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J. Fenimore Cooper's Works, Household Edition - 19 Volumes
by J. Fenimore Cooper; Susan Fenimore Cooper
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1876-1884. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 19 volumes only of the 32 volume set, including The Pilot, The Pathfinder, The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Two Admirals, The Sea Lions, The Red Rover, The Oak Openings, The Redskins, Wyandotte, The Bravo, The Monikins, Mercedes of Castille, The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish, The Chainbearer, Homeward Bound, Home as Found, Precaution, and The Spy. The first seven of the titles listed include introductions by Cooper's daughter, Susan Fenimore Cooper. Each volume bound in decorative brown cloth with gilt to spine. Very minimal rubbing to edges of spines. One volume - The Two Admirals - has small punched-in tear at center of spine. Binding tight in all volumes. No writing or markings. Some volumes have foxing to endsheets and textblock edges. Text pages are lightly tanned but for the most part clean and crisp. A really beautiful collection. Full refund if not satisfied.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016451
- Title
- J. Fenimore Cooper's Works, Household Edition - 19 Volumes
- Author
- J. Fenimore Cooper; Susan Fenimore Cooper
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Houghton, Mifflin and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston and New York
- Date Published
- 1876-1884
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
We specialize in books by and about C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, the Inklings, and their Friends.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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