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The Cooper Vignettes from Drawings By F.O.C. Darley, India Proofs Before Letter
by Darley, F.O.C; James Fenimore Cooper
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fayetteville, New York, United States
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About This Item
James G. Gregory, 1862. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Folio sized, 11.5x15, bound in brown leather, inset area front and rear, edges and surface rubbed, top 5" of right spine edge tearing, five raised bands on spine worn with wear head/tail of spine. Interesting plaid endpapers, brown stain right edge has a brown stain for about the first third of the book, tissue guard over Cooper's engraving is torn, other two torn and worn at the edges. Sixty-two engravings face an excerpt from the Cooper book it originally appeared in. Quite a stunning collection of engravings, beautifully bound. All orders packed with care, independent bookseller since 2011
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ivy Ridge Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11699
- Title
- The Cooper Vignettes from Drawings By F.O.C. Darley, India Proofs Before Letter
- Author
- Darley, F.O.C; James Fenimore Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James G. Gregory
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 0x0x0
- Weight
- 12.50 lbs
- Keywords
- the arts
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Ivy Ridge Books
Biblio member since 2020
Fayetteville, New York
About Ivy Ridge Books
Literature, African-American, Judaism, LGBTQIA+, Old and Fine Books
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