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[COOPER, J.F.]. The Red Rover, a Tale?Ķin Three Volumes. Vol. I [-III]. London: Henry Colburn, 1827.  1st Eng. ed. 3 vols. 12mo. 9, [1], 336; [4], 309; [4], 341 pp. Attractive cont. full green calf. Corners bumped, spines darkened and somewhat rubbed. Occasional light soiling of text, but generally fine, with half title to each volume. A very sound set. Very scarce. $750.00

 

BAL 3838. Spiller & Blackburn, p. 53. Published Nov. 30, 1827, three days after the Paris edition (in English), but preceding the Philadelphia issue by about a month. One of the more successful of Cooper's nautical tales, notable especially for its narrative of a great storm, The Red Rover "has always held a place among the more favored of his novels"-Cambridge History of American Literature.