Cooper, James Fenimore | The mythos of the American frontier

The Passion of American Collectors: Property of Barbara and Ira Lipman

Cooper, James Fenimore

The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757. Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826

2 vols., 12mo (182 x 108 mm) Uncut; scattered spotting. Original boards; rebacked with new labels.

First edition.

"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).

REFERENCE

BAL 3833; Grolier 100-34; Struggle for North America 100-96