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James Fenimore Cooper - The Last Of The Mohicans
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"Cooper is in many respects the 'father of the American novel.' He played a role in the early Republic's search for identity and established through his fiction many of the subjects, themes, and genres that would become identified with America. The Leatherstocking novels romanticize Native Americans and the frontier while initiating the American mythology of rugged individualism." -Powell, Biographical Dictionary of Literary Influences
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's One Hundred Influential American Books, 34). Philadelphia: H.C. Carey & I. Lea, 1826. Octavo, original paper boards rebacked in paper with paper labels; uncut; custom half-leather box.
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- Date of Manufacture:1826
- Condition:Early owner signatures, evidence of bookplates removed on front pastedowns. Moderate foxing to a few gatherings. A rare uncut copy in original paper boards.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U11062190578
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