Lot 38
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. London: John Miller, 1826.
Estimate
$1,000 - $1,500

Sold for $2,250

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. London: John Miller, 1826.

3 volumes, 12mo. With half-titles in Vols. II & III as issued. (Occasional minor spotting or foxing; margin edges on leaf C1 in Vol. I a little frayed and toned.) Contemporary half calf (joints and corners neatly restored); cloth folding case. Provenance: A. Worsley Holmes (contemporary signatures on title-pages); Alexander George Russell (engraved armorial bookplate).
 
FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, published about one month after the Philadelphia edition. See BAL 3833 note.

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