COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE. The Red Rover, a Tale. Paris: Printed for Hector Bossange, 1827. 3 Vols., small 8vo, 19th century (?contemporary) French quarter tan calf gilt and maroon marbled boards, marbled edges, spines of vols. 1 & 3 rebacked with original spines preserved, light foxing to preliminary leaves, final blank in vol. 2 not preserved, red cloth case. FIRST EDITION, preceding the London edition by three days and the American by about a month, with the half-titles. BAL 3837. Cooper wrote The Red Rover, his second sea novel, in Paris and supervised the printing of the book. It was his first book to be both printed and published first in a foreign country. Rare. (3)