John Miller, 1826, First English Edition; three volumes; published about a month later than the Philadelphia edition of the same year. Vol. I. TP Preface [v,xi] 287pp, Vol. II. 276pp, Vol. III. 295pp. Bound in ½ reddish brown Morocco, in very good condition, no half title in Vol I. but present in vols. II and III exceptional condition internally housed in a clamshell box. Very Good At the time of Cooper's writing, many U.S. settlers believed and perpetuated the myth that Native Americans were disappearing, believing they would ultimately be assimilated or killed off entirely due to the genocidal structure of settler colonialism. Especially in the East, as Native Peoples' land was stolen and settled on in the name of U.S. expansion and Jeffersonian agrarianism, the narrative that many Native Peoples were "vanishing" was prevalent in both novels like Cooper's and local newspapers. This allowed settlers to view themselves as the original people of the land and reinforced their belief in European ethnic and racial superiority through, among other rationalizations, the tenets of scientific racism. In this way, Cooper was interested in the American progress narrative when more colonists were increasing pressure on Native Americans, which they, and Cooper, would then view as "natural".

Seller: E.C. Rare Books., Vancouver, BC, Canada

COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE.. The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. London: John Miller, 1826, 1826.

Price: US$5500.00 + shipping

Description: First English Edition; three volumes; published about a month later than the Philadelphia edition of the same year. Publisher's paper-covered boards with brown paper spines; joints weak or breaking; some wear and tear; minor page stains, but overall a very good set and rare in original boards. It is typically found contemporarily bound in some combination of leather and boards (the paper-covered publisher's boards were intended to be temporary) or rebound later. Each front board has the ink signature 'Ellenborough' and inside each cover is the stamp identifying these as the 'Earl of Ellenborough's Heirlooms.' The Earl died in 1871 and this noble title died with him. There are half-titles in volumes II and III and a pencil note in an unidentified hand notes that volume I was not issued with one. In a custom cloth slipcase with chemise. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.