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James Fenimore Cooper, 1843
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Le Mouchoir
James Fenimore Cooper, 1843
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). Le Mouchoir; an Autobiographical Romance. Brother Jonathan, Extra Sheet, No. XXII. New York: Wilson and Company, 22 March 1843.
Rare first separate edition of Cooper's quirky tale narrated by a globe-trotting lady's handkerchief. This was Cooper's first try at magazine writing, originally serialized in Graham's Magazine from January to April, 1843, as Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief. The present simultaneous publication is a stand-alone supplement of Brother Jonathan. Rare at auction, it was last recorded by RBH in 1955. BAL 3902 (wrapper state B, no priority).
Folio (296 x 216mm). 32pp. (light dampstain). Original printed yellow wrapper.
James Fenimore Cooper, 1843
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). Le Mouchoir; an Autobiographical Romance. Brother Jonathan, Extra Sheet, No. XXII. New York: Wilson and Company, 22 March 1843.
Rare first separate edition of Cooper's quirky tale narrated by a globe-trotting lady's handkerchief. This was Cooper's first try at magazine writing, originally serialized in Graham's Magazine from January to April, 1843, as Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief. The present simultaneous publication is a stand-alone supplement of Brother Jonathan. Rare at auction, it was last recorded by RBH in 1955. BAL 3902 (wrapper state B, no priority).
Folio (296 x 216mm). 32pp. (light dampstain). Original printed yellow wrapper.
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