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James Fenimore COOPER

Oeuvres de J.F. Cooper

Furne & Cie & Charles Gosselin & Furne & Perrotin, Paris 1839-1852, 10,5x18cm, 30 volumes reliés.

First edition of the French translation by A.J.B. Defauconpret. Illustrated vignette on the title page of each volume, with two illustrations in each volume (60 in total) by Louis Marckl after Noël Bertrand.
Green half shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands elaborately framed in gilt and blind, spine-end stamped with a gilt rosette bearing cabbalistic signs, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, speckled edges, contemporary bindings.
Spines slightly lightened, some corners slightly dulled, more pronounced foxing on some volumes. A tear not affecting text to pp. 303-304 of volume 2. A restored tear and a marginal lack of paper not affecting text to pp. 213-214 of vol. 5.
Autograph letter signed by James Fenimore Cooper in French, bound in the first volume, written to Charles Gosselin, publisher of his complete works: 
"Monsieur, 
I have not yet received the sheets, but I expect them this very morning. I don't know how long the delay will be, but in any case you must be given enough time. You know that I hold the bridle." (Monsieur, Je n'ai pas encore reçu des feuilles mais je les attends ce matin même. Je ne sais pas le variant du délai, mais en tous cas il faut vous donner assez de tems. Vous savez que je tiens le [sic] bride)
Slight folds to the corners of the leaf, pencil and pen notes by a previous bibliographer.

Handsomely bound set, exceptionally containing an autograph letter signed by the author to his publisher.


 

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