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James Fenimore Cooper, 1840
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The Pathfinder
James Fenimore Cooper, 1840
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). The Pathfinder: or, the Inland Sea. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840.
First American edition, BAL state 1, in original muslin, of the sequel to Last of the Mohicans—Natty Bumppo in love. Inspired by Cooper's stint as a midshipman on Lake Ontario, the novel finds a middle-aged Natty struggling with romantic feelings for his young charge Mabel Dunham, whom he is escorting through the wilderness to her father. This copy is from the library of James P. Taylor, the legendary Vermont outdoorsman who founded the Green Mountain Club. BAL 3892.
Two volumes, 12mo (185 x 112mm). Original purple muslin, printed paper label on spines (a bit worn); together in modern cloth chemise and slipcase. Provenance: S.W. Hatch (signature on flyleaves of both volumes) – James P. Taylor, 1872-1949, Vermont outdoorsman founder of the Green Mountain Club (bookplates).
James Fenimore Cooper, 1840
COOPER, James Fenimore (1789-1851). The Pathfinder: or, the Inland Sea. Philadelphia: Lea and Blanchard, 1840.
First American edition, BAL state 1, in original muslin, of the sequel to Last of the Mohicans—Natty Bumppo in love. Inspired by Cooper's stint as a midshipman on Lake Ontario, the novel finds a middle-aged Natty struggling with romantic feelings for his young charge Mabel Dunham, whom he is escorting through the wilderness to her father. This copy is from the library of James P. Taylor, the legendary Vermont outdoorsman who founded the Green Mountain Club. BAL 3892.
Two volumes, 12mo (185 x 112mm). Original purple muslin, printed paper label on spines (a bit worn); together in modern cloth chemise and slipcase. Provenance: S.W. Hatch (signature on flyleaves of both volumes) – James P. Taylor, 1872-1949, Vermont outdoorsman founder of the Green Mountain Club (bookplates).
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