The Spy
by Cooper, James Fenimore. Illustrated By William P. Couse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
Item Price
£24.28£12.14
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About This Item
Akron, Ohio.: The Saalfield Publishing Company, 1936. Harry Birch, the peddler spy is one of Cooper's best and most heroic story characters. At the time of the Revolutionary War, he lived and worked in the ravaged area between the British troops in New York City and the American Forces in the Hudson River highlands. He was suspected by both forces of being an enemy spy. Reputed to be rich, he lived in poverty and manitained that he was only what he appeared to be - a peddler. Only his death revealed the part he played in the war. Twenty-four b/w illustrations by William P. Couse include the frontispiece. A generous list of illustrations provided. There are a number of full-page illustrations. While the leaves have time-darkened this book is in extraordinary condition. Hardboard covers remain bright and square. Book retains its supurb dust jacket.. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
Synopsis
Inspired by accusations of venality leveled at the men who captured Major Andre (Benedict Arnold's co-conspirator, executed for espionage in 1780), Cooper's novel centers on Harry Birch, a common man wrongly suspected by well-born Patriots of being a spy for the British. Even George Washington, who supports Birch, misreads the man, and when Washington offers him payment for information vital to the Patriot's cause, Birch scorns the money and asserts that his action were motivated not by financial reward, but by his devotion to the fight for independence. A historical adventure tale reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley novels, The Spy is also a parable of the American experience, a reminder that the nation's survival, like its Revolution, depends on judging people by their actions, not their class or reputations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gilt Edge Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B1649
- Title
- The Spy
- Author
- Cooper, James Fenimore. Illustrated By William P. Couse
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Publisher
- The Saalfield Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio.
- Date Published
- 1936
- Keywords
- William P Couse Illustrator + Childrens Literature + Childrens Collectable Books + Childrens Illustrated Books+ Revolutionary War Fiction + NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics;
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