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[COOPER, J. F.]. The Prairie, a Tale, by the Author of The Spy, the Pilot, &c. &c. London: Henry Colburn, 1827. 1st ed. 3 vols. 12mo. 8,339; [4], 370; blank leaf, [2], 366 pp. With the half title in volumes I and II and the blank leaf at the end of volume III. Cont. polished calf, edges rubbed. Rebacked, the orig. gilt spines with leather labels laid down. Tight set, text fine and fresh. Very scarce. $350.00

 

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.