COOPER (James Fenimore). The Last of the Mohicans, a narrative of 1757. Philadelphia, Carey & Lea, 1826. 2 vol. in-8° bound in full tan calfskin, gilded and decorated spine, gilt roulettes on the boards and on the edges (Binding of the period). Vol.1 : XII, 282; Vol.2 : [2] ff. 289 pp. First edition of this important work, the most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales, which proposes a heroic and romantic vision of the history of the United States through the character of Natty Bumpoo. In these volumes, the author plunges us into the War of Conquests and in particular the battle of Fort Wiliams. Tired binding with old restorations and a cracked spine, slight dampness to vol.1 and a few browned ff. Ex-libris F. Gedessein (?). Satisfactory condition for this classic of American literature

COOPER (James Fenimore). The Last of the Mohicans, a narrative of 1757. Philadelphia, Carey & Lea, 1826. 2 vol. in-8° bound in full tan calfskin, gilded and decorated spine, gilt roulettes on the boards and on the edges (Binding of the period). Vol.1 : XII, 282; Vol.2 : [2] ff. 289 pp. First edition of this important work, the most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales, which proposes a heroic and romantic vision of the history of the United States through the character of Natty Bumpoo. In these volumes, the author plunges us into the War of Conquests and in particular the battle of Fort Wiliams. Tired binding with old restorations and a cracked spine, slight dampness to vol.1 and a few browned ff. Ex-libris F. Gedessein (?). Satisfactory condition for this classic of American literature

Good condition

Binding:

Restoration of the spine and spinebands of vol.1, the leather is slightly cracked on the spine

Vol.2, the spine of the upper board is cracked which weakens the support.

Dull corners

Old epidermis restored on the lower cover of vol.1

A nice patina harmonizes the condition of the two volumes

Inside pages :

Damp has reached the upper part of most of the ff. of vol.1 however it remains very discreet

Slight foxing

Some browned pages

Some soiling

Pages 89 et 90 are numbered 93 and 90
Chapter XVI is untitled "chapter XIV"

Work checked according to the bibliographies: BAL 3855 and Sabin 16452.