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COOPER, James Fenimore. Gleanings in Europe. Italy: by an American. Philadelphia: Carey, Lea, and Blanchard, 1838.
2 volumes, 12o (186 x 113 mm). 6 pp. publishers' advertisements at the beginning of volume two. (Occasional spotting.) Original purple muslin, printed paper labels on the spines (volume two covers nearly detached, spines a bit faded, labels chipped, one or two stains); modern quarter red morocco gilt slipcase. Provenance: Paul Fenimore Cooper (initials); Mrs. Fenimore Cooper (signature and inscription); Fenimore Cooper (signatures); annotations and corrections in the text in a near-contemporary hand.
THE FAMILY COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION from the Fenimore Cooper family home Otsego Hall in Cooperstown (inscription on the front free endpaper), signed by a "Mrs. Fenimore Cooper" on the recto of the first blank, initialled by the author's son Paul Fenimore Cooper and signed by an early descendant "Fenimore Cooper" on the title-page of volume one. Copyright statement only on verso of the title-page of volume one. Preceded by the London edition published as Excursions in Italy. BAL 3882; Spiller and Blackburn 26. (2)
2 volumes, 12
THE FAMILY COPY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION from the Fenimore Cooper family home Otsego Hall in Cooperstown (inscription on the front free endpaper), signed by a "Mrs. Fenimore Cooper" on the recto of the first blank, initialled by the author's son Paul Fenimore Cooper and signed by an early descendant "Fenimore Cooper" on the title-page of volume one. Copyright statement only on verso of the title-page of volume one. Preceded by the London edition published as Excursions in Italy. BAL 3882; Spiller and Blackburn 26. (2)