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[COOPER, J. F.]. The Pioneers, Or the Sources of the Susquehanna; A Descriptive Tale. N.Y.: Charles Wiley, 1823. 1st ed., 1st printing of volume I; 1st state of volume II. 2 vols. 12 mo. 11, [1], 275; 329 pp. Orig. drab boards, uncut. Boards detached, most of paper gone from one spine. Portions of printed paper labels intact. $1,250.00

 

BAL 3829. An unsophisticated copy of the first issue of a work rarely found in that state, with all the proper readings. Wright I, 671. Shoemaker 12254. Spiller & Blackburn. pp. 27-28. Cooper's third novel and the first appearance of any of the justly famed Leatherstocking Tales.