The Leatherstocking Saga (an abridgement)
by Cooper, James Fenimore edited by Allan Nevins w/illus. by Reginald Marsh
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
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Decatur, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Modern Library, 1966 1st ed. thus. 833pp. illus. red cloth 8vo: Very Good+ in an about Good dj in Brodart poly cover. A nice Modern Library Giant first edition of Cooper's (1789-1851) classic stories of the early American frontier pertaining especially to his character Natty Bumpo. This abridged edition, edited by American historian Allan Nevins (1890-1971), includes relevant parts of "The Deerslayer," "The Last of the Mohicans," "The Pathfinder," "The Pioneers" and "The Prairie." Originally published between 1823 and 1841, the stories carry Natty Bumpo, a.k.a. "Pathfinder," "Deerslayer" or "Hawkeye," from his youth on the New York frontier in King George's War until his death on the Western prairies during President Thomas Jefferson's administration.
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- Bookseller
- Auldfarran Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11544
- Title
- The Leatherstocking Saga (an abridgement)
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore edited by Allan Nevins w/illus. by Reginald Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1966 1st ed. thus.
- Publisher
- New York: The Modern Library
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- AMERICAN FICTION COLONIAL FRONTIER DEERSLAYER LAST OF THE MOHICANS PATHFINDER PIONEERS PRAIRIE NATTY BUMPO CHARACTER HAWKEYE COOPERSTOWN NEW YORK
- Bookseller catalogs
- American Fiction;
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