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[COOPER, J.F.]. The Prairie, a Tale, by the Author of The Spy, the Pilot, &c. &c. In Three Volumes. Vol. I [-III]. London: Henry Colburn, 1827.  1st ed. 12mo. 8,339; [4], 370; blank leaf, [2], 366 pp. With the half title in. Cont. polished calf, edges rubbed. Rebacked, the orig. gilt spines with leather labels laid down. Tight set, text fine and fresh. Very scarce. $650.00

 

BAL 3834. Spiller & Blackburn, p. 49. Written, and first printed, in Paris, but published here first by contractual arrangement. The London edition preceded the Philadelphia issue by about a month, the Paris edition (in English) following later in the year.