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[Literature] (Cooper, James Fenimore). The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea. First American edition.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
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[Literature] (Cooper, James Fenimore). The Pathfinder: or, The Inland Sea



The Richard Manney Copy

Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840. In two volumes. First American edition, first state. 8vo. iv, 13-240; 233 pp. Original green muslin-covered boards, original printed paper spine labels, boards lightly worn, spine labels worn; all edges trimmed; book-plate of Richard Manney on front paste-down of Vol. I; foxing to endpapers; light spotting and soiling to text; top corner of title-page in Vol. II repaired from removed signature; in green morocco slip case and chemise, by R. Patron, Hollywood. BAL 3892; Spiller and Blackburn 30

A lovely copy in original cloth of Cooper's third novel in his series The Leatherstocking Tales.

Provenance
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Jay R. Butterman. New York, New York