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Title: The Last of the Mohicans; a Narrative of 1757 Author: [Cooper, James Fenimore] Place: London Publisher: W. Simpkin & R. Marshall Date: 1828 Description: 3 volumes. xi, [1], 287; [2], 276; [2], 295 pp. 7x4, period half calf and marbled boards, spines ruled in gilt, morocco labels. Second British Edition. British edition of Cooper's masterpiece. "The second and most famous of the Leatherstocking Tales, and the first in which the scout Natty Bumpo was made the symbol of all that was wise, heroic and romantic" - Grolier's One Hundred Influential American Books, 34 (citing American edition); BAL 3833 (note). Bound without the half-titles. Lot Amendments Condition: Rubbing to spines and extremities; foxing to title-pages with a bit of staining, early small bookplates, pp. 1-2 of Vol. III torn in gutter, else very good, in custom-made folding half morocco case. Item number: 183197